SWYC Charity Bay Race slated The 23rd annual Southwestern Yacht Club Charity Bay Race is set for noon on Sunday, April 11 to benefit San Diego Hospice and the Institute for Palliative Medicine. Event organizers said proceeds will ensure patients facing a life-threatening illness are provided with the highest quality of care. An estimated 25 to 30 sailing yachts are expected to compete in the challenging 10-mile course around San Diego Bay. A post-race barbecue and awards ceremony follows at around 2:30 or 3 p.m. and will feature prizes and a raffle. Racers can register online until 5 p.m. on Friday, April 9 by visiting www.regattanetwork.com. There is a $70 entry fee. For information, call (619) 405-0074, visit www.southwesternyc.org or e-mail [email protected]. Point Lomans qualify for sailing championships The Francis Parker School sailing team has qualified for the Pacific Coast High School Championships (Gold PCCs), April 17 and 18 in San Francisco Bay.   The sailing team is currently ranked eighth among all schools in California and Hawaii.  Three other high schools from San Diego qualified: Point Loma, Cathedral Catholic and Coronado. The top five teams in the Gold PCCs will qualify for the national championships.   Last year, Francis Parker reached the high school nationals in Florida — the first time in the school’s 100-year history that one of its sports teams has reached that level. The eight-person squad for the PCCs will be Max Hutcheson, Carissa Crawford, junior Jack Driscoll, and sophomores David Larson, Marly Isler, Emily Bohl, Foster Collins and Kristen Stipanov.