Welcome to Black Bear Yacht Racing Association. BBYRA is a sailing, racing and social club located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The club conducts sailboat races, classroom instruction, on-the water training and various social events throughout the year.

Join us 5PM Tuesday, March 12 for off-season gathering at:

Manitou Grill
2171 4th Street
White Bear Lake

Registration open for 2024 Sailing Season

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“Black Bear Sailors Feted At Banquet,” White Bear Lake Press, November 15, 2023.

2023 Award Winners

Das Boot
Water Dog
Sea Sloth
Marvelously Adequate
Bob Gillen
Island Tim
Echo Too
Sitta Vite
License 2 Chill
Sarah and Larry
Angie and Jason
Das Boot
Hausboat
Paceship
Njord
Echo Too
Bob Gillen
Angie and Jason


Keel Boat Racing FYI

Sailboat racing is easier than you thinkmore

Rules, racing tips and tests: View Speed & Smarts tab. 

Click here for Racing Rules Quiz – used at racing seminars.

Get cut off from a race? File a Protest Form.


2023 Race Season

Race Scores – Click here.

Race Calendar – Click here.

Boats For Sale – Need a keel boat to sail? Click on link. Or use tab in top menu.

Favored End newsletter link.


Media

“Racing Season Begins on White Bear Lake” ~ White Bear Press (click)

BBYRA 2016 Season video Link

Lake Superior 2016: Small boat cruising on Lake Superior’s North Shore and Nipigon Bay in a Precision 165.

2016 Leech Lake Regatta: Drone footage from a Phantom 4.

“How an All-Woman Sailing Crew Proved the Critics Wrong,” Article published 6/13/2019 in Wall St. Journal. Read pdf

Documentary ‘Maiden’ tracks the 1989 journey of Tracy Edwards, who led the first female crew in the grueling Whitbread Round the World Race See trailer: https://youtu.be/OMBM10cBhIs


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