GPS coordinates for YRA Racing marks in San Francisco Bay
See NEWS.md for recent updates.
This project contains GPS coordinates for nearly all racing marks in the San Francisco Bay and some other "interesting" marks. The information here was collected from multiple sources:
- Mark list from YRA
- NOAA ENC charts
- Sailing clubs
- USCG Weekly Light List Volume6
You can download the list in multiple formats or look at them using Google Maps which also allows to search for these marks on the map using the mark name (e.g. "YRA-18").
The easiest way to download all files is to left-click on the green "Code" button in the lop-right corner and then left-click the "Download ZIP" at the bottom of the resulting popup windows. The resulting ZIP file contains the marks in all the generated formats listed below.
If you just want a single file, you can also right-click on the file name above and then select "Save Link as...".
Of course I do not claim that any of this information is correct and strongly advise not to use this for navigation. Having said that, if anyone finds mistakes or has additions, please feel free to send me updates.
For most marks that are listed in "Volume 6 - District 11" of the
Weekly Light List, the description in San_Francisco.csv
contains the light number in [] (e.g. [360] for the Lightship).
However, that number is omitted from all the other files because it
is not of interest to most users.
| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| YRA-1 | 37.929200 | -122.431000 | Red Rock Island |
| YRA-2 | 37.826229 | -122.422142 | W Fl W 5s Alcatraz Light |
| YRA-3 | 37.699196 | -123.001837 | W Fl W 15s Farallon Light |
| YRA-4 | 37.852800 | -122.443500 | Lighted red nun buoy near Pt Knox |
| YRA-6 | 37.811000 | -122.430200 | Lighted yellow column “M“ approx. 0.1 nm north of Ft Mason docks (Phil Perkins) |
| YRA-7 | 37.833317 | -122.396439 | R '2' Fl R 6s San Francisco Bay North Channel Lighted Buoy 2 |
| YRA-8 | 37.847042 | -122.396470 | R '4' Fl R 2.5s San Francisco Bay North Channel Lighted Buoy 4 |
| YRA-12 | 37.843825 | -122.453357 | G '1' Fl G 4s Raccoon Strait Lighted Buoy 1 (Little Harding) |
| YRA-13 | 37.807500 | -122.460667 | Crissy Field Buoy |
| YRA-15 | 37.839800 | -122.466300 | Lighted yellow column approx. 0.5 nm east of Yellow Bluff (Hank Easom) |
| YRA-16 | 37.810000 | -122.466300 | Lighted yellow column approx. 0.2 nm east of Ft.Point (Tom Blackaller) |
| YRA-17 | 37.838239 | -122.445994 | RG 'HR' Fl (2+1)R 6s Harding Rock Lighted Buoy HR |
| YRA-18 | 37.818376 | -122.403448 | GR 'BR' Fl (2+1)G 6s Blossom Rock Lighted Bell Buoy BR (Blossom Rock) |
| YRA-19 | 37.879698 | -122.414932 | R '8' Fl R 2.5s San Francisco Bay North Channel Lighted Buoy 8 |
| YRA-21 | 37.832016 | -122.408648 | G '1' Fl G 6s San Francisco Bay North Channel Lighted Buoy 1 |
| YRA-23 | 37.864176 | -122.408877 | RW 'A' Mo (A) W San Francisco Bay North Channel Lighted Buoy A |
| YRA-24 | 37.860874 | -122.396470 | R '6' Fl R 4s San Francisco Bay North Channel Lighted Bell Buoy 6 |
| YRA-28 | 37.890572 | -122.417659 | R '2' Fl R 2.5s Southampton Shoal Channel Lighted Buoy 2 |
| YRA-29 | 37.903908 | -122.420154 | R '4' Fl R 4s Southampton Shoal Channel Lighted Buoy 4 |
| YRA-32 | 37.746000 | -122.323333 | Fl Y4s 'A' Approx 2.5 nm East of Army St Terminal |
| YRA-33 | 37.800985 | -122.347771 | R '4' Fl R 4s Oakland Inner Harbor Lighted Buoy 4 |
| YRA-34 | 37.758250 | -122.368350 | R '2' Fl R 2.5s Lash Terminal Approach Lighted Buoy 2 |
| YRA-35 | 37.776793 | -122.331076 | G '3' Fl G 2.5s Alameda Naval Air Station Channel Light 3 |
| YRA-36 | 37.773362 | -122.330164 | R '4' Fl R 4s Alameda Naval Air Station Channel Light 4 |
| YRA-37 | 37.739517 | -122.359902 | G '5' Fl G 4s Lash Terminal Approach Lighted Buoy 5 |
| YRA-A | 37.810167 | -122.446069 | Yellow sphere 'A' Outer Buoy St. Francis Yacht Club |
| YRA-AS1 | 37.771800 | -122.382300 | Yellow sphere approx. 0.3 nm east of BVYC |
| YRA-B | 37.808285 | -122.446069 | Inner yellow sphere mark 'B' off St. Francis Yacht Club - Billingham |
| YRA-CM2 | 37.928258 | -122.468584 | R '2' Iso R 6s Corte Madera Channel Light 2 |
| YRA-DB | 38.004000 | -122.967300 | White buoy “DB” located in Drakes Bay |
| YRA-DOC | 37.857680 | -122.349403 | G '3' Fl G 4s Berkeley Marina Channel Light 3 |
| YRA-FOC | 37.864200 | -122.377000 | Olympic Circle buoy “F” |
| YRA-G1 | 37.769777 | -122.632222 | G '1' Q G San Francisco Main Ship Channel Lighted Bell Buoy 1 |
| YRA-G7 | 37.781869 | -122.589909 | G '7' Fl G 2.5s San Francisco Main Ship Channel Lighted Bell Buoy 7 |
| YRA-N | 37.855940 | -122.468682 | R '2' Fl R 4s Sausalito Channel Light 2 |
| YRA-NAS1 | 37.777260 | -122.341322 | G '1' Fl G 4s Alameda Naval Air Station Channel Entrance Lighted Bell Buoy 1 |
| YRA-NAS2 | 37.774196 | -122.341061 | R '2' Fl R 4s Alameda Naval Air Station Channel Entrance Lighted Buoy 2 |
| YRA-NG7 | 37.934091 | -122.485529 | G '7' Fl G 2.5s Corte Madera Channel Light 7 |
| YRA-NO | 37.800559 | -122.798626 | Y 'N' Fl Y 4s San Francisco North Traffic Lane Lighted Bell Buoy N |
| YRA-NR12 | 37.913595 | -122.445155 | R '12' Fl R 2.5s San Francisco Bay North Channel Lighted Buoy 12 |
| YRA-NR14 | 37.930484 | -122.443433 | R '14' Fl R 4s San Francisco Bay North Channel Lighted Buoy 14 |
| YRA-NR6 | 37.916245 | -122.422347 | R '6' Fl R 2.5s Southampton Shoal Channel Lighted Buoy 6 |
| YRA-PB | 37.812713 | -122.541017 | RG Fl (2+1)R 6s Four Fathom Bank Lighted Bell Buoy (Point Bonita) |
| YRA-R2 | 37.763339 | -122.629042 | R '2' Q R San Francisco Main Ship Channel Lighted Whistle Buoy 2 |
| YRA-R8 | 37.775402 | -122.587298 | R '8' Fl R 2.5s San Francisco Main Ship Channel Lighted Whistle Buoy 8 |
| YRA-SC1 | 37.775559 | -122.365849 | GR 'SC' Fl (2+1)G 6s San Francisco Bay Preferred Channel Lighted Buoy SC |
| YRA-SF | 37.749934 | -122.692776 | RW 'SF' Mo (A) W San Francisco Approach Lighted Whistle Buoy SF (Lightship) |
| YRA-SO | 37.648771 | -122.695004 | Y 'S' Fl Y 4s San Francisco South Traffic Lane Lighted Bell Buoy S |
| YRA-TYC | 37.909500 | -122.470000 | Privately maintained White mark 'TYC' off entrance to Paradise Cove Harbor |
| YRA-WE | 37.691046 | -122.794449 | Y 'W' Fl Y 2.5s San Francisco West Traffic Lane Lighted Gong Buoy W |
| YRA-X | 37.811200 | -122.443000 | Yellow/blue sphere “X” Golden Gate Yacht Club |
| YRA-XOC | 37.872300 | -122.358500 | Olympic Circle buoy “X” (Bobbi Tossi) |
| 2CR | 37.931664 | -122.420890 | R '2CR' Fl R 4s Castro Rocks Lighted Buoy 2CR |
| BON | 37.833598 | -122.568289 | R '2' Fl R 6s Bonita Channel Lighted Whistle Buoy 2 |
| BRO | 37.963145 | -122.434389 | Brothers Islands North of Richmond Bridge |
| BYC | 37.867833 | -122.326000 | Berkeley Yacht Club |
| CP-Z | 37.614000 | -122.311800 | Coyote Point Yacht Club Mark Z |
| CR | 37.536121 | -122.552518 | R '26' Fl R 2.5s Colorado Reef Lighted Buoy 26 |
| DUX | 37.860167 | -122.695411 | G '1DR' Fl G 6s Duxbury Reef Lighted Buoy 1DR |
| G25 | 38.033258 | -122.161926 | G '25' Q G Carquinez Strait Lighted Buoy 25 |
| GGB | 37.818433 | -122.478323 | Golden Gate Bridge - Middle |
| GGB-NT | 37.825150 | -122.479141 | Golden Gate Bridge - North Tower |
| GGB-ST | 37.813966 | -122.478361 | Golden Gate Bridge - South Tower |
| HMB-1 | 37.486228 | -122.506100 | G '1' Fl G 2.5s Pillar Point Harbor Entrance Lighted Gong Buoy 1 |
| HMB-1S | 37.464695 | -122.469723 | G '1S' Fl G 6s Southeast Reef Southern End Lighted Gong Buoy 1S |
| HMB-2 | 37.472848 | -122.484121 | R '2' Fl R 4s Pillar Point Harbor Entrance Lighted Buoy 2 |
| HMB-3 | 37.481525 | -122.483054 | G '3' Fl G 4s Pillar Point Harbor Entrance Lighted Bell Buoy 3 |
| HMB-PP | 37.472226 | -122.513765 | RW 'PP' Mo (A) W Pillar Point Harbor Approach Lighted Buoy PP |
| Island-1 | 37.793289 | -122.278976 | Island YC red/orange ball near Jack London Square |
| Island-2 | 37.787647 | -122.266652 | Island YC red/orange ball south of Jack London Aquatic Park |
| Island-3 | 37.783585 | -122.257527 | Island YC red/orange ball between G daymark on west end of CG Island and Encinal Basin |
| Island-5 | 37.776848 | -122.244162 | Island YC pink ball SE of CG Island |
| Island-X | 37.778413 | -122.248656 | Island YC red/orange ball between RC dock and CG Island pier |
| MIS#1 | 38.070983 | -122.247517 | G '1' Fl G 2.5s Mare Island Strait Lighted Buoy 1 |
| MR | 37.792825 | -122.510390 | Mile Rocks Light |
| ONR | 37.708147 | -122.583025 | Y Fl Y6s Yellow ball San Francisco Outfall North Research Buoy |
| PPL-P | 38.016569 | -122.367474 | W 'P' Fl W 2.5s Point Pinole Light P |
| PRE#2 | 38.049079 | -122.422047 | R '2' Fl R 2.5s Petaluma River Entrance Light 2 |
| PSB#2 | 37.967788 | -122.429246 | R '2' Fl R 4s San Pablo Bay Lighted Buoy 2 |
| RHC#2 | 37.918193 | -122.417493 | R '2' Q R Richmond Harbor Channel Lighted Buoy 2 |
| RHC#6 | 37.905675 | -122.394102 | R '6' Fl R 4s Richmond Harbor Channel Lighted Buoy 6 |
| RHC#7 | 37.906595 | -122.386237 | G '7' Fl G 4s Richmond Harbor Channel Lighted Buoy 7 |
| RHC#8 | 37.904440 | -122.385007 | R '8' Fl R 6s Richmond Harbor Channel Light 8 |
| RWC#12 | 37.559827 | -122.210537 | R '12' Fl R 4s San Francisco Bay South Channel Light 12 |
| RWC#2 | 37.552889 | -122.196530 | R '2' Q R Redwood Creek Entrance Light 2 |
| RWC#3 | 37.549939 | -122.193370 | G '3' Fl G 4s Redwood Creek Entrance Light 3 |
| RWC#4 | 37.547073 | -122.195089 | R '4' Fl R 2.5s Redwood Creek Entrance Light 4 |
| RYC-A | 37.897450 | -122.389783 | Richmond Yacht Club A (former Olympic Circle A) |
| RYC-BK | 37.886400 | -122.402600 | Richmond Yacht Club Bob Klein yellow - 200y N of YRA-14 |
| SBC#1 | 37.695759 | -122.339447 | G '1' Fl G 4s San Bruno Shoal Channel Light 1 |
| SBC#2 | 37.694935 | -122.341402 | R '2' Fl R 4s San Bruno Shoal Channel Lighted Buoy 2 |
| SBC#4 | 37.668387 | -122.328374 | R '4' Fl R 2.5s San Bruno Shoal Channel Light 4 |
| SBC#6 | 37.643104 | -122.315611 | R '6' Fl R 4s San Bruno Shoal Channel Light 6 |
| SBC#8 | 37.604621 | -122.291406 | R '8' Fl R 4s San Francisco Bay South Channel Light 8 |
| SBC#8A | 37.588834 | -122.269718 | '8A' San Francisco Bay South Channel Daybeacon 8A |
| SRC#17 | 37.957339 | -122.457189 | G '17' Fl G 4s San Francisco Bay North Channel Light 17 |
| SYC-A | 37.532333 | -122.171833 | Sequoia Yacht Club mark A. White collar buoy |
| SYC-B | 37.582666 | -122.248074 | G '11' San Francisco Bay South Channel Buoy 11 |
| SYC-E | 37.580167 | -122.217833 | Sequoia Yacht Club mark E. Yellow collar buoy |
| SYC-O | 37.560167 | -122.186000 | Sequoia Yacht Club mark O. Yellow collar buoy |
| SYC-P | 37.558500 | -122.187833 | Sequoia Yacht Club mark P. White collar buoy |
| SYC-S | 37.566167 | -122.228833 | Sequoia Yacht Club mark S. Yellow collar buoy |
| SYC-X | 37.570500 | -122.202167 | Sequoia Yacht Club mark X. Yellow collar buoy |
| SYC-Y | 37.537000 | -122.164500 | Sequoia Yacht Club mark Y. Yellow collar buoy |
| TI#6 | 37.833229 | -122.372506 | R '6' Fl R 2.5s Treasure Island North End Light 6 |
The marks are offered in multiple formats from generated San_Francisco.csv using GPSBabel.
As an example, the GPX file was generated using
gpsbabel -i unicsv -f San_Francisco.csv -o gpx -F San_Francisco.gpx
Right now I offer the following formats:
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CSV simple text format with coordinates in decimal degrees (e.g.
-122.358967) -
GPX very common format. This can also be directly used as a layer in the excellent OpenCPN chartplotter and navigation software.
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POI Garmin POI format (should work for Garmin Marine handhelds)
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DMM CSV with coordinates in degrees and decimal minutes (e.g.
W122 21.538020) -
DMS CSV with coordinates in degrees, minutes and decimal seconds (e.g.
W122 21 32.281) -
NOAA CSV with coordinates in degrees, minutes and decimal seconds (e.g.
122-21-32.281W). This is the format used in the NOAA light lists. -
SHP format commonly used in mapping applications
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HTML simple text version
If you need another format, drop me a note and I might add it. Of course you can also always use GPSBabel yourself.