SFBA

10/14/2026

The 2026 Site Audit Report is out and the news is not good with our major sites facing new threats. Read it here by going to the website or down into the comments to get the link.

10/12/2026

Anyone recognize this Peace Navy sailor? (photo credit UC Berkeley Library/Calisphere)

10/08/2026

Check out this sweet photo I took from a plane flying out of SFO yesterday showing the fog streaming in the Golden Gate.. past Alcatraz and towards the Berkeley pier.

10/06/2026

Bay Area team wins the WORLD Championships! Congratulations to the team at F4 FOILS Wing and team rider Sean Herbert for winning the Wing Foil Racing World Championships this past weekend in Sardinia. Whats more amazing is he did it all on PRODUCTION GEAR. Stuff you can actually buy! Well done. Well earned.

10/05/2026

Shoot movie. Show friends. Win cash.

10/02/2026

3 years gone by and still missing Felix. See you in church.

10/02/2026

West Coast Wind & Water Film Fest 2026
Presented by SFBA, RVWA, & Bay Area Kiteboarding
Saturday, November 7, 5-10pm
Donkey & Goat Winery @ 1340 Fifth St in Berkeley
Drinks, food, and fun for all!!!
SAVE THE DATE and get tickets here before the sell out like previous years!!
https://sfba.org/news/season-b-ender-2026/individual-registration

!!!VIDEOS WANTED!!! Cash Prizes for best videos!

You sailed it. You nailed it, failed it, crashed it, hot dogged it or mowed the lawn!!!
Hopefully somebody filmed it.

This is our annual end-of-season gathering celebrating another year of extreme windsports on the Bay—and get your footage on the big screen! Windsurfing, kiting, winging, para-winging, DW sup foiling, surfing, kayaking, swimming for your life -- whatever, as long as it's wind/water related and entertaining!
We’re looking for huge days, ridiculous days, beautiful days, bad decisions, great saves, spectacular crashes, personal missions, adventure on the Bay and coast or elsewhere.
We want two kinds of submissions:

Short Narratives — roughly 6–10 minutes
A video that tells us a story. Anything that has a beginning, middle and end—or at least deserves more than a couple minutes on screen. Longer pieces are welcome when the story justifies it.

Short Clips: Cool and Funny — roughly 2–4 minutes or less
No narrative required. Anything that makes you say “you have to see this.”

Don't worry about making it perfect. It’s more about the moment than the production value. Raw footage is fine. Phone footage is fine. GoPro footage is fine. Old-school footage is fine.
PRIZES FOR BEST VIDEOS
FOOTAGE DEADLINE: OCTOBER 21

Message Andrew Sullivan or Erin Loscocco for the link
to upload your content to.

SFBA Facebook event - https://www.facebook.com/events/954178110462117/

Tickets Here - https://sfba.org/news/season-b-ender-2026/individual-registration

09/13/2026

NOAH LYONS!!!!! Second place at the IQ Foil World Championships. Best result by a mens American windsurfer in decades. Congrats Noah way to represent!

09/09/2026

We just may have a contender in our midst. Go Noah Go!

On the second day of the iQFOiL World Championships in Weymouth, Noah Lyons took the lead in the men’s event. Tamar Steinberg defended her lead in the women’s event.

09/06/2026

Season’s changing fast, and KCBS mentioned a rescue for three kiters yesterday — one picked up, one swam in, one refused help. Quick reminder for everyone: when rescue shows up, they have to stay on scene until every rider is safely on shore, even if you’re “fine.” That’s why they had to stand by the whole time while the swimmer made it in.

Winter wind shuts off fast, with almost no warning — one minute powered, next minute you’re sitting in a dead zone wondering what happened. Cold water + surprise lulls = hypothermia risk, not hero time.

If the Coast Guard or fireboat is next to you, just take the ride. It’s not about ego — it’s about clearing the call so they can get back to real emergencies.

SFBA has a great winter safety refresher:
https://list.sfba.org/resources/winter-sailing🥰

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