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Member Talk: Getting Started Chartering in the Tropics

Berkeley Yacht Club 1 Seawall Dr., Berkeley, CA, United States

Ever 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.

FREE

BAMA Race Start Clinic Zoom Seminar

Zoom Seminar

On 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…

$2023

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. …

FREE to Current BAMA Members

SailGP is Back!

SailGP 1 Yacht Road, San Francisco, United States

SailGP 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

Ocean

Join 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 / Delta

Join 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…

SSS Half Moon Bay SH/DH

Ocean

A 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

Ocean

Free 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 States

Mark 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 Single Handed Farallones

Ocean

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.

SSS Vallejo 1 SH

North Bay

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…