(San Francisco, CA)- Recently, the South Beach Yacht Club on the southern part of San Francisco Bay hosted its annual Red Bra Regatta. The event was all about fun and supporting other women. Specifically, the regatta supported “Girls United” for the sixth year this September!
Girls United is an amazing organization that organizes clubs and student-led advocacy for girls in Kenya, as well as training female teachers to be role models for these girls.
United Girls for Kenya
Run out of Flying Kites Academies, Girls United empowers young women in many ways, including skill-building workshops as well as providing access to information on important topics like reproductive health. The aims of Girls United are clearly aligned with those of the Red Bra Regatta and its motto- “Empowered Women Empowering Women.”
This year, we ask that you give any amount that feels meaningful to you- no amount is too small. If you want to further increase your impact, you can share this on your page. Let’s keep empowering each other! Please consider a donation here
Many passionate women J/sailors participated in the event and while having fun they also managed to win some silverware!
PHRF F Divsion- Spin <115>
In this twelve-boat division, it was yet again a clean sweep by J/Women’s teams! Winning this year were Lisa Anderson-Byrne, Liza Trombi, & Rachel Fogal’s J/80 MEEP MEEP which won a tiebreaker at 3 pts each. Both teams posted identical 1-2 scores, but losing that countback by a 2nd in the last race saw Caitlin Gutekunst-Cerra and Tabea Mittmann’s J/88 BUTCHER having to settle for the silver medal. Then, rounding out the podium with the bronze medal was Marcia Bever and Libby Zhang’s J/105 ROULETTE.
PHRF C Division- Non-Spin <152>
In this division of five teams, it was Melissa Davies’s team on the J/30 MISS MAYHEM that took home the bronze medal.
A quick history of the Red Bra Regatta from Libbie Sheldon:
“The Red Bra Regatta started with Nancy DeMauro using it as a protest flag in the Jazz Cup. She was egging me on to participate in the Jazz Cup so we could race against each other. I accepted the challenge and Tad (my husband) was the PRO for the race. As soon as I crossed the start line, she protested me for having an unfair advantage with the PRO and, subsequently, removed her red bra and “hoisted” it as the protest flag. Her tactic worked; we laughed so hard we were distracted and she won the race. The challenge continued for two more Jazz Cups. After the third Jazz Cup, we decided that it would be fun to have an all-women’s race. We wanted a non-threatening environment where women could race against each other, elevate their skills, and also have fun. The red bra was a symbol representing our racing together. It seemed fitting to call the race the Red Bra Regatta.” Photo Album by Brendan Rosen Follow Red Bra Regatta on Facebook here Red Bra Regatta website For more South Beach YC / Red Bra Regatta sailing information
