2020 YRA/EYC Bonita Race Finally A Go!

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A quick upload of images from Saturdays YRA/EYC Bonita Race, formerly known as the 2nd Half Opener,
which was postponed twice, once due to the ongoing pandemic then after a thick, nasty layer of smoke
inhabited the Bay Area. This edition finally was run in double handed form with a couple single handers tossed in the mix.
Decent breeze and a good ebb took the boats up to and out of the gate in a a rapid fashion with a southerly component due to an incoming
front, which stayed, for the most part over the Marin county area throughout the race.








RESULTS
additional imagery and verbiage to follow...

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A few video clips trail from near the finish area.
The finish was off R6 at the entrance to the Alameda Estuary.
Port View Park, Oakland, has a fishing pier
and a paved walk by the water.

Marstrom Seacart 30 Hammer

J/88 sail USA 32, Butcher

Flying Tiger 10M, Centomiglia

Corsair 28R, Lookin' Good III

Corsair 760, Whopee with commercial traffic

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A few more selects from Saturday. A fuller selects gallery can be seen at HERE!
Still much more editing to do in that regard...



Skeleton Key (Peter Wagner / Nick Gibbens) The J-111 is very familiar with top podium spots, but the DH
thing is a newish gig for Peter and Nick...




Raven (John Kernot / David Hodges} & Pegasus ( Stephen Lewis / Patrick Lewis)
Dueling past Bonita, a match race to the bitter end with Raven beating Pegasus by a mere 3 seconds corrected




Punk Dolphin (Jonathan Livingston / Helen Babalis) Because, who doesn't like Punks or Dolphins?



MC Irene (Will Paxton / Julia Paxton) They sailed away from the the e-27 fleet to claim yet another
top podium spot!



Smokin (Michael Andrews / Tom Rankin) Win the DH Sporty Spin 1 group by a healthy margin!



Pork Chop Express (Chris Jordan / Charlotte Jordan) Have no problem in the DH non kite 2 or meeting
the in house rule



Green Buffalo (James Quanci / Stephen Quanci) Were not only the greenest boat over 40'
but the winningest father and son duo in in DH Spin 4



Eight Ball (Scott Easom) Won the SH Kite division uncontested!



Bombora (Rebecca Hinden / John Hansen) take 2nd in the E-27 division and will make your
boat go faster! www.pacificrigging.us



The finish! Jeststream (Daniel Alvarez / Robert Blackmore) Chase down the C&C 115 Raven
and take 2nd in DHSport Spin Type 1... Daniel has relocated to Iowa but heart and boat remain in SF,
and Rob flys in from Seattle to race!

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A few video clips trail from near the finish area.
The finish was off R6 at the entrance to the Alameda Estuary.
Port View Park, Oakland, has a fishing pier
and a paved walk by the water.

Finish area pictures trail





Sydney 36, Encore

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Pegasus, Newland 36
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Fun ride+

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J-100 Eight Ball

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Antrim 27 IO

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Flying Tiger 10

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Crowd at the finish

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Commercial traffic headed for the port of Oakland

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Catalina 36 Mk II, Perseverance

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Gemini 1000, Not Racing, with laughter across the water

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Pictures -> Flickr Gallery -> 2020 YRA Doublehanded Encinal Regatta Oct.10th

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Finish area pictures trail


Gemini 1000, Not Racing, with laughter across the water



Pictures -> Flickr Gallery -> 2020 YRA Doublehanded Encinal Regatta Oct.10th

Gemini 105, not 1000, details, more laughter

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J-88 sliding down to the finish


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Elliott 1050 dodging dark clouds

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Open 5.7 sailing away from the finish line

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Sunshine ~sometimes

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Clouds and fog for much of the day

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Santana 22

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Ericson 30-2

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Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45,

upwind after the start


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