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SCYA Announces 2020 Award Winners
The Southern California Yachting Association recently held is 2021 officer and director installation dinner via Zoom. SCYA also takes this opportunity to announce and honor the winners of the many awards that are given out annually for clubs and individuals…
Adaptive Sailing Organizations
There is a pent up demand for sailors with disabilities to find ways to get on the water. This need is being met by a growing number of organizations that are filling that void. Here is a list of some…
SCYA Installation & Awards Dinner
SCYA is proud to move into its 100th year by hosting the annual officer installation and awards by a Zoom meeting due to the pandemic guidelines. You will be receiving an invitation in the mail but do not delay with…
Pandemic Powerhouse Performance Award
This year has and continues to be tough on all of our members. SCYA wants to honor those clubs that excelled in the service to the community and their members during this difficult time. In addition to the club of…
California Squid Fishery In the Spotlight on the Central Coast.
The market squid fishery is busy at work on Monterey Bay. Market squid, also called calamari, are small invertebrates that periodically frequent shallower waters off the California coast. These slippery siblings of octopuses live very short lives (five to nine months) and…
Pandemic Powerhouse Performance Award
SCYA recognizes 2020 has been a year of extreme challenges for our member clubs and we want to award extraordinary performance! The Pandemic Powerhouse Performance Award will recognize one Senior, one Regular, and one Associate Club for excellence in club…
SCYA Radio Communications Committee April Report
The public’s growing interest in amateur radio for emergency communications is a legacy of 9/11, when Americans saw their cellular telephone networks become overwhelmed by excess traffic and system outages. When regular phone service fails, amateur radio operators fill the…
Remembering Daniel J. Hodge
2016 SCYA Fleet Captain September 27, 1952 – April 29, 2020 Dan Hodge, affectionately referred to as “Hodgie” by many, was a Commodore extraordinaire and passionate about sailing and racing. Serving as Commodore of Dana Point Yacht Club in 2012…