Archive for May 2019
Safe Boating Week Starts Tomorrow
The US Coast Guard recorded 4,291 accidents that involved 658 deaths and 2,629 injuries in 2017, the most recent year for which such statistics are available.
Caption Contest(!)
Here’s this month’s Caption Contest(!). Good luck!
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Auditor: “BCDC Has Failed to Perform Key Responsibilities”
“The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission has neglected its responsibility to protect the San Francisco Bay and the Suisun Marsh,” read the first paragraph of the recently released Auditor of the State of California’s report on the BCDC. More »
Delta Doo Dah Kicks Off Saturday
The 11th annual Delta Doo Dah cruising rally will kick off this Saturday with a Delta cruising seminar at Richmond Yacht Club from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Breakout sessions will cover anchoring, destinations and the return trip to the Bay.
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Classy Classified Deadline Today!
The Classy Classified ad deadline is always the 15th of the month.
When the Keel Smiles, Part 1
“I don’t know how to tell you this,” my diver said after pulling himself up onto the dock. My stomach dropped at his nervous tone. It was two days until I planned to cast off for Ensenada, the first leg of my singlehanded “puddle jump” to the Marquesas. More »
West Marine: Ready, Set, Sail!
Calling all sailors! West Marine Vendor Showcase, May 15, Sausalito.
Collecting Flares in Alameda County
Recreational boaters who live or berth their boats in Alameda County will have the opportunity to properly dispose of their expired or unwanted flares on Sunday, May 26.
Plenty of Entries for the Baja Ha-Ha
Every year the Grand Poobah of the Baja Ha-Ha expects there to be a big drop-off in the number of entries. "With more than 3,000 boats having done it in 25 years," he says, "it would seem that at some point we'll run out of sailors who haven't done it or who have continued on to the South Pacific and never come back."
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