The Yacht Racing Association’s Plans for 2023
While checking off the last few races of 2022 in the next couple of weeks, we’re already penciling in regattas in our 2023 calendar (with a literal pencil — we’re old-school that way).
The YRA’s Destination Races
For starters, you can mark these ones down.
- May 6-7: Great Vallejo Race, with a new Team Trophy.
Unfortunately for SailGP fans, this venerable Bay Area regatta conflicts with the San Francisco Final on the same weekend. If you’re inclined to sail south instead of north, you’ll find the Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show making its post-pandemic return at a new venue, Westpoint Harbor in Redwood City, on May 4-7. - June 24: Half Moon Bay Race. With a new post-race beachside BBQ party, mooring balls, dinghy service and a live band.
- July 8: Westpoint Regatta.
- July 29: The Encinal Regatta, with a jaunt out to Point Bonita and a finish in Alameda. Ocean, Bay and Estuary sailing all in one day.
The YRA will post Notices of Race and open registration in January. See www.yra.org and their section on Jibeset here.
More YRA Events
The newish Shorthanded Sunday Series has proven to be popular and will return. In the meantime, the YRA is running a midwinter version of the series. The Doublehanded Midwinters sail once a month on Sundays through February. These races start and finish at Golden Gate Yacht Club on the San Francisco Cityfront. The three-part YRA Bay Series will kick off with Berkeley YC’s Wheeler Regatta, on April 15.
2023 YRA Calendar
You can find these and much, much more in the 2023 Northern California Sailing Calendar and YRA Schedule (the YRA Calendar for short). We’ll deliver the calendar to select Northern California distributors alongside the January issue of Latitude 38 on Friday, December 30.
