The tenth annual
With sails full and spirits high, a hearty fleet of schooners took to the Bay for the tenth annual Great San Francisco Schooner Race, turning heads and stirring hearts
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Showing a strong start off the line is John Carapiet’s Hinckley Bermuda 40 Legacy, which raced to a third-place finish within the Classic division. © 2017 Martha Blanchfield
All smiles aboard Jakatan as Jeff Hawkins’ 40-ft Jespersen 40 heads to the first mark at Yellow Bluff. The Great Schooner Race is an annual tradition for this crew, and this year they took a first. © 2017 Martha Blanchfield
John and Gena Egelston’s 1928 Lester Stone cutter Water Witch (right) prevails and handily earns a first in the Classic division at the 10th annual Great Schooner Race. © 2017 Martha Blanchfield