Archive for September 2010
Want to Be the Record Breaker?
Wonder of wonders, the number of paid entries for this fall’s Baja Ha-Ha is tied with last year’s record of 193. Although the entry deadline has passed, it would be kind of fun to break the record. More »
Cojo Carnage
"I crewed on Jim Hassberger’s Valiant 40 Kanga on the way south to get ready for the Baja Ha-Ha," writes O’Neil Dillion. "When we pulled into Cojo the other day, we saw these two sailboats on the beach. More »
Cleat Cruise Report
Karen Metzner and event newcomer Joshua Bowden enjoyed sunny weather at China Camp last weekend while the rest of the Bay was shrouded in fog.
© 2010 Doug Workmaster
Last weekend’s fog may have been a downer for Big Boat sailors, but a group of Sausalito sailors upped anchor and headed for China Camp on the annual Cleat Cruise. More »
Famed Circumnavigator Passes Away
Dodge Morgan, the first American to complete a non-stop circumnavigation and the fourth person ever to accomplish the feat, passed away on September 14 in Boston of complications from surgery for cancer. More »
Health and Dental Care While Cruising
How to pay for health care is a huge concern for everyone, cruisers included. There is some good news, however. Once you leave the United States, health care costs plummet. Secondly, in places like Mexico, there are very low cost health insurance options. More »
Rolex Big Boat Series Recap
The “big” in the ’10 Rolex Big Boat Series, IRC, works to weather. Jim Mitchell’s R/P 52 Vincitore took the title for the third year in a row.
© Erik Simonson
With some of the wackiest weather in anyone’s recent memory, the St. More »
Pacific Cruisers Converge on Vava’u
As the South Pacific cruising season draws to a close, many voyaging sailors are poised to head south to New Zealand in order to avoid the imminent cyclone season in the tropics. More »
Livin’ for the Weekend
If the weekend’s forecast of patchy fog, drizzle, and light winds aren’t tempting you out onto the water to watch (if you can see that far through the fog) the Big Boat Series or to join the Singlehanded Sailing Society’s Richmond/South Beach Race, you have options. More »
“Sell Stocks, Buy Real Estate in Mexico”
Thanks to all the uninformed hysteria about narco violence south of the border — which does exist, just not where most Americans and most cruisers go — some southbound cruisers have lingering concerns about Mexico. More »
Rolex Big Boat Series Kicks Off
Jim Mitchell’s IRC A-leading R/P 52 Vincitore and Dale Williams’ IRC-C leading Kernan 44 Wasabi cross tacks.
© Daniel Forester/ Rolex
The weather didn’t exactly cooperate — the breeze never got above the mid-teens and fog smothered the Bay the entire day — but the 98 boats at this year’s Rolex Big Boat Series made the best of it, sailing yesterday’s scheduled two races. More »
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