Year two
Sixteen schooners participated in the race, benefiting the Spaulding Wooden Boat Center. The event featured a parade through Raccoon Straits on a day when land temperatures soared above 95°F.
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Brigadoon, Elizabeth Muir, and Yankee in an elegant fight to the finish. Photo ©2009 norcalsailing.com
Scorpio was first to finish. That’s Santana in the background. Photo ©2009 norcalsailing.com
Smells like Victory… but not quite. Santana came in second. Photo ©2009 norcalsailing.com
The cockpit of Yankee, which got second in gaff rigs, behind Jakatan. Photo ©2009 norcalsailing.com
The smallest boat in the fleet, Stardust, sails past the Caprice restaurant. Mary Moseley and crew won the Spirit Award - a 15 year old bottle of rum. Photo ©2009 norcalsailing.com
The Slippery Fingers String Band entertained the crowds on the sun-soaked deck of the San Francisco YC. Photo ©2009 norcalsailing.com
Aldebaran, photo by Roderick Bauer