The statue, bronze-cast and glowing brilliantly in the sun, has frozen in time a man, focused and intent, but undeniably stoked, at the helm of a catamaran, surfing down a wave.

It is a real pleasure having a conversation with Taylor Canfield, who is arguably one of America's greatest sailing talents.

Visit any cruiser haven around the world and you're likely to find plenty of sailing couples whose liveaboard lifestyle appears to be simple, idyllic and carefree.

We had so many [profiles] — and we wanted to include as many of them as possible — that they trickled into a fourth issue. Thus you hold in your hands (or view on your screen) the final installment honoring class winners of the 2018 Bay Area sailing season.

The Bay Area waterfront is ever- evolving. It is, at once, a remnant of the boom of recreational sailing, and a rapidly changing landscape being molded by the pressures of population.

The yacht club manager hailed me as I walked passed his office door: "Three more cartons of books for you to sort, Max.”