๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ! The countdown to the Rolex Big Boat Series is on, and you wonโt want to miss the action on San Francisco Bay. Register today, May 15th, โ rolexbigboatseries.com
#orcsailing #sanfranciscobay #sailing #rbbs2026
The countdown is on โต๏ธ May 15 marks ๐ง๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฉ๐ด until the first starting gun of the West Coastโs most anticipated annual regatta, Rolex Big Boat Series, scheduled for September 16โ20, 2026, on San Francisco Bay.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ.
Already, top teams including Bacchanal and the newly restored Rosebud are preparing for one of the West Coastโs premier regattas โ featuring expanded one-design racing, an ORC coastal race beyond the Golden Gate, and the unmatched shoreside atmosphere at St. Francis Yacht Club.
Join us for championship racing, nightly parties, dockside camaraderie, and world-class competition!
Register before May 15 to take advantage of discounted pricing, and read the full press release at the link in bio.
#rolexbigboatseries #sanfranciscobay #orcsailing #RBBS2026
Rain or shine, San Francisco Bay delivers some of the toughest conditions out there. ๐
โThe Big Boat Series serves two different marketsโa One Design market and a rating-based groupโand both are very aware of the performance capabilities and look forward to a field of play that allows them to play the game,โ says Jeff Johnson, International Race Officer of Rolex Big Boat Series. โ๐ฟ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐, ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฎโ๐จ ๐๐ช๐ง๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ, ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ'๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ช๐ ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ.โ
Show up ready to compete.
The countdown is on.
#RBBS #sanfranciscobay #stfyc #orcsailing
Rolex Big Boat Series looks forward to welcoming sailors to San Francisco Bay this September. Secure your spot at a discounted rate before early entry pricing ends May 15, 2026 ๐
If you missed the news.....registration for the ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฑ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ & ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ is ๐๐๐๐!
""๐ฅ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ต๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฝ," said Ryan Simmons, skipper of J/105 Blackhawk, who's fought mightily to stay on the podium in the highly competitive class, finishing second last year and first the year before."
Register now at rolexbigboatseries.com and take advantage of the discounted price before the early entry fee ends on May 15, 2026.
@orcsailing@stfyc
Can't beat this view. Best seen from aboveโฆ planes, helicopters, birds in flight, or even your daily commute over the Golden Gate.
#rolexbigboatseries #orcsailing
I couldnโt do what I do without a media boat ๐ฅ๏ธ. Big thanks to @sf_bay_area_charters for taking me out at Rolex Big Boats. The Bay Area requires a confident captain to keep me in the right spots at the right time even when the conditions are those fresh to frightening SF can really provide!
Luck is great. Preparation is better โ๏ธ
Registration for the 2026 Rolex Big Boat Series is open. Get your crew set and your entry in. Then raise a pint and toast to racing on the Bay ๐ป
See you on the starting line. Visit rolexbigboatseries.com to register!
CAUTION: Obstacles on the course โ ๏ธ
Whatโs the craziest encounter youโve had sailing on San Francisco Bay?
I bet the kite surfers had the best seat in the house for this one.
Turning the page on February and onward into March โ๏ธ
If you're looking at the 2026 Ultimate Sailing Calendar it's these two shots from @bigboatseries out in San Francisco. Nothing delivers fresh to frightening conditions like the Bay. Big wind, big boats, big waves, big energy! These boats were out pushing hull speed limits while navigating tight mark roundings. It wouldn't be Big Boats if MERLIN wasn't front row center. With her rainbow chute out, you can see Merlin blasting under the Golden Gate Bridge- fast, fearless and unmistakabe ๐ โต ๐
