​Inaugural Race

The first schooner race on San Francisco Bay in a century was initiated by SFYC Commodore John Swain. Terry Klaus, owner of the schooner Brigadoon, received the "Spirit of the Race" award—a 15-year-old bottle of Haitian rum. ​

On a breezy Saturday in the Central Bay, a rare fleet of classic schooners danced in a graceful loop, marking the inaugural Great San Francisco Schooner Race. Though the pursuit-style race saw boats finishing far apart, the spectacle of these vintage beauties under full sail was a sight to behold, with Yankee and Santana leading their respective classes.

2008 Great Schooner Race Entrants

• Santana (Paul Kaplan)

• Elizabeth Muir (Peter Haywood)

• Scorpio (Bob Vespa)     

• Yankee (John Collins & John McNeill)                 

• Regulus (Ed Witt)  

• Brigadoon (Terry Klaus) 

• Gold Star (Jim Cullen)   

• Wanderer II (Roy Sobert)    

• Aldebaran (Hayden W. Brown)    

• Viveka (Merlin Petersen)     

• Wanderer (John Anderson)    

• Stardust (Mary Moseley)