Women J/Crews Love The 13th Red Bra Regatta

(San Francisco, CA)- The South Beach Yacht Club on the southern part of San Francisco Bay hosted its 13th annual Red Bra Regatta 2025. The event was all about fun and supporting other women. Specifically, the regatta supported “Girls United” for the seventh year this September!

Girls United for Kenya
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.

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!

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Many passionate women J/sailors participated in the event and, while having fun, they also managed to win some silverware! In fact, they swept the podium in both divisions that had J/Boats sailing in them! Here’s the outcome of their efforts.

PHRF F Division- Spin <115>
In this eight-boat division, it was yet again a clean sweep by J/Women’s teams! Winning this year, Tabea Mittmann’s J/88 BUTCHER with a blistering 1-1-2 tally of 4 pts. Second went to Marcia Bever’s J/105 ROULETTE that posted a mirror of BUTCHER’s record with a 2-2-1 for 5 pts! The final bronze medal step on the podium was taken by Kate Molitor’s J/105 SHARKEY with a 4-5-3 scoreline for 12 pts.

The balance of the top five saw Lisa Anderson-Byrne’s J/80 RACK PACK and Elizabeth Henderson’s J/105 CHINOOK taking 4th and 5th, respectively. Finishing in 7th was Anne Thomas J/100 WINDSOME.

PHRF C Division- Non-Spin <152>
In this division of five teams, winning was Sally Mace’s J/88 HIJINKS with an impressive 1-1-2 tally for 4 pts. Second went to Jessica Wang’s J/27 MYSTIC with a 3-3-1 record for 7 pts.

History of the Red Bra Regatta- from Libbie Sheldon
“The Red Bra Regatta started with Nancy DeMauro using her red lingerie bra 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 to 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 women racing together. It seemed fitting to call the race the Red Bra Regatta.”

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For more South Beach YC / Red Bra Regatta sailing information
https://redbraregatta.org

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