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The grounding of a bright yellow Catalina 27 at Ocean Beach, was a minor news story Monday, but it serves as a painful reminder to all who plan to sail south this fall or winter to head several miles out past the Golden Gate before hanging a left.  Many sailors have learned a hard lesson…

A Salute to Unsung Heroes

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Seeing an Old Friend

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Stay Gold Sails Again

Crossing the Pacific, garbage wasn’t the only thing Stay Gold picked up. Presumably, this flying fish was returned to the sea. Stay Gold©Latitude 38 Media, LLC After the two long and demanding passages that they endured while crossing from Victoria, BC, to San Francisco and then on to Hawaii as volunteer researchers for The Ocean…

Just a Month to Go to the Start of the Baja Ha-Ha

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