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Sailagram: A Snapshot of February Sailing

By Heather Breaux | March 8, 2024 |

Sailing in February saw us enjoying Valentine’s Day, aka “I love sailing day,” plus some wet and wild weather and summery weather.

The Left Turn Was the Right Turn
Turning to the dark side — sailboat to a powerboat — may not be everyone's path, but for those who do not fear to tread, it's a way to ensure they can keep sailing — at least on the inside.
Regattas Big and Small
An astute reader and historian found an article in the April 10, 1955, San Francisco Examiner that says the Bullship started in 1954.
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PV Race & MEXORC

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San Diego Yacht Club served up a 1,000-mile Puerto Vallarta Race on February 22-March 1. Since 1953, this San Diego to PV biennial has made miles of memories.

Green Sailors on a Green Journey

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Megan Routbort and Thomas Poloniato, two late 20-somethings from the US and France, met in Berkeley and now are traveling the world, but only on forms of transportation that have a climate-positive effect.

Don't Give Up the Ship

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Isolated in a remote corner of the Sea of Cortez. Hard aground. Exhausted. After more than 24 hours alone, David Haight needed help.

A Photos Phlashback 

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A photos phlashback from staff as well as our readers. Send yours to [email protected].

Max Ebb: Wind, Spray & Speed

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"College students sure look young these days," I thought as I made my way through the common room of the housing co-op just off campus where Lee Helm lives. I was there to drop off her cellphone, which she had carelessly left in my chart table after a Wednesday night race.

Racing sheet

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With spring having sprung, we wrap up the Golden Gate and Berkeley Midwinters, welcome that spring classic the Big Daddy, review two Shorthanded Races, brave the wind for Marina del Rey's South Bay Tour, gaze at what's On the Horizon, and hope for rescue of the Santa Cruz Mile Buoy. Box Scores is loaded up with Midwinter Series results.
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