Below are the descriptions of marks and obstructions for YRA races. Also included are the APPROXIMATE GPS coordinates for the permanent marks. These GPS coordinates are provided as a reference; the YRA makes no guarantee as to the accuracy of these GPS coordinates. We encourage you to sail by each mark and enter in your GPS to ensure accuracy. Also below are links to chartlets of each area of the bay and ocean. These chartlets are for reference and should not be used for navigation.
Description of YRA Marks
Ocean YRA Marks
Click here for Ocean chartlet with marks.
Center Bay YRA Marks
Click here for Center Bay chartlet with marks.
NOTE: buoy “GOC” on Olympic Circle is currently off station and may not be replaced.
North Bay YRA Marks
Click here for North Bay chartlet with marks.
South Bay YRA Marks
Click here for South Bay chartlet with marks.
Marks as waypoint data
You can access the YRA marks as a GPS Exchange Format (.gpx) file here. GPX is an XML schema designed as a common GPS data format. You can import this file into many software applications, such as Navionics, OpenCPN, or Savvy Navvy, and GPS hardware platforms, such as Garmin, Simrad, and Raymarine chartplotters.
YRA Obstructions
Below are descriptions of obstructions for San Francisco Bay.
