A.B.R.A. FUNDADORES - 1953 Sr. Pedro Newell Sr. Carlos O'Gara Sr. Lino Pera EL AÑO SEXAGÉSIMO TERCERO GRAN CONCURSO BARCO-TORO F r e e l y T r a n s l a t e d : t h e SIXTY-THIRD B u l l s h i p R a c e OFICIALES – 2016 Gran Almiranta de la Regata JUAN AMENO Almirantes de los Barco-Toros FRAN DEFAYMOREAU RUTH SUZUKI 2016 Race Instructions Almirante de las Barca-Vacas RUSS SHROFF Date Saturday, March 26, 2016 Time Warning 8:55 a.m. PDT Preparatory 8:56 a.m. PDT One minute 8:59 a.m. PDT Start 9:00 a.m. PDT Vicealmirantes y Vigilantesde los Vientos VICKIE GILMOUR GORDITO NASH Jefe de Boom Boom FRAN DEFAYMOREAU Tesorero JUAN AMENO Registrador JUAN AMENO Propagandista Start Starting line will be located in the vicinity of the Horizons Restaurant pier in Sausalito. An Orange flag on the pier will mark the onshore end of the line. An Orange flag on the committee boat will mark the offshore end of the line. TONI RICARDO-HIJO Maestro de Toro Mercado GARIO HARTSOCK Presentadores de los Trofeos JUAN Y GARIO Indicador de las Resultas GARIO HARTSOCK Inspectoras de los Aparatos MARGARITA DARNALL GARIO HARTSOCK Estadista Jubilado DUNCAN CARTER Registrador 22 Años OFICIALES EMERITOS Sr. Carlos Ackerman Sr. W. Scott Cauchois Sr. Bernabe Conrad Sr. Gario Gates Sr. Douglas Johnson Sr. Carlos Keiser Sra. Norma Keiser Sr. Carlos Merrill Sr. Jorge Martin Sr. Emmeto Murphy Sra. Maria Gracia Selbacho Srta. Tempest Storm Sr. Rogero E. Towne Course From the starting line in Sausalito, proceed toward San Francisco, leaving Alcatraz to port and the Golden Gate Bridge to starboard. Finish Between two markers, one an Orange flag placed onshore at the end of the St. Francis Yacht Harbor breakwater, and the other an orange tetrahedron float marked “Bullship Race” in the water easterly from the end of the breakwater. The float is to be left to port. Rules The race will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing, El Toro Class Rules, and the Special Bullship Race Rules and Instructions. Cowships Toro Skippers are urged to engage seafaring escort Cowship boats and crew. For skippers who are unable to do this, ABRA will allocate available slots on other Cowships. Any skipper who is physically challenged is encouraged to arrange a personally dedicated Cowship. Prizes Sweatshirts to the top 1/3rd of finishers . . . • • • Lino Pera El Matador Perpetual BS Race Trophy for the 1st boat to finish . . . Joaquin Koepler Memorial Perpetual for 2nd overall to finish . . . Other prizes and recognition in the Bullship tradition, in the marina area between StFYC and GGYC. NOAA CURRENT PREDICTIONS – GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE MARCH 26, 2016 0620 Max Ebb 3.2 kt 1047 Slack • 1320 Max Flood 2.1 kt SALUTE TO SAUSALITO YACHT CLUB For upwards of half a century the Sausalito Yacht Club has welcomed the Bullship Committee and the Bullship skippers to the shipshape SYC clubhouse on race day. The Committee conducts its safety inspection at the club dock, and most of the skippers launch from that dock. If you spot an SYC member on March 26, say thanks, and shake hands! They’re all salty, and good friends.