3-Bridge Fiasco Preview 2025

ByStuart Johnstone

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(San Francisco, CA)- An annual favorite in the bay, the SSS Three Bridge Fiasco is the biggest yacht race in the US west of the Mississippi River, with 300+ boats every year. The race is a pursuit race (slowest boats start first), starts and finishes on the city front at the Golden Gate Yacht Club, and the course involves the Blackaller Buoy (by the Golden Gate Bridge), Yerba Buena Island/Treasure Island (Bay Bridge), and Red Rock (by the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge). The marks can be rounded in any order and any direction, providing the crazy appeal of this race.

There are 303 keelboat entries for this year’s edition of the 3BF!! And, there are 54 J/Teams entered as mostly doublehanded teams- 18.0% of the fleet!

J/105 Doublehanded
In the dozen-boat J/105 doublehanded fleet are a few of the top players from the famous San Francisco J/105 Fleet #1! That “rogue’s roost” of boats includes Jeff Litfin’s MOJO, Phil Laby’s GODOT 2.0, George Hecht’s NIUHI, and William Woodruff’s ROULETTE.

J/24 Doublehanded
The eight-boat fleet of J/24s includes several renowned teams, such as Robin Van Vliet’s LITTLE WING, Jasper Van Vliet’s EVIL OCTOPUS, Richard Stockdale’s FROG LIPS, and Darren Cumming’s DOWNTOWN UPROAR.

PHRF Doublehanded Non-Spin
In this twenty-three-boat fleet are Jess Christina’s J/27 MYSTIC and Adam James’s J/100 NORTHERN BEAR.

PHRF Doublehanded Spin
In the 150+ PHRF doublehanded fleet is a wide variety of J/Teams. Some of the notable hot boats on SF Bay include Andrew Picel’s J/125 ARSENAL, Rufus Sjoberg’s J/125 RUFLESS, Barry Lewis’s J/120 CHANCE, Zach Berkowitz’s J/100 FEATHER, Ross Werner’s J/112E JUBILANT, Dan Brousseau’s J/109 TANGAROA, and Bill Mohr’s J/99 WIND DANCER.

PHRF Doublehanded Sportboat
In this 40+ boat class are Dave Macewen’s J/90 LUCKY DUCK, Ian Rogers’s J/90 ORCA, and Mark Howe’s J/88 SPLIT WATER. This will be a very tough class!

PHRF Singlehanded Spin
In this dozen+ boat fleet are Scott Easom’s J/100 EIGHT BALL and Richard Leute’s J/44 ACEY DEUCY.

Good luck to all of our J/Sailors in this absolutely crazy race! The tale of the tape will tell the story, often very, very bizarre ones at that!

For more 3-Bridge Fiasco Race sailing information
https://www.jibeset.net/JACKY000.php?RG=T006291399