Archive for January 2022
The Resourceful Sailor: A Traveler’s Story
What do you do when your aging sailboat hardware needs rebuilding or replacing? What if the manufacturers no longer make it or its components, or they no longer exist themselves?
Skippers Wanted: US Coast Guard-Licensed Captains for Charters and Private Lessons
For power and sail. Hourly rate from $50 up. Weekend and weekday work available.
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 Bay Area distributors.
- Circumnavigators
- Safety
- West Coast Sailing
- General Sailing
- Racing
- Cruising
- Current News
- Heading South
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- Current News
- Maritime History
- Community Sailing
- Environmental News
- West Coast Sailing
- General Sailing
- Racing
- International Racing
11th Hour Grant to Polynesian Voyagers
The Polynesian Voyaging Society will engage student navigators in storm training and the ancient science of non-instrument, wayfinding navigation.
Tongan Tsunami Inundates Santa Cruz Harbor
The wave from the Tonga volcano showed up in California, causing turmoil in Santa Cruz Harbor.
When You Move Your Boat Cross-Country — in Pieces
Two trucks and a special permit were needed to transport 'Island Serenade' over the Sierra Nevada.
Dump at the Pump with Division of Boating and Waterways’ Pumpout Nav App
Find your nearest pumpout and floating restrooms with DBW's 'Pumpout Nav' app.
Good Jibes Episode #23: A Chat with Dustin Reynolds
After Dustin almost lost his life in 2008 when he was hit on his motorcycle by a drunk driver, sailing became a huge part of his recovery.
New US Coast Guard Procedures Stem from ‘Conception’ Tragedy
The US Coast Guard has implemented new procedures in the wake of the September 2019 fire that killed 34 people aboard the dive vessel 'Conception.'
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