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DH Farallones Skipper’s Meeting Tonight
The skipper’s meeting for the Doublehanded Farallones Race is on for 8 p.m. tonight at at the Oakland YC. Although attendance isn’t compulsory, race sponsor BAMA is requesting that all skippers attend as any changes to the sailing instructions, division breaks and start times will be announced there.
Local Sailor Drowns in Marina
Boaters and their families celebrating Easter Sunday at Marina Village had a holiday they’d probably rather not remember when the body of a berther was found floating next to his boat. Jay Thinnes, a commercial pilot, was found dead in the water beside his Hunter 31 Sunset Woman about 2 p.m. by the Alameda Police.…
Happy 100th, Gordy Miller!
Local sailor and 74-year member of Richmond YC Gordy Miller will celebrate the "Big 100" on April 3. Gordy’s love for sailing dates back to 1934, when he joined the newly formed Richmond YC. He would have joined a year earlier as a charter member but he had to save up for the $5 initiation…
The Expensive and the Free In Mexico
The marina at the Grand Hotel in Barra de Navidad, like all new marinas in Mexico, is not cheap. © 2008 Scott Stolnitz One of the not-so-good things about cruising in Mexico is that all the newer marinas are muy expensive. But this is trumped, in the good sense, by the fact there are so…
Clippers Delayed, Santa Cruz Stop Shortened
Dismastings in the Clipper Round the World Race will delay the start of the upcoming Honolulu to Santa Cruz leg. That delay will result in a shorter Santa Cruz stopover to make up the lost time, according to organizers, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s Clipper Ventures. The start, originally scheduled for March 26, is now projected to…