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Archive for August 2017

SF Bay Folkboat International Regatta

August 28, 2017
Somewhere in the photo below is a Folkboat International champion — we just don’t know who it is yet. Smiles and a friendly wave start the Folkboat festivities.  latitude/John
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC The San Francisco Bay Folkboat International Regatta starts today at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon with sailors here from Denmark, England, Germany, Sweden and the US. More »

Ad: Pre-Regatta BBQ & Rum Tasting

To go to the Facebook Event page, click here. © South Beach Yacht Club More »
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World Sailor of the Year Nominations

August 25, 2017
World Sailing is inviting nominations for the 2017 Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards. There are two categories — male and female — and sailors nominated may represent any discipline of the sport. Nominations More »

Protests Disrupt San Francisco Races

Usually when we talk about "protests" in the context of yacht racing, we’re talking about disagreements over rules and right of way between competitors, not the kind of protests with speeches, chanting, sign waving and yelling. But More »

Texas Boaters Brace for Hurricane Harvey

We were on the phone with a marine insurance company in Florida yesterday when they mentioned they’d just received a call from a client in Texas. The client went out of his way to notify the company that he was overnighting his insurance payment. More »

Baseball Improvement in Turtle Bay

August 23, 2017
The fabulous baseball stadium at Turtle Bay as seen during the Cruisers versus Local Kids annual baseball game. With the Ha-Ha fleet boats in the background, the stadium is often compared favorably with AT&T Park in San Francisco. More »