With respect

.. the big boat series postpones racing in San Francisco Bay

Following the horrendous terrorist actions on 11 September, the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francico has cancelled racing for the Big Boat Series on both Thursday 14th and Friday 15th September to pay respect to the national loss of lives. Regatta activities scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, September 13 & 14 are also cancelled. Racing is expected to resume on Saturday and Sunday with registration beginning on Friday.
The St. Francis Yacht Club conducts over 90 days of racing in a year in San Francisco Bay against a backdrop reaching from the Golden Gate to Alcatraz to Telegraph Hill. On San Francisco Bay, the sea breeze often peaks at 25 knots, and tidal currents don't raise an eyebrow until they break four knots. It's a great place to host an event both for the competitors and the spectators as the boats can sail so close to the club you can almost touch them.

Current entry list

Owner - Boat name

1 Steve Klein/Eric Brown - Jammin
2 Michael Kennedy - Copernicus
3 Carl Nelson - Fair Dinkum
4 Phil Friedman - Black Knight
5 Bill Canada - Night Train
6 Chris Herron - Battant
7 Tom Reed - Flyer
8 Niel Barth - Growler
9 Glenn Isaacson - Q
10 Marilyn Brite - China Cloud
11 Cita Litt - Cita
12 John Cladianos - Secret Squirrel
13 Antony Barran - Jeantex-USA
14 Scooter Simmons - Cha-Ching
15 John Siegel - Scorpio
16 Frank McNear - Just in Time
17 Steve Travis - Flash Gordon 2
18 Wayne Colahan - Rio
19 Carl Eichenlaub - Cadenza
20 Steve Chamberlin - Surprise
21 Gary Gebhard - Infinity
22 Dale Williams - Wasabi
23 Bob Garvie - Bullseye
24 George David - Idler
25 Manouch Moshayedi - M-Project
26 John MacLaurin - Pendragon 4
27 Dave Janes - J-Bird III
28 Michael Campbell - Victoria 5
29 Jim Demetriades - Yassou
30 Sy Kleinman - Swiftsure II
31 Al Schultz - Vicki
32 Roy Disney - Pyewacket
33 Robert McNulty - Chance
34 Philippe Kahn - Pegasus 75
35 Robert Weed - Wired

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