About this Event
It's time for the annual Bridge to Bridge Regatta, hosted by the South End Rowing Club on Saturday, November 2, 2024.
For those of you who were ready to race your club to glory in the Tri+ earlier this month, your club will receive participation and placement points for the Tri+.
NOTE: Everyone needs to sign up for a boat on the sheet below. Your boat will not automatically be signed up. It will be the decision of the Regatta directors if there is an overlap and maybe a race off.
COURSE OPTIONS
Per usual, we have two courses (plus an Alcatraz return Barge):
- LONG: Tom Blackaller to Bay Bridge Course (approximately 9nm)
- SHORT: Bay Bridge Course (approximately 5nm) - recommended for woodens
- BARGES ONLY: Little Alcatraz to Muni Pier
RACE DAY TIMELINE
- 6:15am - Registration begins
- 7:00am - Skipper meeting - ARRIVE EARLY!
- 7:15am - First boat launches
- 7:45am - Barges start
- 8:00am - Long Course start
- 8:10am - Short Course start
RACE DETAILS
Race coditions: 2.0 flood, max at 10:30am
- Barge Race: Barges will race from Little Alcatraz to Muni Pier.
- Long Course: Muni Pier to Tom Blackaller Buoy at Crissy Field, round the buoy and enjoy the light flood tide to the Bay Bridge, clockwise turn, return will be in closer to the piers, finish at Muni Pier. No Tri+ points on the LC.
- Short Course: Muni Pier to Bay Bridge to Muni Pier. Open to Tri+ rowers and anyone else who wants to enjoy a flood tide to the Bay Bridge, clockwise turn and return closer to the piers to Muni Pier.
REGISTRATION & BOAT ASSIGNMENTS
Registration
Entry Fee: $25.00 per person: includes “the race”, hot shower and lunch.
Alternatively, you can pay via check the morning of the race. Make checks payable to South End Rowing Club.
Boat Signups and Assignments
If you had a boat assignment for the Tri, you will need to re-sign up for the boat. You will have priority so do it soon.
Boat and volunteer signup sheet here.
Experienced Open Water rowers and Coastal boats are encouraged to row the Tom Blackaller Buoy Course (Buoy is approximately 1/2 east of GG Bridge). It will be the Regatta Director’s decision on the course rowed. No Tri+ points will be awarded for the Long Course.
Either Course will be challenging and build your appetite for a terrific meal afterwards!
Questions? Please reach out to Diane Davis, Regatta Director.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
South End Rowing Club, 500 Jefferson Street, San Francisco, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 28.52