Saturday, June 8, 2019

Farallones Race Preview

Farallones Rocks
(San Francisco, CA)- The San Francisco YC and YRA of San Francisco Bay are hosting their annual Farallones Race for both full and shorthanded crews this coming weekend. The 65.0nm sprint from a start inside the Bay out around the infamous Farallones Rocks will see seventy-five teams on the starting line Saturday morning. Ten J/crews are participating in the race from a J/88 up to a J/160.
J/120 sailing Farallones RaceThere are five J/120’s that will be going head-to-head for PHRF class honors, including Timo Bruck’s TWIST, Mike Clarke’s SHENANIGANS, Steve Madeira’s MR MAGOO, Sean Mulvihill’s JAMANI, and David Halliwill’s PEREGRINE.  They will be joined by Mario Wijtman’s J/105 J-TRIPPER sailing Doublehanded, Zach Anderson’s J/125 VELVET HAMMER (recent Cal Offshore Week winner), Kevin Mills’ J/36 DAWNS EARLY LIGHT, Steve Gordon’s J/88 INCONCEIVABLE, and Doug McClafin’s J/160 HANA HOU sailing Singlehanded.  For more Farallones Race sailing information  For more San Francisco YC sailing information Add to Flipboard Magazine.