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Juniors starting in the 2019 North American Championships in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. 

Photo by Kenneth Fitzgerald-Case

The Origins of the El Toro Bullship Race Across the Golden Gate

by Tom Burden

Great Racing in the 75th Annual Stampede                                       by Tom Burden

Bulls Stampede for the 74th Time - by Tom Burden                                                          RYC The Storm Jib  p.12                                                      Latitude 38   p.79

2021 Totally Dinghy Regatta - by Tom Burden

2019 El Toro North American Championships – An Aloha Family Tradition   by Tom Burden

2019 Hawaii Bullship Race – El Toro Sailing With The Aloha Spirit   by Tom Burden

2019 El Toro Worlds – Getting Pinecrested   by Tom Burden

The 2019 El Toro Stampede – Battle for supremacy in both forward and reverse gear   by Tom Burden

Rigging Diagram

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How to build an El Toro

El Toro Manual

El Toro Parts List

El Toro Tuning Tips by Hank Jotz

El Toro Tuning Tips

Tips for building a traditional wood El Toro: 

contact Joe at [email protected]

Building a Traditional Wood El Toro Sailboat

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El Toro Sailing/Coaching Tips

El Toro Capsize Recovery

El Toro Towing

El Toro Safety Position

El Toro Mast Rake

El Toro Escaping Irons

El Toro JC Strap

Pinecrest Courses

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10-12-2018 Kaneohe YC Bullship Results 2018

10-12-2018 Kaneohe YC Bullship Finish Order 2018

8-2-2016 ETIYRA Annual Meeting Minutes

7-23-2015 ETIYRA Annual Meeting Minutes

5-13-2017 Flight of the Bulls Recap and Pictures

10-24-2015 Bay Area Senior Championship Results

9-14-2015 Bay Area Junior Championship Results

8-16-2015 Pinecrest Worlds Report

5-9-2015 Flight of the Bulls Recap by John Pacholski

4-7-2015 John Gilmour

4-4-2015 Bullship Race Article in Sail World by Erik Simonson

5-13-2014 Flight of the Bulls Recap by Fred Paxton

5-5-2014 Pressure Drop Covers 2014 Bullship 

2-17-2014 El Toro Capsize Recovery by Paul Tara

2-17-2014 El Toro Mast Rake by Paul Tara

2-17-2014 El Toro Towing by Paul Tara

2-17-2014 El Toro Escaping Irons by Paul Tara

2-17-2014 El Toro JC Strap by Paul Tara

2-17-2014 El Toro Safety Position by Paul Tara

9-15-2013 63rd Annual Hawaii Bullship Results by Class

9-15-2013 63rd Annual Hawaii Bullship Order of Finish

8-15-2013 Kaneohe NAs Article - NorCalSailing

4-6-2013 Bullship Article - NorCalSailing

4-6-2013 Bullship Article - Pressure-Drop

4-6-13 2013 Bullship Article - Cindy Lou Delmas

3 -20-13 2013 NorCal Toro Master Championship Series

2-20-13 2013 NorCal Junior El Toro Season Championship

9-22-12 Hawaii State Championship

4-17-12 norcalsailing.com Bullship article

4-15-12 Bullship Recap by Greg Morrill 

4-12-12 Friends of Pinecrest letter

4-12-12 Friends of Pinecrest

10-15-11 2011 Junior Bay Area Championship

10-15-11 2011 Senior Toro Master Championship

9-17-11 Hawaii State Jr & Sr Championship Regatta

6-7-11 GoSailingSF's Youth Project Call for Boats

5-5-11 Bullship Article by norcalsailing.com

3-13-11 Paul Cayard's El Toro by Pressure-drop.us

2-5-11 Joel Verutti

1-30-11 Paul Fuge

RYC 12-5 Midwinters Article by norcalsailing.com

RYC 12-5 Midwinters Article by 'Lectronic Latitude

Running of the Bulls Article by norcalsailing.com 11-13-10

2010 Norcal Senior Championship Series Final Results

2010 Norcal Junior Championship Series Final Results

2010-09-08 Pinecrest Write-up by John Pacholski

2010-07-16 Jr NA Recap by Paul Tara

2010-06-20 Sr NA's A Father's Perspective by John Pacholski

2010-05-13 Duncan Carter Article by The Rossmoor News

2010-04-25 Bullship Article by norcalsailing.com

El Toro International Yacht Racing Association

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One-Design Class Type: Dinghy

Was this boat built to be sailed by youth or adults? Both

Approximately how many class members do you have? 50

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About El Toro International Yacht Racing Association

The El Toro class racing dinghy originated in 1939 at the Richmond Yacht Club in California when this new “working man’s yacht club” was looking for a yacht tender and junior training boat. Club members held a series of “Bull Sessions” and set about modifying plans for the MacGregor Sabot published in Rudder Magazine. A prototype was built in a local high school wood shop, and the rest is history. Since then the El Toro has spread across the US and into Canada. Olympians like John Kostecki, Paul Cayard and David Liebenberg began in the El Toro. Active fleets are located in Northern California, the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii, New York and elsewhere. Annual “Bullship” races, iconic events in local racing communities, are held in Hawaii, Sausalito, CA and Amityville, NY.

Boats Produced: 12,025

Class boat builder(s):

El Toros can be built by anyone, as long as they meet the class measurement rules. Homebuilt Toros are made the traditional way, or “stitch and glue,” or using thin “doorskin” plywood. Lim Brothers in Hawaii Gresham Marine in California sells El Toro parts, covers and hardware. Moore Sailboats have retired. A Lake Washington Sailing Club group owns the Moore molds and is planning to build new hulls.

Approximately how many boats are in the USA/North America? 8,000 to 10,000

Where is your One-Design class typically sailed in the USA? List regions of the country:

Northern California, Hawaii, Pacific Northwest, Michigan, Potomac River, Amityville, NY

Does this class have a spinnaker or gennaker? No

How many people sail as a crew including the helm?  1

Ideal combined weight of range of crew:  75 to 185

Boat Designed in  1940

Length (feet/inches): 7’11”

Beam: 3’10”

Weight of rigged boat without sails: 80lb. fully rigged

Draft: 22″

Mast Height: 14’0″

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1947. Primarily North American membership.

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2024 Bullship!!

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Hosted by Kaneohe Yacht Club

Kaneohe, HI

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Kaneohe Yacht Club

44-503 Kaneohe Bay Drive

Kaneohe, Hawaii  96744-2525

Telephone: (808) 247-4121 Fax: (808) 235-8180 E-mail: [email protected]

  THE 73rd BULLSHIP

SUNDAY, September 29, 2024

NOTICE OF RACE

• RULES : The regatta will be governed by The Racing Rules of Sailing, the prescriptions of US Sailing, the El Toro International Yacht Racing Association (ETIYRA) Class rules, and this Notice of Race except as any of these are altered by this Notice of Race or the Sailing Instructions.  The Organizing Authority is Kaneohe Yacht Club (KYC).  US Sailing prescriptions to rules 60.3, 63.2 and 63.4 will be excluded.
• ADVERTISING: Appendix J, section J2.2 (1) will be modified to read that “advertising will not be restricted.”
• ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY:

3.1 The regatta is open to all boats of the El Toro Class. Eligible boats may enter by completing the Bullship Entry Information at the Registration Desk on the day of the Regatta.  Duplicate sail numbers will NOT be accepted . Online Registration must be completed, including sail numbers, prior to the respective Skipper's Meeting. Failure to do may result in an entry being scored DNS.

3.2 The Junior Bullship shall be for those skippers who have not reached their 19th birthday by the day of the Regatta. Junior skippers shall be classified by age.

3.3 The Senior Bullship is for skippers aged 19 and older on the day of the Regatta.  There will be four divisions in the Senior Bullship determined by weight.

3.4 Double handed entries are welcome in both races. In the Senior Race they shall start in the appropriate weight class but be scored as a separate division.

3.5 The winner of the Junior Bullship is invited to compete in the Senior Bullship in the appropriate weight class.

• FEES: For US Sailing Members: $10.00 per boat for Juniors, $15.00 per boat for Seniors. Non US Sailing Members, add $5.00 per boat.
• REGISTRATION :  Registration shall be on line at:

https://kaneoheyachtclub.com/register/regatta/lN0IUph2fV/class

• SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: All events are scheduled for Sunday, September 29, 2024

Junior Bullship:

8:30 Report

9:15 AM Skipper’s Meeting

9:42 AM First Warning - One race  

11:45 Awards Presentation

Senior Bullship:

12:15 AM – 13:00 PM Weigh-in

13:00 PM - Skipper’s Meeting

13:27 PM First Warning - One race  

Prizes and Awards for the Senior Race will be presented no earlier than 15:30 at Kaneohe Yacht Club.  In the event of cancellation, this event shall be abandoned for 2024.

• RACE START SYSTEM:  RRS 26 will be replaced with US Sailing prescription Appendix U.  Audible-Signal Racing System.
• SAILING INSTRUCTIONS :  The Sailing Instructions will be available online at kaneoheyachtclub.com after 9/28/24 and at Report/Weigh-in.
• SCORING: Appendix A-4. Scoring: The order of finish shall determine position.
• PRIZES: Perpetual trophies are awarded for overall finishes.  Other appropriate awards may be presented.
• FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Kaneohe Yacht Club, (808) 247-4121 or

 Kim Ickler, (808) 753-1431.

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HMB Yacht Club Hosts the El Toro 3-Day National Sailing Championship Regatta

Top 5 Races at the 2021 El Toro Regatta:  Senior Division

Top 6 Races at the 2021 El Toro Regatta:  Junior Division

Notes from the Half Moon Bay Yacht Club’s El Toro Regatta

July 30 – August 1

Four days of sailing in Pillar Point Harbor left no doubt that the El Toros wanted more races here.  The El Toro is a beloved classic 8’ San Francisco dinghy design from the 1930s  “This harbor is perfect for El Toros” stated Senior division winner Gordie Nash.  Nash added “ This club ( HMBYC) is a hidden gem and huge overnight success, after 40 years of work.”

The 20 competitors in two divisions were treated to one day of practice and three days of racing in light to moderate winds on the bucolic west end water of the Pillar Point Harbor.   The racing was so tight that the top 2 places in both divisions were tied at the beginning of Sunday.   The sun came out and warmed up the sailors for the final showdown.  Nash sailing  Sorcerers Apprentice , pulled ahead of Art Lange in  Cygnus  to decide 1st and 2nd places in the senior division.

In the Junior division the lounging resident seals barked and stalked Yasmine Kennedy-Crum in  Bubbles  who won 2 of the last 3 races which raised her score up to finish 3rd overall.  Meanwhile Garrett Koontz and Evan Sullivan fought it out behind her for the overall points leader.  Koontz triumphed over Sullivan to secure the top honor.

The results of the Regatta are posted on our Racing web page (on our website go to the   Sailing > Racing   page  and scroll down to  Past Regattas , open the  2021  accordion and there are links to the results). See some photos from the Regatta at the  El Toro International Yacht Racing Association  website.

There will soon be photos in our  Photo Gallery .

Thanks to Rear Commodore Karen Allanson, Event Captain Kelly Pike, Senior Division PRO Joe Rockmore, Junior Division PRO Mike Day, Senior Division Race Committee (Terri Lahey, Beccie Mendenhall, Dave Slater, and Steve Smith), Junior Division Race Committee (Glenn Kesselman, Jeff Ebert, and Jeff Bubin), Safety/Mark Boat drivers Kerry Burke, John Mangan and Dave Morris, volunteer coordinator Indrani Stangel and volunteers Bernadette Blanchard, Don Blanchard, Michelle Dragony, Mark Evans, Kenji Gjovig, Skip Granger, Chuck Jameson, Christian Jorgensen, Chris Jorgensen, Karen Madsen, Madeline Mindek, Spencer Nassar, Susan Pike, and Lynn Robbins. Thanks also go to Gordie Nash and Vickie Gilmore of the El Toro IYRA for coordinating their side of the Regatta.

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