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WELCOME TO THE BORDER RUN
WHERE EVERYONE'S INVITED!

Race Day: April 24-25, 2010        151 entries !



The Kona Kai Beach Resort, home of the 2010 Border Run

The Border Run is the new exciting sailing event presented by XS Racing that is attracting both novice and expert sailors alike. Beginning on Saturday, April 24th, 2010, the second annual Border Run will start hundreds of sailors from Newport Beach, to the Coronado Islands and finish in San Diego to party at the beautiful Kona Kai, the private beach resort that is set on San Diego Bay at the tip of Shelter Island. For first timers and smaller boats a short course option allows a more direct route to San Diego. The Border Run also allows sailors to race to San Diego the week before SDYC’s famous and long running Yachting Cup.
  
With inclusion and ‘growing-the-sport’ as their rallying cry, The Border Run allows all classes and sailors to participate. Over 100 entries from Sleds, Farr 40’s, and a variety of racing and cruising monohulls and multihulls including a new and exciting ‘Shadow Boat’ class, have already signed up for the 2010 Border Run.  We invite you to navigate through our new website to discover the Courses, the Kona Kai, the Sponsors and much more, that will make 2010 The Border Run one of the premier sailing events on the West Coast.  

 Enter Today! By entering now, (pay later) you will be entered into monthly contests for substantial prizes AND become a Border Run Club Card Member, earning you discounts from marine retailers, restaurants and bars from Santa Barbara to San Diego. It’s easy to enter! Just click on the Enter Border Run 2010 page, fill out the form and submit your entry. That’s it! Once we receive your entry we will add you to our website as an official Border Run Entry, Contest Entry and Border Run Club Card Member. Become part of Southern California’s newest and most exciting yacht race TODAY! Tell your fellow sailors to “Sail The Border Run!” and help make the Border Run one of the largest sailing events in the USA!

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Newport Beach, CA 2/19/2010 - The Border Run International Sailing Event was founded on the principles of including all who enjoy the sport regardless of skill level or experience, but it's also a competition created by sailors who have decades invested in the sport of racing and love real and serious competition. While there will be classes specially designed for sailors who are either not quite ready or a bit intimidated by the fast paced, high-pressure atmosphere of a competitive start, there will also be classes for the experienced, competitive high-level racer. The latest entry, Yippee Kai Yay, a powered-up Class 40 is a case in point. This hard-chined sleek racer with a -15 rating represents the other side to The Border Run personality - pure racing.

"We were happy to see Yippee Kai Yay sign up," said Border Run organizer Bob Long. "It's the perfect boat for this course. She's going to love this downwind run, but managing the Coronado Islands should be a challenge as well."

In addition to Yippee Kai Yay, the entry list also shows a fleet of Farr 40’s and the Andrews 70, Condor. Condor is the second AA class boat entered and organizers are looking forward to seeing a good sized fleet of these "heavyweights" before the April 24 start.

In its sophomore year and still months away from the start date, the event is already nearing 150 entries. Considered a ‘feeder’ race for SDYC’s long running Yachting Cup, The Border Run will send sailors on Saturday, April 24th, 2010 from Newport Beach, around Coronado del Norte island and finish in San Diego to party at the Kona Kai Resort on the tip of Shelter Island. For first timers and smaller boats a short course option allows a more direct route to San Diego.

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A Better Day for the 2010 Border Run
Press Release: December 4th, 2009 –  With the inaugural race now in the books, XS Racing, organizers of the The Border Run Yacht Race, were satisfied that the event surpassed expectations for entries and overall interest. With over 100 racers on the Newport line and a front page story in the Los Angeles Times, the talk about the new race kept the internet forums and yacht club conversations buzzing. Since then, XS has been busy making alterations and modifications aimed at making the event more unique and attractive to local racers.

With the 2010 event with 118 pre-entries to date, the 2010 Border Run is about improvement for the sailors. With South Shore YC coming aboard to help make the Border Run better, another prominent revision for next year’s event will be a date change.  The 2010 Border Run will now start on Saturday, April 24th instead of Friday.
 
“The primary reason for the change was how the date affected the long-term growth of the event. With the goal of making the race accessible to as many participants as possible, the Saturday start makes it much easier for the average racer to attend.” said XS event manager Steve Byers. “We also considered crew availability with weekend crew being easier to procure.  In addition, for sailors coming from distant harbors, slips and moorings will be very easy to attain.  Lastly, a Saturday start provides for a Friday night Send-off party allowing most partygoers to enjoy the festivities on a work free night.”
 
The Border Run is the new exciting international sailing event that is attracting both novice and expert sailors alike. The 2nd annual Border Run will start and send hundreds of sailors from Newport Beach, around Coronado del Norte Island in Mexican waters and finish in San Diego to party at the beautiful Kona Kai on Shelter Island with no need  for passports or customs.  For first timers and smaller boats a short course option allows a more direct route to San Diego.

The Border Run also allows sailors to race to San Diego the week before SDYC’s famous and long running Yachting Cup. With inclusion and ‘growing-the-sport’ as their rallying cry, The Border Run allows all classes and sailors to participate from Sleds, Farr 40’s, and a variety of racing and cruising monohulls and multihulls including a new Shadow Boat class, soon to be announced. 
 
As 2010 nears, with SSYC onboard and the new start date in place, XSRACING.org is confident that the 2nd edition of The Border Run will be an experience that will satisfy what sailors are looking for in a modern event and will be one of the hottest races of the year.