About the YRA of SF Bay
Welcome to the Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay, the primary organization supporting competitive racing in Northern California. Through our efforts to promote, coordinate and administer organized racing, we make competitive sailing in the Bay Area possible. In all we do, the YRA acts as an advocate for sailing in the Bay. We pride ourselves on being responsive to the racing needs and desires of our members. From maintaining buoys, race management, appeals, and processing PHRF Certificates, to acting as the liaison for the Coast Guard, the YRA ensures races happen in a fair, safe, fun and competitive way for racers at all levels.
Membership to the YRA gives you a voice in the way racing in San Francisco Bay happens and helps to ensure the continued growth and support of racing in Northern California. Memberships are available to individual sailors as well as businesses that serve and support the sailing community. For more information on membership or to join the YRA, click here.
Those who join the YRA are also eligible to belong to one of our four charter associations. Each charter association represents a specific type of racing or types of boats. The four charter associations are:
- HDA (Handicap Divisions Association): Bay racing using the PHRF handicapping system.
- ODCA (One Design Class Association): Bay racing for one design fleets
- OYRA (Offshore Yacht Racing Association): Ocean racing using PHRF, IMS, or MORA ratings. Includes a short-handed sailing division, one-design fleets and a cruising division.
- WBRA (Wooden Boat Racing Association): Bay racing for the following wooden one design fleets: Bird, Folkboat, IOD and Knarr.