Some scenes from last year’s Great Vallejo Race. We’ll be there this year, enjoying the racing, the multiple bars, and Johnny Nitro and the Doorslammers.
The race starts near the Berkeley Circle on Saturday morning, rounds a single weather mark near Alcatraz, and then heads to Vallejo, usually under spinnaker for the remainder of the race. The challenge is to maintain speed through the shadow of Angel Island, find the best combination of wind and current past the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge and East Brother Light Station and then avoid the mud shoals on the east side of San Pablo Bay. Depending on the day, the passage through San Pablo Bay can be a breeze (intentional pun), or a miserable drifter, complicated always by the currents, no matter its direction.
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Below: more video of people having fun in the GVR.
My old stomping grounds. Almost became the Keeper at East Brother Light.