2020 N. CA Sailing Calendar & YRA Master Schedule
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THE MAKING OF THE V BLOCK Page 2 • Latitude 38 • 2020 YRA Calendar 2020 YRA Calendar • Latitude 38 • Page 3 Contents Welcome to the YRA 8 YRA Contact Information 10 Sponsoring Clubs 12 Additional Associations 12 PHRF Committee 14 Racing Rules 16 Sunrise/Sunset Times 18 Latitude 38 Contact Information 18 Race Signal Flags 22 Monthly Calendar Pages 19-41 Youth Sailing 24-30 Central Bay Marks 42-43 YRA Racing Areas 45 North Bay Marks 46 South Bay Marks 47 SF Bay Current Charts 48-53 Weekend Currents 54-55 Beer Can Racing 56-59 Midwinter Series 60-61 Women’s Circuit 62-63 Shorthanded Circuit 64 2019 Season Winners 65 PHRF Application 67 PHRF Rules & Guidelines 68-72 YRA Races 73-77 Equipment Requirements 74 VHF Radio Channel Uses 76 Compact and trailerable with full standing headroom, Bucket List 78 an enclosed head, the ability to sleep 5 and one of Advertisers Index 82 the fastest sailing craft on San Francisco Bay! Cover: Exciting windward mark action for the J/105 fleet in September’s Rolex Big Boat Series. Your local Corsair expert: Photo: Christine Weaver/Latitude 38 Dave Wilhite - Helms Yacht Sales 415.887.8034 - [email protected] Questions concerning the 2020 YRA Calendar should be addressed to the YRA office at (415) 771-9500 or the appropriate class association. Check the monthly edition of Latitude 38 and www.latitude38.com for calendar updates. Page 4 • Latitude 38 • 2020 YRA Calendar Because fast sailors make fast sails www.doylesails.com Doyle San Francisco I 510-523-9411 2020 YRA Calendar • Latitude 38 • Page 5 Easom & Marlow – A Winning Combination ® (510) 232-SAIL (7245) [email protected] Easom Racing and Rigging • 1230 Brickyard Cove Rd. Suite 102 • Point Richmond, CA 94801 Page 6 • Latitude 38 • 2020 YRA Calendar Does your rigging company have this kind of knowledge and expertise? Easom Rigging is always hiring. EASOM Rigging Unmatched Credentials America’s Cup Transpac Key West Race Week Admiral’s Cup Pac Cup Charleston Race Week Cork Race Week Cabo Miami Grand Prix Congressional Cup Puerto Vallarta Yachting Cup Cal Cup Rolex BVI Regatta New York YC Annual Regatta Rolex Maxi World Sardinia St Bartz Bucket Whidbey Island Race Week San Tropez Race Week J 70 Worlds Chicago Mac Sydney Hobart Manzanillo Bermuda Race Southern Cross Lauro Piana Super Yacht Regatta Clipper Cup Fastnet Race Six Meter Worlds Kenwood Cup Rolex Big Boat Series Jamaica Race One Ton & Two Ton Worlds 2020 YRA Calendar • Latitude 38 • Page 7 The Yacht Racing Association invites you to race in 2020! Ahoy Sailors! and series, and for Welcome to the YRA’s 2020 Racing Season. We hope you’ll PHRF Certificates join us for another great season of racing on San Francisco and YRA Mem- Bay. Whether you sail a multihull, a classic woody, or in a berships, is done one-design fleet, sail on the ocean, or race under PHRF in the through www.Jibe- Bay, we have a great slate of races for you to choose from, and set.net. Just click we offer some of the best value for your racing dollars. New on the Yacht Racing this year, the CBRA is joining the Summer Series and now all Association link fleets will race with the YRA in one big series, with multiple on the left column race days for fleets to choose from. Fleets can even create a of the Jibeset.net custom series, mixing races from any YRA series, including home page to see ocean races, weekend regattas or summer series races. We’re our full list of regis- Don Ahrens and Laura Muñoz pleased to offer amazing flexibility, great value and competitive tration options. racing in 2020, and beyond! Be sure to check the YRA website for information on edu- We couldn’t have a racing season without the support of our cational seminars coming up in 2020, and be sure to follow member clubs and their race committees, that run our races for us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up with all the latest YRA us, so we want to shout out a huge thank you to them. You can news. We look forward to seeing you out on the water, and at find a list of our sponsoring clubs on page 10 of this booklet. Be YRA events, in 2020. sure to say thanks to our race committees when you’re out on Fair winds to all, the line too. Don Ahrens, Chairman of the Board, This annual publication serves as your reminder that it’s [email protected] time to renew your PHRF certificate and YRA membership for Laura Muñoz, Executive Director, [email protected] 2020. Both the YRA website www.yra.com and this booklet Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay have all the information you need on the 2020 season, so pick 1070 Marina Village Parkway, #202-G your races, get them added to your calendar, start lining up Alameda, CA 94501 your crew, and register online. Registration for all our races (415) 771-9500 NORSEMAN GIBB CONES LOW FRICTION RIGGING RINGS CERTIFIED LIFT HOOKS TRIGGER RELEASE HALYARD SHACKLES MARINE HARDWARE | AEROSPACE & DEFENSE | INDUSTRIAL | SKYDIVING WWW.TYLASKA.COM Page 8 • Latitude 38 • 2020 YRA Calendar C M J CM MJ CJ CMJ N 2020 YRA Calendar • Latitude 38 • Page 9 SAIL BLOCK - DECK ® YRA Contacts Board of Directors CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD* 2020-2021: Don Ahrens (415) 308-9771, [email protected] DING PAT NTED PA EN EN TE TE P T A N E P T IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN* 2019-2020: Charles Hodgkins D E T D N D E P E T E T P A N A N P (510) 504-4076, [email protected] T D E E T I N N G A P G T N I E D D P D A N E E T T P P E A N N T E T SECRETARY* 2020-2020: Vacant THE FIRST JIB FURLER TREASURER* 2020-2020: Bobbi Tosse WITHOUT FOILS Hm (925) 939-9885, Fax (925) 906-9282, [email protected] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Laura Muñoz Wk (415) 771-9500, Cell (415) 994-4711, Fax (415) 276-2378, [email protected] *Executive Committee DIRECTORS AT LARGE 2019-2020 Vallejo YC Representative: (707) 643-1254, [email protected] 2019-2020 Corinthian YC Representative: (415) 435-4771, [email protected] 2019-2020 Sequoia YC Representative: (650) 361-9472, [email protected] 2019-2020 Encinal YC Representative: (510) 522-3272, [email protected] Series Presidents photo by: fabio taccola by: fabio photo Weekend Regattas: Bob Walden, (415) 302-0128, [email protected] Ocean Series (OYRA): Andy Newell (408) 391-0963, [email protected] discontinuous line option reduced drag and weight Summer Series: Bill Claussen (925) 989-4647, [email protected] CBRA, YRA REPRESENTATIVE: Don Wilson Hm (510) 527-1619, [email protected] Committees BUOYS: Scott Easom improved safety reefed (510) 686-9330, [email protected] PHRF: (415) 771-9500, [email protected] See page 12 for PHRF (Performance Handicap Racing Formula) committee. US Sailing DIRECTOR, AREA G: Peggy Lidster, (303) 717-0449, [email protected] THE FIRST RATCHETING FURLER FOR HEAD SAILS AREA REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE: Mike Gross, (831) 476-2054, [email protected] ARO, AREA G: Jeff Zarwell, (415) 595-8364, [email protected] Appeals Committee John Christman, Hm (510) 797-5524, Cell (510) 410-6771, Fax (510) 790-3273, [email protected] Mike Gross, (831) 476-2054, [email protected] 62 Halsey Street, Unit M, Tom Roberts, (415) 898-7802, [email protected] Newport, RI 02840 www.euromarinetrading.com John Siegel, (408) 234-0442, [email protected] [email protected] Tel: 401-849-0060/800-222-7712 Fax: (401)849-3230 Latitude 38 has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of all information, but please confirm your schedule with your fleet captain and look in the monthly Latitude 38 Race Calendar or on www.latitude38.com for changes. Due to space limitations, not all information could be included. 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