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The Ultimate 20 ToonTown starts the Three Bridge Fiasco on January 25. They among the vast majority of boats that didn't finish the race in light air and strong ebb. See preliminary here. ©2025 norcalsailing.com

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Coming Up

As March rolls along, midwinter series are wrapping up. Latitude 38 has a pretty good list here.

Among midwinters series in progress is the YRA's Doublehanded Midwinters. Here's the schedule of remaining 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
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
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
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
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

See www.jibeset.net for all YRA races.

The Singlehanded Sailing Society 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.

Here are the remaining SSS races for 2025:

The Singlehanded Farallones, May 17, has been postponed due to gale warnings offshore. It may be rescheduled to May 31.
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

The St. Francis Yacht Club is highlighting the following regattas for 2025:

Women's World Match Racing Tour Casa Vela Cup, May 28-31
US Wingfoil National Championship, June 20-22
Sears Cup Chubb US Youth Triplehanded Championship, August 6-9
US Women's Match Racing Championship, August 14-17
Rolex Big Boat Series, September 10-14 (registration is open already!)
RS Venture Connect PanAm Championship, October 4-5
Star Class Calvin Paige Trophy, October 18-19
RS Tera North American Championships, October 25-26
StFYC Team Race Invitational, November 1-2

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Counterclockwise boats emerge from Raccon Strait in a breezy Big Daddy Pursuit Race on March 9. See www.regattanetwork.com/event/29327 for the results of Saturday's buoy races and www.regattanetwork.com/event/29328 for the results of Sunday's pursuit race. ©2025 norcalsailing.com