The SSS Corinthian starts and finishes at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon, and features a course going past Alcatraz to the Blossom Rock buoy, up the cityfront to Alcatraz, down to Southampton Shoal, and then back to Tiburon via Harding Rock.  In addition to what are often challenging starts and finishes, the race involves key decisions on which side to pass Alcatraz and Angel Island.