The 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.

A 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…

A 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…