BAMA EVENTS
OYC Rites of Spring
Alameda EstuaryBAMA Race Start Clinic Zoom Seminar
Zoom SeminarOn Thursday , March 30, at 7:30pm BAMA is giving a Zoom seminar to go over the basics of race start sequences, and the different ways they are conducted for races in the bay. This is the first part of a two-part learning event, with the second part to be held on the water on…
BAMA Race Start Clinic Part 2: On The Water Practic
On Satruday, 4/1, BAMA will conduct the second part of it's two-part race start learning event. The Saturday on-the-water session, which will start at 11 AM, south of the Bay Bridge (think the waters of the Inter Club / South Bay Bridge Series), will consist of a whole series of race starts, one after another. …
South Bay Regatta #1
South BayBYC Rollo Wheeler Regatta Pursuit Race
Central Bay10 Mile Central Bay Pursuit
SSS Single Handed No Trophy South Bay Race
South BayThe title says it all. Race for the glory, not the trophy.
YRA VYC Great Vallejo Race
North BaySailGP is Back!
SailGP 1 Yacht Road, San FranciscoSailGP is coming back to the SF BAy May 6 & 7. Come out and watch the action. If you don't know what SailGP is all about, check out the video below. Super Fast Multihulls tearing it up on the Central Bay. SailGP Promo Video
YRA OYRA Duxship Regatta
OceanSSS Single Handed Farallones
OceanThe ultimate singlehanded challenge here locally in the Bay Area, the SSS Singlehanded Farallones Race tests skipper and boat offshore out and around Southeast Farallon Island and back to the bay. Conditions can vary widely from gentle to quite rough. Total race distance: 58 NM.
South Bay Regatta #2
South BaySSC/RYC Delta Ditch Run
North Bay / DeltaOne of the most popular races of the year, the Delta Ditch Run is a long, almost-all-downwind, race from Richmond to Stockton. You can usually fly the spinnaker almost the whole way, except for one bend in the river just past Antioch. Enjoy the change in scenery and finish in nice and warm temperatures in…
South Bay Regatta #3
South BayYRA OYRA Half Moon Bay
OceanIYC Silver Eagle
All SF Bay RaceThe longest in-bay race, with racers sailing across the north bay, the central bay and the south bay.
YRA SYC Westpoint Regatta
South BaySouth Bay Regatta #4
South BayYRA EYC Encinal
Central BayBAMA Jack Reacher / Raft-up*
Central BaySouth Bay Regatta #5
South BaySBYC BenYC Jazz Cup
North BayYRA OYRA RC Choice #1
OceanSSS Half Moon Bay SH/DH
OceanA mostly downwind one-way race from the bay to Half Moon Bay, this race involves beating out through the Golden Gate, often has a beam reach or a broad reach down along coast past Land's End, and finishes by spinnaker down in Half Moon Bay, going around the famous Maverick's big wave surf break. The…
South Bay Regatta #6
South BayBYC Big Windward/Leeward
Central BayNew for 2023, the Big Windward Leeward starts and finishes outside the Berkeley Yacht Club breakwater, and has racers rounding one buoy--Point Bonita Light- making it the longest windward leeward race in the central bay.
BAMA Farallones Cruise
OceanFree and Open to all BAMA Members. If you have wanted to sail around the Farallones in your trimaran in a non-competitieve group cruise format, this is your chance. October is typically a nice time of year, with moderate winds, to make the rounding. Join other BAMA members for a memorable cruise out that often…
SSS Vallejo 1 SH
North BayA unique two-day race, featuring a singlehanded race downwind from the Berkeley Circle to Vallejo on Saturday, and a doublehanded race back from Vallejo to Richmond Yacht Club on Sunday (but you can sail singlehanded both days if you want). This race runs late in the season, usually in lighter winds, and there's always a…
SSS Vallejo 2 SH/DH
North BayA unique two-day race, featuring a singlehanded race downwind from the Berkeley Circle to Vallejo on Saturday, and a doublehanded race back from Vallejo to Richmond Yacht Club on Sunday (but you can sail singlehanded both days if you want). This race runs late in the season, usually in lighter winds, and there's always a…
RYC Great Pumpkin Pursuit Race
Central BayStarting near Southampton shoal, the Great Pumpkin Pursuit Race has racers rounding Angel Island and Alcatraz, in either direction, and finishing near the Richmond Harbor entrance. A well attended, fun race to round out the racing season