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Fast is still fun. Here's Merlin ripping down the Rolex Big Boat Series race course in big wind and waves, smooth as can be, on Sunday, September 16. They're on their way back from the Point Diablo mark in the regatta's final race. See results here. (Merlin took third in ORC A.) ©2024 norcalsailing.com

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The Schumacher 36 National Biscuit starts Richmond Yacht Club's Big Daddy pursuit race on March 10. Check out results here. ©2024 norcalsailing.com

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Max Crittenden finished the 2023 Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race just before sunset on July 10.©2023 norcalsailing.com

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Coming Up

Most midwinter series are underway, with more starting up in January. Latitude 38 has a pretty good list here.

Among midwinters series in progress is the YRA's Doublehanded Midwinters. Here's the schedule of YRA series and regattas for 2025:

• Women's Championship Series
  5/17/25 - SeqYC's Rock the Boat (WCS#1)
  6/28/25 - EYC's Shirley Temming (WCS#2)
  10/4/25 - YRA's Women's Regatta (WCS#3)
  (more races may be added to this series)
  
  
• Destination Regattas
  5/3/25 - The Great Vallejo Race
  5/4/25 - The Great Vallejo Race
  6/28/25 - The Half Moon Bay Regatta
  7/12/25 - The Westpoint Regatta
  7/26/25 - The Encinal Regatta
  (more races may be added)
  
  
• In the Bay Series
  5/10/25 - In the Bay #1 Race 1
  5/10/25 - In the Bay #1 Race 2
  6/21/25 - In the Bay #2 Race 1
  6/21/25 - In the Bay #2 Race 2
  8/9/25 - In the Bay #3 Race 1
  8/9/25 - In the Bay #3 Race 2
  9/20/25 - In the Bay #4 Race 1
  9/20/25 - In the Bay #4 Race 2
  
  
• Doublehanded Sunday Series
  4/13/25 - The Bay Expedition
  5/18/25 - The South Bay Loop
  6/22/25 - The Island Tour
  8/24/25 - The Bonita Blitz
  9/21/25 - The Series Closer
  
  
• Long Distance Ocean Race
  9/27/2025 - The Bluewater Bash
  
  
• Offshore Series
  4/19/25 - Lightship Race
  5/17/25 - Duxship Race
  6/14/25 - Full Crew Farallons Race
  6/28/25 - Half Moon Bay Regatta
  7/19/25 - The Jr Waterhouse
  8/2/25 - The RC Choice #1
  8/16/25 - Drakes Bay Up
  8/17/25 - Drakes Bay Back
  9/27/25 - The RC Choice #2
  
  
• Doublehanded Midwinters
  11/2/25 -Doublehanded Midwinters #1
  12/7/25 -Doublehanded Midwinters #2
  1/4/26 - Doublehanded Midwinters #3
  2/1/26 - Doublehanded Midwinters #4

See www.jibeset.net for all YRA races.

The Singlehanded Sailing Society's giant and famous (infamous?) Three Bridge Fiasco is open for registration. The skippers' meeting will be on Wednesday, January 22, in person at Oakland Yacht Club in Alameda at 1900 hours. That's also the deadline to enter. The race itself will be on Saturday, January 25. Learn more and sign up here: https://www.jibeset.net/JACKY000.php?RG=T006291399.

The SSS also has a seminar series in progress for would-be racers in the Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race. The next edition of the race to Kauai will start on June 21, 2025.

Here are all the SSS races for 2025:

• Three Bridge Fiasco, January 25
• Corinthian, February 22
• Round the Rocks, March 29
• Sort of Singlehanded North Bay, April 26
• Singlehanded Farallones, May 17
• Singlehanded TransPacific Yacht Race, June 21-July 12  
• YRA/SSS Drake's Bay, August 16-17
• Half Moon Bay, September 13
• Vallejo Day 1 - Singlehanded, October 4
• Vallejo Day 2 - Doublehanded, October 5

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