Berkeley Yacht Club Kicks Off Friday Night Racing

Berkeley Yacht Club (BYC) kicked off its 2026 Friday Night Series (also known as beer cans) on March 13, with 13 boats coming out to race. Boats were divided into two divisions. Instead of “PHRF A” or “PHRF B,” boats were divided up by the labels of “slow or small” and “fast and big.”

The slow or small division saw five boats finish, with the top three all being Olson 25s. The winning boat was Falkor, finishing in an elapsed time of 36:59, correcting out to 33:54, 35 seconds ahead of the second-place Shadowfax. Rounding out the Olson 25 — we mean “slow or small” — podium was O’mar.

The fast and big division was won by a J/105, Yellowfin. The winning boat finished in 42:33 elapsed time (we thought it was fast and big?), correcting out to 44:02, just a minute and six seconds ahead of second-place Greyhound, a Farrier F-22. Rounding out the podium was Elise, a C&C 40-2.

The BYC Friday Night Series will continue throughout the year. You can find the full results from last Friday night’s race here.