Archive for April 2014
Great Vallejo Race Season Opener
Vallejo YC’s Martha Blanchfield reminds us that there are only 10 days until the 115th running of the annual Great Vallejo Race. Slated for April 26 and 27, the venerable GVR is, of course, the YRA season opener on the Bay, and its popularity has often ranked it as the largest inland regatta in the US in years past. More »
The One-Design Transatlantic
Although it’s off the radar of almost all sailing fans in America, theTransat AG2R is, in this writer’s opinion, the single most competitive trans-Atlantic race of them all. It started March 6 at Concarneau, France, at the north end of the Bay of Biscay. More »
New Constraints on Euro Cruising
Lest anyone think that Mexico’s recent self-destructive ‘auditing’ of foreign-owned boats was a unique governmental brain fart, consider the oppressive situation for foreign mariners wanting to cruise — and spread money — in ‘Schengen Area’ countries. More »
Rescued Sailors Return to Homeport
Carrying their only remaining possessions, the Kaufman family disembarks the USS Vandegrift at Coronado Island. Close behind them are the four Air National Guard pararescuemen who came to their aid 900 miles offshore. More »
Escape from Mexico by Sailboat
Making a ‘run for it’ on a sailboat is rarely the best of ideas, but it has worked for John Hards, a former long-time resident of the Bay Area who has spent the last 11 years loving retirement aboard in Mexico. More »
Ex-Lakota Tri for Sale in Caribbean
The legendary 1990 ORMA 60 trimaran that set countless records as both Florence Arthaud’s Pierre 1er and Steve Fossett’s Lakota is now for sale in Grenada for $375,000. She was the first really fast multihull that we ever sailed on. More »
Rimas’ 56-Day Crossing
Seen here during a Hawaii daysail, Russian immigrant Rimas Meleshyus is determined to sail solo around the world in a 40-year-old trailer-sailer.
© Steven We
Rimas Meleshyus is not your typical bluewater voyager. More »
Pyrotechnics Demo & Training
As sailboat owners we are required to carry flares on board as a safety precaution. Unfortunately, we are prohibited by law from practicing with them. So many of you might have questions about how to use your flares. More »
Strictly Sail Pacific Welcomes Youth
With its status as the largest all-sail boat show on the West Coast, the annual Strictly Sail Pacific boat show (April 10-13 at Oakland’s Jack London Square) is a must-see for most Northern California sailors. More »
Clippers Fleet Arrives; Congressional Cup Continues
Having spent about 25 days crossing the North Pacific from Qingdao, China in Race 10 of the Clipper Round the World Race, the 12-boat fleet will begin crossing the finish line at the Golden Gate Bridge sometime after 6 p.m. More »
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