ROLEX BIG BOAT SERIES NEWS

Posts from September 2013

 
Battle on the Bay
Posted September 28, 2013
San Francisco, Calif. (September 28, 2013) – Just as the America’s Cup finals did for two weeks before it, the Rolex Big Boat Series—St. Francis Yacht Club’s signature regatta—took over San Francisco Bay for four days of spirited racing this week (Thursday through Sunday, September 25-28).
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All Told, a Perfect Day
Posted September 28, 2013
San Francisco, Calif. (September 28, 2013) – Today, as 22 J/105s came running down San Francisco Bay with the Golden Gate Bridge rising from behind their colorful spinnakers, 38 Melges 24s sailed upwind toward them in a freshening 8-12 knot westerly that enabled both fleets to comfortably negotiate the current and wind for optimum speed.
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A Well-Played Day
Posted September 27, 2013
San Francisco, Calif. (September 27, 2013) – A one-hour postponement ashore, followed by another hour of waiting on San Francisco Bay, neither dashed spirits nor inhibited competition at the four-day Rolex Big Boat Series, which started yesterday for 107 sailors in ten classes. In fact, just as it did yesterday, the wind faithfully filled in as a westerly—light at first but packing the same punch.
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Strong Beginnings
Posted September 26, 2013
San Francisco, Calif. (September 26, 2013) –The four-day Rolex Big Boat Series kicked off with two races today in light to moderate breezes and a strong flood tide that kept 107 sailing teams in 10 classes working hard to outwit each other. The annual regatta, in its 49th running, has long been the benchmark for spectator-friendly racing on San Francisco Bay.
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The Big Show
Posted September 23, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. (September 25, 2013) - The America's Cup may have just concluded, but with the four-day Rolex Big Boat Series scheduled to start tomorrow (Thursday, Sept. 26), high-intensity sailing on San Francisco Bay will pick up right where the giant AC catamarans left off. Nurtured by host St. Francis Yacht Club for almost five decades, the Rolex Big Boat Series is in its 49th running.
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Big Things Come in Small Packages
Posted September 04, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. (September 4, 2013) – The 49th edition of the Rolex Big Boat Series will take center stage on San Francisco Bay as the first sailing event succeeding the 34th America’s Cup, and spectators will once again have front row seats to watch some thrilling racing action. Running from September 26-29, the event is hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club.
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