Giving birth to something new

When it became necessary to cancel the 2026 San Diego to Puerto Vallarta Race just days before the start, host San Diego Yacht Club called an audible. Rather than let months of preparation unravel, volunteers and staff worked around the clock to transform a long-standing biennial offshore classic into something entirely new.

In less than a week, the San Diego Ocean Racing Series was born, pivoting from a point-to-point offshore race to a three-day ocean series. “There was a brief but intense half-hour after we canceled the PV Race when we began sketching out what an alternate format could look like,” said SDYC Waterfront Director Jeff Johnson. – Full report