August 4 - Great American Raft Up and Taste of South Shore is Here Again . . .

See the video of the August, 2011 Event ==>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQVq5V84wfE

South Shore's Great American Raft-Up is here at last. It's fast becoming Newport Beach's Woodstock on the Water. This year we are in the Turning Basin - between Lido Village and the Rusty Pelican. Shore Boats will pick up from Windward Sailing Dock at Lido Village and there is parking in the structure at Lido Village.

Last year's event received international recognition with a lead article in sail-world.com. See the following link.

http://www.sail-world.com/cruising/index.cfm?nid=72698&rid=11

As mentioned in the article:

Yacht Clubs around the world are always trying to think up great events and excursions for their cruising sailors, but the idea of the South Shore Yacht Club at Newport Beach in southern California to hold a 'Great American Raft-up' every mid-summer is a beauty.

The Club, which calls itself the 'Friendliest Yacht Club in the world' holds the event each year to introduce the cruising lifestyle to people of all ages. It is becoming a major event for Southern California Boaters.

The event features the well known band - Newport Beat who will play off one of the boats in the raft up. How cool is that.

Call 949-646-3102 ext 1 or ext 3 for more info

Come by Car or by Boat. Summer officially begins tonight at 10:04 PM and what better way to kick off summer than to have an SSYC cruise to a new port of call!

We'll be sailing/motoring the 22 mile ocean journey and passing through Queen's Gate into San Pedro harbor. Our final destination will be Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club, located at 211 W. 22nd Street, San Pedro, CA 90731. If you're traveling by boat, set your GPS waypoint to 33 degrees, 43', 28" North by 118 degrees, 16', 57" West. If you're traveling by car, Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club is roughly 29 miles (55 minutes) from SSYC if you take the Coast Highway and and 39 miles (51 minutes) if you take the 405 North.

Vice Commodore and Cruising Chair, Matt Steele, is hosting this cruise. This is a new destination for our cruisers, so we'll be doing a little missionary work and expect a great new adventure! Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club is cruising to Isthmus Cove this weekend, so we should have slips available upon our arrival. CBYC has their own Lobster Fest and it is sold out for this weekend, so we are planning on taking a trolley to the Ports of Call area for dinner and drinks.

If you'd like to participate please e-mail or call Matt Steele at [email protected] or (562) 212-4535 or John Marshall at [email protected] or (678) 296-4970 today!