BAMA EVENTS
SSS 3 Bridge Fiasco SH/DH
Central BayAn annual favorite in the bay, the SSS Three Bridge Fiasco is the biggest yacht race in the US west of the Mississippi River, with 300+ boats every year. The race is a pursuit race (slowest boats start first), starts and finishes on the city front at the Golden Gate Yacht Club, and the course…
Member Talk: Getting Started Chartering in the Tropics
Berkeley Yacht Club 1 Seawall Dr., Berkeley, CAEver wanted to charter a boat in the Caribbean but don't know where to start? Rick and Ann Waltonsmith will explain how to get it done. Learn about costs, required sailing experience, on-board living, different chartering companies, and different available boat types. They will also cover transportation on both ends of your trip.
SSS Corinthian Race SH/DH
Central BayThe 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…
RYC Big Daddy Pursuit
Central BaySSS Round the Rocks SH/DH
Central BayOne of the bigger races in the bay, with 100+ entrants, the SSS Round the Rocks race is a bay tour race going around some of the prominent "Rocks" in the bay. From a start on the Berkeley Circle, the race goes around Alcatraz, Harding Rock, the Brothers and Red Rock to a finish by…