Archive for May 2017
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Pillar Point Pollution Presentation
Did you realize that Capistrano Beach in Pillar Point Harbor at the north corner of Half Moon Bay has been one of the most polluted beaches in California for more than 30 years? More »
From the May Issue
Don’t Panic looks relaxed enough heading to weather in the 80° air and water of the BVI.
© 2017 Dean Barnes / STIR 2017
In the May issue, Michelle Slade highlighted Julian Mann’s very active race program with the Don’t Panic team’s recent participation in the BVI Spring Regatta. More »
Ha-Ha Entries Off to an Explosive Start
Lynn Ringseis stands at the helm of Profligate in typical Baja Ha-Ha first-leg conditions. This will be the 21st year the 63-ft catamaran has served as the mothership. Lynn has done close to 10 of them on Profligate, and just recently completed a Pacific Puddle Jump. More »
Phaedo3 Trying for Transpacific Record
On Thursday, the MOD70 Phaedo3 left Long Beach to challenge the World Sailing Speed Record Council’s official Transpacific record.
According to the most recent post on Phaedo’s Facebook page, the famed trimaran has been sailing for one day and 18 hours. More »
Stranded Paddleboarder Found Safely
On Sunday the Coast Guard found a paddleboarder who had been stranded overnight on the Marin Islands off San Rafael. Jane Butler was reported missing by her son after she failed to return from an evening paddle. More »
Marc Benioff Supports Ocean Cleanup
In the 2013 Transpac John Sangmeister’s Long Beach-based ORMA 73 trimaran Tritium Lending Club came up just 2.5 hours short of besting the record after at least six collisions with debris in the ocean. More »
Brides to Be Upstaged by Bridesmaids?
You want exciting racing people can relate to? The Wanderer suggests big boats such as the 180-ft schooner Elena of London, built to a design from 1910, with lots of sails, lots of crew, and endless brightwork. More »
Flipped Atlantic 57 Cat Recovered
The Atlantic 57 Leopard was found off North Carolina five months after she flipped.
© 2017 Cruisers Forum
Leopard, the Atlantic 57 catamaran that flipped 400 miles north of the Dominican Republic on the evening of November 15 while on a passage from Annapolis to St. More »
Transpac Pre-Preview
The most famous of all West Coast sailing races, the Transpac, is less than two months away. Back for its 49th edition, the biennial 2,225-mile race from Los Angeles to Honolulu will again turn out some of the hottest boats and most talented sailors in the world. More »
Delta Doo Dah Kicks Off Saturday
As the fog rolls in on San Francisco Bay and the City’s temperature varies from a low of 55° to a high of 58°, we’re looking forward with eager anticipation to the toasty-warm Delta cruising season. More »
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