The Second Half Opener Pleases Contestants And Spectators Alike

Division 09 Start Off Treasure Island

56 boats registered for the annual romp out the gate to Point Bonita and then down the Estuary, the YRA's Annual Encinal Race. Formerly known as The Second Half Opener and The Bonita Race, it's always a crowd favorite and a good opportunity for non ocean racers and ocean racers alike to mix it up outside the gate and poke their noses into a bit of ocean without a huge commitment to time or gear.



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Division 09 Start Off Treasure Island

56 boats registered for the annual romp out the gate to Point Bonita and then down the Estuary,...

The 2023 YRA Party Circuit Season Opener, otherwise referred to as The Great Vallejo Race was by all means one of the fastest dashes
up to the mouth of the Napa River in recent memory. An overnight, late season weather system brought a mix of moisture, cool temperatures and abundance of clouds to the Bay Area, and despite forecasts of light wind in the morning, the clearing winds ushered the
fleet of 96 boats entered, a quick run from the Bezerkeley Circle across the San...

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The 2023 YRA Party Circuit Season Opener, otherwise referred to as The Great Vallejo Race was by all means one of the fastest dashes...

Rounding out the end of July on the YRA calendar, the Encinal or Bonita race was held over the past weekend.
a 22 nm jaunt from off of Treasure Island and out the gat to Point Bonita and then back to the Encinal Yacht Club in the Estuary

A cool misty day with a 2.7 knot flood and varying moments of visibility, sometimes completely occluded in the Golden Gate Strait, and
moments of 1 mile or so, dashed with drizzle, loud fog horns and large vessels and fishing boats transiting...

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Rounding out the end of July on the YRA calendar, the Encinal or Bonita race was held over the past weekend.
a 22 nm jaunt from off of Treasure...

A fast and furious ride to The Napa River took place Saturday as weather systems converged to provide ample winds along most of the
course from the South Hampton area off Richmond, through the North Bay and San Pablo Bay.

A good westerly greeted competitors with the 11:00 1st start for the annual downhill slide to begin the 2022 YRA Part Circuit.
However there was a bit of a transition area off Richmond's Long Wharf where the building Northwesterly battled the southwest...

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A fast and furious ride to The Napa River took place Saturday as weather systems converged to provide ample winds along most of the
course from...

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Here's a news flash from Vallejo Yacht Club: The Great Vallejo Race, which was on the YRA Schedule for May 3-4, 2014, has been...