Archive for January 2023
The Resourceful Sailor Makes Rigging Alignment a Top Priority
While working aloft on the tricolor, The Resourceful Sailor noticed that the toggle and triangle plate connecting the masthead to the dual backstays were misaligned, awkwardly loading the clevis pin.
Discover Elemental Luxury on the Cape Less Traveled
Baja’s first luxury marina and village. Forty-five minutes from the Los Cabos airport, Costa Palmas is a 1500-acre master-planned resort community on Baja’s East Cape.
California King Tides Coming This Weekend
While king tides will bring a new high to the Bay shoreline, the king low will later bring a temporary new high to an 'island' off Emeryville.
Singer/Sailor David Crosby Sails Off on Final Voyage
Rock legend David Crosby passed yesterday, leaving behind a revered musical legacy and a long, sailing love affair with the schooner 'Mayan.'
A Sailor’s Search for the 10-Meter Yacht ‘Sirius’
The 10-Meter 'Sirius' was the best of them; she was quite unbeatable in the few class races that occurred, and she often raced in the Whitney Series Races.
Defender: Falcon Safety Mooring Line-Master Snubber/Compensator
Get your Falcon Safety Products from Defender — Marine Outfitters of Choice Since 1938.
From Racing to Cruising: News Bites Ahead of a Sunny Weekend
Just a couple of sailing snippets…
Vallejo Marina: Gateway to the Bay, Delta, and Napa River
Visit Vallejo Marina and enjoy the guest and fuel dock, free pump-outs, full service boatyard and chandlery, plus two restaurants!
This Day, 10 Years Ago
Today we're taking a step back to January 18, 2013, when the day's news included snippets of ocean racing, kiteboarding (no foils yet), and seeing the light.
Recent Storms Uncover Unusual Objects at Stinson Beach
The recent storms have washed away surface infrastructure and exposed elements of "something" from below the ground. What's going on?
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