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Blackaller Buoy Comes Home

By Rob Grant | November 11, 2011 | San Francisco Bay |

YRA buoys are known for going on walkabout, so it wasn’t a surprise when the Blackaller buoy left its station last week. What was surprising was that one of the Bay’s most heavily used racing buoys was ultimately recovered! Matt Jones sent us the story. "The latest trip ended at Ocean Beach where it was spotted by local waterman Nick Mulford on Friday or Saturday," Jones said. "Knowing it belonged to the YRA, he rolled the buoy across the beach and muscled it into the bed of his pickup. Nick then dropped it off at the St. Francis YC hoist on Monday. Hopefully it will be back on station soon."

Mulford may not have known how important his recovery of the buoy was. Buoys are a big expenditure for YRA every year, and we’re told that the buoy budget for 2011 took some big hits and has already been spent. So with that in mind, and on behalf of all Bay Area sailors, we say, "Thanks, Nick!"

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