Farr 30 World Championship at 2011 Rolex Big Boat Series

The Farr 30 Class is making a comeback. This year they signed up to sail their World Championship as part of this year's Rolex Big Boat Series hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club on San Francisco Bay. The temperatures were chilly and the winds were rarely below 20k. That's a handful in a 30 foot boat and the sailors got a first hand look at just what the Bay can dish out. It wasn't survival conditions, but it certainly put a premium on good boat handling skills. You'll see some great downwind rides here: boats running through chop with spray flying and the front third of the hull hanging over the top of the next wave. There's also the requisite amount of carnage -- sails so wrapped the only way to untangle it is with a knife.