2019 Northern California SAILING CALENDAR AND YRA MASTER SCHEDULE A Complete Racing Guide • Currents • Courses Brought to you by • Contacts • PHRF Application - Page 67 Latitude 38 Meet top-down furling’s more muscular yet still strikingly reliable BIG BROTHER. UNIT 1: For 1/2-ton halyard loads UNIT 2: For 2 1/2-ton halyard loads UNIT 3: For 4 1/2-ton halyard loads You’ve met the Refl ex™ furling system that delivers reliable, tight, top-to-bottom furls. You know the Refl ex cable, a fl exible drive shaft with stainless mesh cage to transfer torque to the top where the furl needs to start. Now meet Unit 3. All Refl ex, all pumped up with a Dyneema-core Refl ex cable for the halyard loads of boats 14 – 17.7 m (46 – 58'). Unit 3. Refl ex. We are family. www.harken.com/Refl ex Page 2 • Latitude 38 • 2019 YRA Calendar sail hard Sun Fast 3200 3600 jeanneau.com Page 3 • Latitude 38 • 2019 YRA Calendar Contents Welcome to the YRA 6 YRA Contact Information 8 Sponsoring Clubs 10 Additional Associations 10 PHRF Committee 12 Racing Rules 14 Sunrise/Sunset Times 16 Latitude 38 Contact Information 16 Race Signal Flags 18 Monthly Calendar Pages 19-41 Youth Sailing 22-28 Central Bay Marks 42-43 YRA Racing Areas 44-45 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 2018 Season Winners 65 PHRF Application 67 Rules & Guidelines 68-72 YRA Races 73-79 Equipment Requirements 74 VHF Radio Channel Uses 76 Bucket List 78 Advertisers Index 82 Cover: Westpoint Regatta competitors blasted down to the South Bay in 2018. The 2019 YRA Westpoint Regatta will be held on Summer Sailstice, June 22. Photo: Erik Simonson/www.pressure-drop.us Questions concerning the 2019 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 • 2019 YRA Calendar SCIENCE STYLE STAMINA DOYLE SAILS SAN FRANCISCO [email protected] I 510 523 9411 The Yacht Racing Association invites you to race in 2019! Welcome to the YRA’s 2019 Racing Season. We sponsoring this are pleased to once again offer some of the best year’s YRA Rac- value racing on the Bay, with opportunities avail- es. We couldn’t able to all type of racers. Whether you sail a mul- do what we do tihull, a classic woody, or a one-design boat, sail without their on the ocean or under PHRF on the Bay, we’ve got support. races available for you. Get those This handy booklet serves as your reminder that memberships Don Ahrens Laura Muñoz it’s time to renew your PHRF certifi cate and sign and certifi cates up to race for 2019. You can fi nd all the informa- renewed, and sign up to race soon. We look for- tion you need on the different racing opportunities ward to seeing you out on the starting line in 2019. in this book and on the YRA website at www.yra. Fair winds to all, org. Be sure to check the YRA website for informa- tion on exciting educational seminars coming up Don Ahrens, Chairman of the Board, in 2019 as well. You can follow us on Twitter and [email protected] Facebook to keep up with all the latest YRA news. Laura Muñoz, Executive Director, [email protected] We’re on Twitter at YRAofSFBay and on Facebook Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay at the YRA of SF Bay page. 1070 Marina Village Parkway, #202-G We want to be sure to thank the YRA member Alameda, CA 94501 yacht clubs and their race committees who are (415) 771-9500 Precisely Right. Page 6 • Latitude 38 • 2019 YRA Calendar SAN FRANCISCO GRAND PRIX MAY 4-5, 2019 SAILING REDEFINED NATION-VERSUS-NATION DRAMA. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: THRILLING SPEED. SAILGP.COM/SANFRANCISCO FLYING F50 BOATS, COMPLETELY REENGINEERED. Oakland YRA Contacts Yacht Club Board of Directors CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD* 2019-2020: Don Ahrens 2019 Racing Events (415) 308-9771, [email protected] Sunday Brunch IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN* 2019-2020: Charles Hodgkins (510) 504-4076, [email protected] Series SECRETARY* 2019-2020: Bob Naber Hm (510) 769-0309, [email protected] January 6 & 20 TREASURER* 2019-2020: Bobbi Tosse February 3 & 17 Hm (925) 939-9885, Fax (925) 906-9282, [email protected] March 3, 17, 31 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Laura Muñoz First Gun 1200 Wk (415) 771-9500, Cell (415) 994-4711, New racers always welcome! Fax (415) 276-2378, [email protected] *Executive Committee DIRECTORS AT LARGE 2018-2019 Vallejo YC Representative: (707) 643-1254, [email protected] 2018-2019 Corinthian YC Representative: (415) 435-4771, [email protected] 2018-2019 Sequoia YC Representative: (650) 361-9472, offi [email protected] 2018-2019 Encinal YC Representative: (510) 522-3272, [email protected] Series Presidents In-the-Bay Series (Includes HDA/ODCA): Bob Walden, (415) 302-0128, [email protected] Ocean Series (OYRA): Andy Newell (408) 391-0963, [email protected] R i t e s of S p r i n g Classic Boat Series (CBRA): Bill Claussen (925) 989-4647, [email protected] Saturday, March 23 CBRA, YRA REPRESENTATIVE: Don Wilson Singlehanded, Doublehanded Hm (510) 527-1619, [email protected] and Full Crew Sweet Sixteen Committees BUOYS: Scott Easom Wednesday Night Series (510) 686-9330, [email protected] PHRF: (415) 771-9500, [email protected] April 24, May 1-29, June 5&12 See page 12 for PHRF (Performance Handicap Racing Formula) committee. July 10-31, August 7-28 First Gun 1825 US Sailing Challenging courses in protected waters. DIRECTOR, AREA G: Peggy Lidster, (303) 717-0449, [email protected] Great food, fun and prizes at the AREA REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE: Mike Gross, (831) 476-2054, clubhouse afterwards [email protected] Oktoberfest ARO, AREA G: Jeff Zarwell, (415) 595-8364, [email protected] Saturday, October 12 Appeals Committee Celebrate the spirit of Lederhosen and John Christman, Hm (510) 797-5524, Cell (510) 410-6771, Dirndl in a race around Treasure Island to Fax (510) 790-3273, [email protected] the club house and have beer, brats and Mike Gross, (831) 476-2054, [email protected] prizes! Tom Roberts, (415) 898-7802, [email protected] • Please join us on race day for a John Siegel, (408) 234-0442, [email protected] cocktail or meal • Awards given after every race Latitude 38 has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of all information, Contact: [email protected] but please confirm your schedule with your fleet captain and look in the 1101 Pacific Marina, Alameda CA monthly Latitude 38 Race Calendar or on www.latitude38.com for changes. OYC Web: oaklandyachtclub.net Due to space limitations, not all information could be included. Page 8 • Latitude 38 • 2019 YRA Calendar Proudly serving the fastest and finest on the San Francisco Bay for over half a century. 310 West Cutting Boulevard, Point Richmond, CA 510-237-0140 • sbm.baymaritime.com @sbm.baymaritime @svendsensbaymarine YOU'RE INVITED Sponsoring Clubs Berkeley Yacht Club (BYC) • (510) 843-9292 ALL BOATS WELCOME Bobbi Tosse c/o BYC, 1 Seawall Drive, Berkeley 94710 Corinthian Yacht Club (CYC) • (415) 435-4771 2019 CORINTHIAN RACING: Marcus Canestra, c/o CYC, 43 Main Street, Tiburon 94920 Encinal Yacht Club (EYC) • (510) 522-3272 66th Annual Midwinters: Ted Floyd c/o EYC, 1251 Pacifi c Marina, Alameda 94501 • January 19-20 • February 16-17 Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC) • (415) 346-BOAT Friday Night "Beer Can" Series: Charles Hodgkins, c/o GGYC, 1 Yacht Road, San Francisco 94123 Half Moon Bay Yacht Club (HMBYC) • (650) 728-2120 • April 12-August 23 Terri Lahey c/o HMBYC, PO Box 52, El Granada 94018 X-Bay Friendship Regatta: Richmond Yacht Club (RYC) • (510) 237-2821 Fred Paxton c/o RYC, PO Box 70295, Pt. Richmond 94807 • June 2 St. Francis Yacht Club (StFYC) • (415) 563-6363 Master Mariners Wooden Boat Show: Graham Biehl c/o StFYC, On the Marina, San Francisco 94123 • June 23 San Francisco Yacht Club (SFYC) • (415) 789-5647 Forrest Gay c/o SFYC, PO Box 379, Belvedere 94920 Folk Boat Regatta Sausalito Yacht Club (SYC) • (415) 332-7400 • September 29 to October 4 Mark Kamen c/o SYC, PO Box 267, Sausalito 94966 Leukemia Cup Sequoia Yacht Club (SeqYC) • 408) 718-7977 Tom Borgstrom c/o SeqYC, 441 Seaport Court, Redwood City 94063 • October 20 South Beach Yacht Club (SBYC) • (650) 302-1187 Season Closer: Andrew Lorenzen c/o SBYC • September 28-29 Pier 40 on the Embarcadero, San Francisco 94107 Vallejo Yacht Club (VYC) • (707) 643-1254 Sign up to enjoy great racing Mark Littlefi eld c/o VYC, 485 Mare Island Way, Vallejo 94590 and great hospitality with all your favorite competitors. Additional Associations • BAADS: Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors (415) 281-0212, www.baads.org • BAMA: Bay Area Multihull Association Truls Myklebust, [email protected], www.sfbama.org • BAYS: Bay Area Youth Sailing www.bayarea-youthsailing.com • MMBA: Master Mariners Benevolent As so ci a tion (415) 364-1656, [email protected], www.mastermariners.org • NCORC: Northern California Ocean Racing Council www.norcalorc.org • PICYA: Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association Corinthian Yacht Club Lynda Myers, (415) 602-9961, [email protected], www.picya.org OF SAN FRANCISCO • SSS: Singlehanded Sailing Society (866) 724-5777, [email protected], www.sfbaysss.org 43 MAIN, TIBURON, CA 94920 • (415) 435-4771 • U.S.