2024年4月10日 · Bear #64 needs to relocate, preferably with a loving and skillful craftsman owner who wants to sail and maybe race. Bear #17 has been known as Huckleberry Finn or Huck Finn since it splashed down the ways at the Nunes. Join us on San Francisco Bay for an exciting series of sailing events that showcase both the competitive spirit and.

By the late 1950s, the Bear Class was the largest one-design class on San Francisco Bay, with competitive racing continuing through the 1960s. The class was homegrown, with both professional and amateur builders contributing to the fleet. However, as both the boats and their sailors aged, the class grew quiet.

2024年6月21日 · We are excited to announce that the Bear class will be prominently featured at this year’s Master Mariners Wooden Boat Show! This annual event is a spectacular showcase of some of the most beautiful and historically significant yachts on San Francisco Bay, including our beloved Bear boats.

2024年10月7日 · Bear Boats are the first class of sloop* yachts designed and built to sail on San Francisco Bay. The Nunes brothers came up with a winning design. The Bear Boat was small enough to be affordable in the depression-era 1930s, yet large and strong enough to sail well in the brisk winds and challenging currents of the Bay, and they quickly became a ...

Designed to determine if a boat has blue water capability. The CSF compares beam with displacement since excess beam contributes to capsize and heavy displacement reduces capsize vulnerability. The boat is better suited for ocean passages (vs coastal cruising) if the result of the calculation is 2.0 or less. The lower the better.

2023年4月22日 · By the late 1950s enthusiastic owners, competitive racing, and adventurous sure-footed sailing craft made the Bears the largest one-design class on San Francisco Bay. Never having achieved mass production, the Bear Class was truly home grown as new boats were added to the fleet by an assortment of professional and amateur builders.

That small boat, Merry Bear, hull no. 1, is part of the Small Craft Exhibit maintained by the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park. The effort has been a multi-year restoration effort aimed at returning Merry Bear to 1930’s condition.

By the late 1950s enthusiastic owners, competitive racing, and adventurous sure-footed sailing craft made the Bears the largest one-design class on San Francisco Bay. Never having achieved mass production, the Bear Class was truly home grown as new boats were added to the fleet by an assortment of professional and amateur builders.

2024年4月10日 · Crew or Own a Classic Bear Boat. The San Francisco Bay area is renowned for its sailing culture, and our local fleet of Bear boats exemplifies this heritage. These classic sloops are not only a joy to behold but also offer a hands-on experience of traditional sailing.

2009年8月3日 · The San Francisco Bay Bear Boat Association is sailing again! Bear Boats are 23-ft woodies designed and built at the Nunes Boat Yard in Sausalito in the early ‘30s for San Francisco Bay sailing conditions. Conceived by Ernest Nunes and Marty Martinson, the first keel was laid late in 1931.