Rolex Big Boat Series

Date: 16 September 2026 – 20 September 2026

Location: St. Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco, United States

Organizer: St. Francis Yacht Club

The Rolex Big Boat Series is the West Coast's marquee keelboat regatta, founded by St. Francis Yacht Club in 1964 and raced every September on San Francisco Bay. The 2026 edition, September 16-20, is the 62nd and also carries the ORC North American Championship, which should deepen the offshore entry. The venue is the draw here: courses run in front of the StFYC clubhouse on the Cityfront, using the Bay's reliable summer sea breeze, strong current, and flat-to-lumpy water that punishes sloppy boat handling. One-design racing is invited for the J/88, J/105, and Express 37 classes, with up to ten races scheduled, while the ORC fleet sails six, including a longer coastal race that can reach out toward the Gulf of the Farallones if weather allows. Classic yachts get their own four-race series. Winners take home engraved Rolex timepieces, which keeps the racing honest right to the final gun.

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