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Archive for September 2017

In the Wake of Irma

September 8, 2017
As Hurricane Irma slowly churns her way out of the Caribbean, it’s difficult to assess the extent of the damage, and to say what’s next for the dozens of islands with economies reliant on tourism and the charter boat industry. More »

Anyone Passing Through?

Did you wake up this morning, make coffee on your gimbal stove, and poke your head through the companionway, into your cockpit and onto Richardson Bay? Are you from Oregon, Washington, British Columbia or even Alaska, and making a pit stop in the beautiful waters of Sausalito, or other Bay Area haunts? More »

Crew List Fiesta Tonight

September 6, 2017
No, that’s not a yacht club. But it is the venue of tonight’s Crew List Party. The Latitude 38 crew is looking forward to seeing you tonight in Sausalito at the Spaulding Marine Center. More »

Adventures in AIS and Other Gizmos

As flocks of cruisers prepare to head south this fall, their nav stations will be packed with more state-of-the-art electronics than ever before. The Wanderer has broken down at length the pros and cons of the various systems available to oceangoing cruisers — deciding what’s best for you and your boat includes factors like cost (duh), installation versus a handheld system, the ability to text or communicate with other cruisers over thousands of miles, and even the ability to get Internet in the middle of the ocean. More »

Hurricane Irma Makes Landfall

A satellite image of Hurricane Irma spinning violently in the Caribbean.  © 2017 NOAA Hurricane Irma gathered steam in the Atlantic before finally making landfall in the Eastern Caribbean early today, threatening thousands of lives and homes, as well as infrastructure, and one of the largest concentrations of sailboats in one of the premier cruising destinations in the world. More »

SPECIAL REPORT: Hurricane Irma

September 5, 2017
As Houston starts to slowly recover from the devastating floods of Hurricane Harvey, the Eastern Caribbean is hunkering down in preparation for Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm packing winds up to 185 mph. More »

Women Skippers Regattas

September 1, 2017
During the month of August, we checked in with a couple of women skippers’ regattas that took place on San Francisco Bay. The first was Encinal Yacht Club’s Gracie and George on August 20. According More »

Queen of the Baja Ha-Ha and Bash

The person with the most experience of anyone doing both Baja Ha-Ha’s and Baja Bashes is . . . a woman, and is none other than Doña de Mallorca. De Mallorca has done 21 Ha-Ha’s in her capacity as the Chief of Security, tied with Banjo Andy Turpin for the second-most ever. When More »

Holiday Weekend Tip

Oddly, one of the biggest Bay Area headaches is trying to get away for a holiday weekend. But local sailors know that the best vacation is a staycation, which means driving directly to the Bay. More »