With a three-hour-long Bay Tour race as the final test for competitors, the 61st edition of the Rolex Big Boat Series hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club came to a stunning close on Sunday, September 14. Brice Dunwoodie’s Ravenette dominated the J/88 one-design class, posting bullets in all but one race. “Racing together in RBBS has been the pinnacle of the last 12 years for our crew,” Dunwoodie said. “This has been the best season of sailing for the J/88 fleet on the Bay that I’ve ever seen.”
Results: https://theclubspot.com/regatta/o6R0Lhevbp/results
Recap video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac5cGZyU-5g
J/88
Competing for the Richard Rheem Perpetual Trophy.
1 — Ravenette, Brice Dunwoodie
2 — Speedwell, Tom Thayer
3 — Butcher, David Corbin
The first-place winner of each ORC division also won the ORC Pacific Coast Championship. The Storm Trysail Club Team Trophy went to the best scoring three-boat team, with one boat from an ORC class, one from a one-design class and one from any other class. This year’s winning team “Shadow Armada,” was comprised of J/111 Skeleton Key, J/105 Blackhawk and J/88 Ravenette.