Archive for August 2019
Latitude 38 Delivery Driver Wanted
The perfect sailor's job: 29 days off every month! This is a one-day-per-month position to deliver Latitude 38 magazines to our East Bay route.
Saildrone Circumnavigates Antarctica
Back in late March, a sail drone made the first-ever autonomous rounding of Cape Horn. Richard Jenkins, the CEO and co-founder of the Alameda-based Saildrone, said that the vessel, known by the designation SD 1020, had been “released from New Zealand two months ago, and is on track for a six-month circumnavigation of Antarctica.” More »
Brickyard Cove Marina
Rates, rental forms and details on what Brickyard Cove has to offer.
Blistering Paces Set Records
Dylan Fletcher’s Great Britain SailGP Team achieved what no other sail racing team in the world has done: they broke the elusive 50-knot speed barrier.
Bay Area Sailors Racing in Sweden
Bruce Stone of San Francisco wrote on Tuesday to check in from Lysekil, Sweden. His wife, Nicole Breault, is competing in the Women's Match Racing Worlds.
Sacrificial Sliding Hatch
Sampaguita, my Flicka 20 sailboat, was built in 1985. When I bought the boat in 2013, it had already experienced some wear and tear. One urgent issue to address was the sliding companionway hatch and the channels on the cabin top that it nested in. More »
Westwind Boat Detailing
Westwind Washing, Waxing, Varnishing. Serving the Bay Area for more than 25 years.
The Weekend Report
Every time we manage to get our Columbia Challenger out on the Bay, we find ourselves echoing those famous lines by Bob Wiley, Bill Murray's character in 'What About Bob?'
Entangled Whale, Crew Overboard, Boat Grants
They reported that the humpback was in poor condition, with multiple lines wrapping around it. After several hours of working to free the entangled whale, the rescuers…
Finding the Golden Gate
Recently I was given the opportunity to sail from Santa Cruz to Sausalito aboard Call of the Sea’s schooner Seaward. Was I excited? You bet. I had never sailed outside the Gate.
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