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Archive for February 2012

Bill Hardesty Receives Rolex

February 24, 2012
Big congrats to San Diego sailor Bill Hardesty for winning the Rolex Yachtsman of the year. Hardesty was awarded his specially engraved stainless steel and platinum Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Masters watch during a ceremony held at St. More »

A Tour of the Oracle Boat Shed

The AC 45s showed off their mad sailing skillz by buzzin the presidential yacht Potomac, impressing the gathered media. If you want to see the big boys – the 72-ft cats – on the Bay, drop in to City Hall next Tuesday. More »

An Evening of Sailing Films

The Aquarium of the Bay will kick off their new film and lecture series, a year-round roster of topic-specific films and talks aimed at educating the public, with ‘An Evening of Sailing Films’ at the newly renovated Bay Theater on Pier 39 this Friday. More »

Dinghies & Keels & Cats! Oh My!

February 20, 2012
We all have friends and family who we’d like to encourage to learn more about our favorite sport, but don’t necessarily want to take on the responsibility of teaching them ourselves. More »

Look Who’s on Candid Camera

Where’s Waldo…or in this case Profligate? © Paul Martson "I was walking through the new air terminal in Santa Barbara and, while on my way to my gate, passed a video screen that had a slide show of nature ‘beauty shots’," writes Paul Marston, crewmember of the Corsair 31 Drei in the last Ha-Ha. More »

Meet the Solo TransPac Fleet

February 17, 2012
Singlehanded TransPac racers, wannabe racers, and folks simply interested in witnessing the paradox of a ‘group of singlehanders’ are invited to an informal meet-and-greet at Encinal YC this Saturday. About 10 boats will start arriving at the club’s guest docks around noon, and will be open for tours to show just what goes into getting ready for a Hawaii race. More »

Buy Low, Sell High

Sure, the price of Apple stock has had a good run in the last six months, but what about West Marine (WMAR)? It’s gone from a low of $7.01 in early October to a high of $13.41 yesterday. More »

Zihua Shows Its Spirit

These happy young scholars caught a ride aboard the Seattle-based steel schooner Patricia Belle during the annual parade of sail. © Margaret Reid Praised by the state secretary of education as the most successful educational fundraiser in the state of Guerrero, Zihuatanejo’s 11th annual Sailfest, which concluded last weekend, raised just under $36,000 USD, all of which will go to enhance educational opportunities for local kids. More »

Who Are Those Guys?

February 15, 2012
Jimmy Spithill and his men in black are back on the Bay. We encourage you to get out an have a look. But if you must cross their bows’ trajectory, don’t underestimate their speed. More »