It Takes a Family – Gold Star at the Great Schooner Race

It Takes a Family – Gold Star at the Great Schooner Race

Three generations have a deep bond to Gold Star. That the boat has such deep roots comes from a shared sense of purpose – to have fun on the boat. Even when they race, like they did in the 2025 Fan Francisco Yacht Club’s Great Schooner Race, the object is to have fun no matter how they finish. They finished mid- fleet with smiles all around.

Bill Elliot – Alma

Bill Elliot – Alma

“The Alma is the only boat in the San Francisco National Maritime Historical Park collection that has gone sailing on a regular basis. So it gets a lot more attention. You know, people take care of it, they’re interested in it, it gets a lot of volunteers...

The Alma by Bill Elliot of Bay Ship and Yacht

Greetings! For those who have yet to chart a course through the Wind In Their Sails: Death and Resurrection website, rich waters await your exploration. I encourage you to find out how much there is to explore—and discover all that draws me so deeply to these classic...
Beau Vrolyk – Mayan

Beau Vrolyk – Mayan

“When it comes to Rolex Big Boat Series, I said, here I am, I’m going to race this thing. Susan Ruhne, who’s the chair of the Big Boat Series said, why don’t you find five other boats like this and show up? I went and called Terry Klaus and he said,...
Bob Rogers – Sunda

Bob Rogers – Sunda

“My dad was a sailor. We had the Bird Boat about 30 years. Sunda was my second boat and when I saw her, the stern captured your breath practically, it was just like the boat built by my great grandfather, the first Marconi rigged boat on the West Coast. I had...