Racing
The Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club has a long and rich history of yacht racing. From its inception in 1953 MPYC has been sponsoring yacht races on the Monterey Bay for both MPYC members and racers from other clubs. At present the club sponsors over 100 races a year, from the favorite Wednesday night "beer can" races to the 100km Spinnaker Cup race from San Francisco to Monterey, and everything in between. The club has an excellent history hosting national and regional regattas and very active and successful Junior and Summer Sailing programs consisting of both educational and competitive events.
the Course Heading Chart was updated in April 2009. Any volunteers interested in getting even more information should contact the MPYC Webmaster for an Excel Template.
In addition to the Championship Series, the Club has over the years developed a separate program consisting of twenty traditional races. These have become a permanent feature of the racing scene on the Monterey Bay. The following gives some information on the origin of these special races.
| Mark | Deg Min Sec | GPS Coords | ||
| Latitude | Longitude | Latitude | Longitude | |
| MPYC C | 36 36' 54" | 121 53' 43" | 36 36.90" | 121 53.73" |
| MPYC F | 36 36' 23" | 121 53' 13" | 36 36.40" | 121 53.22" |
| MPYC G | 36 36' 37" | 121 52' 45" | 36 36.61" | 121 52.76" |
| MPYC H | 36 36' 50" | 121 52' 2" | 36 36.85" | 121 52.05" |
| Monterey Mile Buoy | 36 37' 27.3" | 121 53' 44.5" | 36 37.46" | 121 53.74 |
| Lover's Point | 36 37' 49.2" | 121 54' 55.2" | 36 37.82" | 121 54.92" |
| Point Pinos | 36 38' 52.3" | 121 56' 39.6" | 36 38.87" | 121 56.66" |
| MY 1 | 36 37' 16.1" | 121 53' 4.8" | 36 37.27" | 121 53.08" |
| MY 2 | 36 37' 58.8" | 121 54' 15.5" | 36 37.98" | 121 54.26" |
| MY 3 | 36 38' 41.5" | 121 55' 23.8" | 36 38.69" | 121 55.40" |
| MY 4 | 36 39' 59.8" | 121 54' 18.9" | 36 40.00" | 121 54.32" |
| MY 5 | 36 39' 8.5" | 121 52' 50.8" | 36 39.14" | 121 52.85" |
| MY 6 | 36 38' 18.2" | 121 51' 16.9" | 36 38.30" | 121 51.28" |
| MY 7 | 36 36' 54" | 121 52' 28.3" | 36 36.90" | 121 52.47" |
| MBARI "A" | 36 45' 01" | 122 01' 00" | 36 45.02" | 122 1.00" |
| Moss Landing "MILA" | 36 47' 56" | 121 48' 05" | 36 47.93" | 121 48.08" |
| Santa Cruz Mile Buoy | 36 56' 22.5" | 122 00' 42.6" | 36 56.38" | 122 00.71" |
| Pt. Cyprus | 36 35' 30" | 121 59' 6.6" | 36 35.05" | 121 59.11" |
NOTE: The mark waypoints given are approximations and may not agree with your computations, charts, or electronics. Inconsistancies are not grounds for protest, arbitration or redress.
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