BAMA EVENTS
Member Talk: Getting Started Chartering in the Tropics
Berkeley Yacht Club 1 Seawall Dr., Berkeley, CA, United StatesEver 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.
BAMA 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. …
SailGP is Back!
SailGP 1 Yacht Road, San Francisco, United StatesSailGP 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
BAMA Cruise Out to Tomales Bay
OceanJoin BAMA Members for a Cruise out to Tomales Bay. BAMA has a campground reserved for five days and four nights, midweek (M-F). Folks who want to join will trailer to Tomales Bay and launch at Nick's Cove.
BAMA Cruise Out to Decker Island
North Bay / DeltaJoin BAMA for a cruise up the Delta to Decker Island July 1-3 The rough plan would be Sat July 1st Distance ~60 NM HW Carquinez Strait is 1:30pm; will follow the flood up the river Depart: Southampton shoal 8:00am Assume Avg speed 7 knts puts us in anchorage ~4- 5pm Sat evening/Sunday hangout Return…
SBYC BenYC Jazz Cup
North BaySSS 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…
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…
BAMA Annual Meeting 2023
Berkeley Yacht Club 1 Seawall Dr., Berkeley, CA, United StatesMark your calendars! BAMA's 2023 Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony will be Sunday, November 12, at the Berkeley Yacht Club starting at 5pm. Come join your fellow BAMA Members for a light dinner and a review of our year sailing multihulls.
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…
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…
OYC Rites of Spring
Alameda EstuaryBYC Rollo Wheeler Regatta Pursuit Race
Central Bay10 Mile Central Bay Pursuit
South Bay Bridge Series Regatta #1
South BaySSS 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 BaySSS 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.
YRA Duxship Regatta
OceanSouth Bay Bridge Series Regatta #2
South BaySF Spinnaker Cup SF-MPYC
OceanSSC/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 Bridge Series Regatta #3
South BayYRA SYC Westpoint Regatta
South BayYRA Jr. Waterhouse
OceanSouth Bay Bridge Series Regatta #4
South BayYRA EYC Encinal
Central BaySouth Bay Bridge Series Regatta #5
South BayBAMA MOB Training
Central BayYRA RC #1
OceanSouth 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.
YRA RC #2
OceanBAMA Jack Reacher / Raft-up*
Central BaySSS 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