Archive for April 2018
No More ‘Waiting Room’ in Mexico
At the end of March, boats in the so-called ‘Waiting Room’ — the anchorage just outside Marina Puerto Escondido — were given 48 hours to move out. Lots of rumors have been circulating regarding the reason(s), so we asked the Marina directly what was going on. More »
Smallest Entry Ever in Delta Doo Dah
Delta Doo Dah X (has it been 10 years already? No way!) had a ‘soft’ opening last week, and we invite you to sign up and sail to the California Delta this season. More »
The Interview: Bernard Moitessier
Yesterday was legendary French circumnavigator Bernard Moitessier’s birthday. Born in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 1925, Moitessier would have been 93 years old (he died in 1994 at the age of 69). Moitessier’s lasting influence on sailing cannot be overstated. More »
“The Longest Shakedown Cruise in History”
"I’m going to sail home and start over," Randall Reeves wrote us from Hobart, Tasmania, last night about the fate of the Figure 8 Voyage. After being forced to stop in Argentina and then Hobart following freak damage from even more freakish conditions, Reeves has decided to hit the reset button. More »
Liz Clark at St. Francis on Thursday
Surfer and solo sailor Liz Clark, who’s currently on tour promoting her new book Swell: A Sailing Surfer’s Voyage of Awakening, will be at the St. Francis Yacht Club this Thursday, April 12 at 7 p.m. More »
Making the Pacific Escape
It’s always exciting — and inspiring — when someone slips under the Gate, points their bows south, and sails for the South Pacific. That’s exactly what local sailor and businessman Bill Edinger did on Sunday (we think). More »
Racing and Rigging and Meetings
The Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay will present a seminar this Wednesday, April 11, on Preparing Your Boat and Crew for Racing. Encinal Yacht Club in Alameda will host the event starting at 7 p.m. More »
About That One Boat in Aquatic Park
A boat that’s been at the center of controversy for months in Aquatic Park apparently lost its anchor early Thursday morning, ending up against Hyde Street Pier between two historic ships. More »
To Ta-Ta or Not to Ta-Ta?
That is the question.
For five of the last six years, Richard Spindler, founder of Latitude 38 and the Baja Ha-Ha, has hosted the SoCal Ta-Ta, ‘Reggae ‘Pon Da Ocean’, a Southern California mini version of the Ha-Ha. More »
Happy 406 Day
It’s not 4/20 yet, but it is 4/06.
The United States Coast Guard will not be celebrating the former, but they are celebrating the latter. April 6 is known to the Coasties as 406 MHz Day, calling attention to the importance of emergency position indicating radio beacons (known to sailors far and wide as EPIRBs). More »
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