The Spaulding Center’s boats Polaris and Pegasus both competed in yesterday’s Master Mariners Regatta of classic wooden boats on San Francisco Bay. Another Spaulding-designed boat, Chrysopyle, a privately-owned 46′ sloop, also participated in the race. It was a cold and foggy day on the Bay, but Spaulding Center staff, volunteers and friends who served as crew reported they had a great time.

The regatta originated in 1867 in a Fourth of July race among the large coastal schooners, sailing scows and other working boats of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Polaris is a 34 foot gaff-rigged pumpkinseed sloop, built on San Francisco Bay in 1906.

Polaris heading towards starting line off San Francisco waterfront

Pegasus is a Myron Spaulding-designed Spaulding 33, built in San Francisco by Michael Schnapp in 1962.

Pegasus on starboard tack

Pegasus in 2009 Master Mariners Regatta

Chrysopyle was orignally a yawl, designed and built at the Spaulding Boatworks in 1961.

Spaulding-designed sloop Chrysopyle

Competitors after the race at Encinal Yacht Club