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September 2024

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10Calendar

20Letters

41Loose Lips

42Sightings

52Pacific Cup 2024 — Southbound and Down

The race from San Francisco to Kaneohe, on the east coast of Oahu, has been sailed every other year in even years, except for no-fun-for-you 2020.

60Baja Ha-Ha XXX — Who's Going?

More than 90 boats have already signed up for the 30th annual Baja Ha-Ha. It's an eclectic mix of boats and people from up and down the West Coast.

62The Olympic "Hunger" Games

There is much to celebrate with our Olympic sailing team as they all sailed with a renewed sense of spirit.

68Ruby Gates — Alone Across the Pacific

As far as I know, I am the only woman to have sailed singlehanded from Mexico to French Polynesia in 2024. I spent 30 days at sea talking to myself, scolding birds who pooped on my deck, shushing fear, dancing to the moon and mistaking stars for ships.

72Max Ebb — One-Room Schoolhouse of Sailing

"If you move the tiller one way, the boat will, like, turn the other way."

76The Racing Sheet

This month's edition features visits with one designs such as the Melges 24, Moore 24, C420, Cal 20, Mercury and ILCA classes. PHRF races include SFYC's Great S.F. Schooner Race/Belvedere Classic, BVBC's enduring Plastic Classic, YRA's Encinal Regatta, and the YRA/SSS combo Drake's Bay race.

84Changes in Latitudes

94Classy Classifieds

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