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Archive for February 2018

Fujin Capsizes, Crew Rescued

It’s been a wild ride this week in the RORC Caribbean 600. Seattle’s Greg Slyngstad was racing his Bieker 53 Fujin in the complex 600-mile tour of 11 islands when his catamaran capsized on Monday night close to Saba Island. More »

Zihua SailFest a Big Success

Schoolchildren of Zihuatanejo gather on the trampoline of Tony and Clare Piazza’s catamaran Picante. © 2018 Margaret Reid The 17th Annual Zihua SailFest on February 5-11 was a spectacular success. The seven-day fiesta raised 2,109,923 pesos to provide educational opportunities for our least-advantaged children. More »
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Weekend Stories: Joy Ride on ‘Joyicity’

When you ask sailors how their weekend was, you’re likely to hear some interesting stories. Thanks to everyone who answered the call last week (it seems like this most recent weekend was a near-identical repeat of the last, with a warm, calm-ish Saturday, followed by a cold, windy Sunday). More »

Bummer Balloons or Fun MOB Drill?

A reader sent us a snippet the other day about finding plastic ‘decorations’ on the water. As any sailor knows, trash in our waters is a nagging problem. Even though most longtime Bay Area residents recognize that our local waters have dramatically improved over the last three decades, there’s still plenty of trash to be found on any given day of sailing. More »

Greetings from Barra

“We’ve reached our goal.” That’s what Pat McIntosh wrote to tell us after fundraising efforts in Barra de Navidad were completed in last night’s meeting to match up boats and passengers for the boat parade and sail underway this morning. More »

More of the Same - Nice!

Most of the people enjoying sailing on the coast of Mexico probably don’t know how nice the sailing has been here over the past several weeks. And, dang, this weekend looks like more of the same — just a great weekend to get out on the Bay. More »

Pac52s and More in SCYA Midwinters

The Pac52 Gladiator digs in on the approach to a spinnaker set. Bowman Matt Cornwell keeps composure. © Martha Blanchfield San Diego Yacht Club hosted eight sleek 52-footers and six Beneteau First 36.7s as part of the massive Southern California Yachting Association Midwinters on February 10-11.  More »

Redwood Creek Cleanup

Edward Stancil, port captain for Peninsula Yacht Club and a resident of the endangered Docktown Marina since 1996, shared the following photo and letter, which he had sent to the city attorney and city council of Redwood City on February 11. More »

Cyclone Gita Hits Tonga

Residents of Nuku’alofa, the capital of Tonga, are now recovering from Cyclone Gita, which blew through on Monday. Gita has been called the worst storm to hit the island nation in 60 years. More »