Archive for May 2010
Spot On. . . Or Not
Those who know us well would fall off their chairs in a state of hysterical laughter if we purported to be technical experts. But we do know something about SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger units that we’d bet some ocean passage-makers — and some salesmen — don’t know. More »
Crewed Farallones Gets Weird
Peter Stoneberg’s Formula 40 Shadow blasts under the Gate on the way to posting an elapsed time of just under six hours in the Full Crew Farallones Race.
© Erik Simonson
With the Spinnaker Cup just a few short weeks away, the OYRA’s Full Crew Farallones Race brought out a high-quality fleet of boats for what many people expected would be a breeze-on, pound-out, surf-back, 58-mile trip around the Rockpile. More »
At Rainbow’s End
A day like today makes sailors long to find their pot of gold so they can head somewhere warm. But you can’t have rainbows without a little rain, so while today’s forecast for the Bay Area is drippy, the rest of the week should be sunny and in the low 70s. More »
Is Offshore Drilling a Reasonable Risk?
The fact that more than four million gallons of oil have now spilled into the Gulf of Mexico in the aftermath of the Deep Horizons Rig explosion begs these questions: Is offshore oil drilling a reasonable safety risk? More »
Will AC 34 Be Sailed on the Bay?
Russell Coutts and Vincenzo Onorato have a plan for the 34th America’s Cup. We hope it involves the Bay.
© Gilles Martin-Raget
“Every candidate city knows that a very strong case has already been put forward by San Francisco.” More »
Vote for the Boat
Adventuress was a work boat on San Francisco Bay for many years before being taken to Seattle. She was restored in the ’70s by Ernestine Bennett and has been a youth training boat since. More »
Embezzling Yacht Brokers Sentenced
Former long-time Sausalito yacht brokers Clay and Teresa Prescott were each sentenced yesterday to eight months in the county jail for stealing more than $200,000 from their clients. They must also pay restitution. More »
Rally Registration Skyrockets
Many sectors of the marine industry may still be shaking off the economic slumber of the recession, but there’s apparently plenty of sailors gearing up for a Mexican cruise this fall. More »
More on Bogus Bob
The extent some people will go to in perpetrating a fraud never ceases to amaze us. Take, for example, the case of Boguslaw ‘Bob’ Norwid, who is now the focus of scrutiny by the maritime authorities of several nations. More »
The Better-Than-Great Vallejo Race
The fleet stretched far and wide on Saturday’s slide to Vallejo.
© Erik Simonson
The 2010 Great Vallejo Race wasn’t just great, it was downright awesome. As the opener for the Party Circuit, and the official YRA season opener, this is one of those events that’s on just about everyone’s calendar. More »
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