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July 2025

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12Calendar

20Letters

36Loose Lips

38Sightings

46Master Mariners Regatta Sea Stories Abound

Spring on San Francisco Bay can be as windy as — but less predictable than — summer. On Saturday, May 24, sailors in the Master Mariners Regatta recorded wind into the 30s, and even an apparent wind gust of 40 during the afternoon's last leg across the Slot.

52SV Atalanta — Refitting A Modern Classic

When my boat partner Chuck Drake and I upgraded from our Santana 35 and bought Atalanta, a custom 1988 New Zealand-built Farr 53 in summer 2020, although she looked beau- tiful, we knew we were in for a project.

58First The Pacific Puddle Jump — Then Our College Graduation

In 2024, three college friends and I quit our jobs and poured our savings into a sailboat with the goal of crossing the Pacific Ocean. Ranging from age 22 to 26, Jack, Lauren, Teddy, and I found Open Range, a 1989 Beneteau, and restored her in Santa Cruz over the winter.

62Max Ebb – In Praise of Raster

One of the lost pleasures of planning a trip to a new sailing area was rolling out the new charts. A physical chart that covered most of the dinner table evoked the adventure, the hazards, and the rewards of a cruise.

66The Racing Sheet

The last blast of spring was a blast indeed. Here we include California Offshore Race Week, the Delta Ditch Run, the YRA Duxship, the SSS and YRA Farallones races, the Elvstrom-Zellerbach.

74Changes in Latitudes

86Classy Classifieds