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November 2026

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12Calendar

18Letters

32Sightings

A Sacramento River Cruise
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42Moore 24 50th Nationals

The 50th Moore 24 Nationals, hosted in September by Santa Cruz Yacht Club, was the largest small-keelboat nationals in the country this year.

46Taking the Helm

We crossed oceans. We sailed through storms. We navigated reefs and channels. Made ports in Hawaii, Kiribati, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand, Wallis, French Polynesia and more (not in that order and often multiple times).

50Was This a Simpler Option?

If my sailboat's rigging used swage terminals, was I locked into using a professional rigger with specialized equipment for a repair? What if I planned to rerig the boat soon, but wasn't yet ready for that full commitment?

54Tangling With the Spinnaker

Here we go again. This time at midnight. My spinnaker continues to play tricks on me. It has already fallen into the water twice on this passage, and both times I have had to climb the mast to rethread the halyard. Now it is tying itself into a most interesting-looking knot about the masthead and forestay.

58Max Ebb — Under a Ladder

"Nothing to it," the outgoing commodore assured me. "Everyone moves up a rung on the ladder, and all the committee has to do is find some enthusiastic new member to start out on the bottom rung."

64The Racing Sheet

72Changes in Latitudes

81Loose Lips

82Classy Classifieds