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Ann-Marie and Chris Fox, and Jonathan Busby used just 4.5 gallons of fuel and 45 gallons of water during their Puddle Jump.
Thomas Siebel’s MOD70 Orion screaming across Banderas Bay.
© 2013 Robin Stout
"On May 10 I looked up from the cockpit of our Aleutian 51 Mermaid which was anchored at La Cruz, and saw this trimaran screaming across Banderas Bay," writes Robin Richardson Stout.
The tragic death of British Olympian Bart Simpson last Thursday has sharply focused the Bay Area boating community on issues related to safety on the water.
Despite assurances from Murray and Ehman that the causes of Simpson’s death are being studied, many troubling questions remain unanswered.
If you’re looking to have some fun in a nautical realm this week, check out the free Northern California Boat Fest at Alameda’s Marina Village Yacht Harbor.
In the aftermath of Bart Simpson’s death, many questions remain unanswered.
© Sander van der Borch Atemis Racing
“It’s too early to speculate about the causes of the accident," said Chief Executive of the America’s Cup Event Authority (ACEA) Stephen Barclay on Friday, referring to the tragic death of Artemis Racing crewman Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson the day before.
Students aboard Jeanne Lacy’s C&C 36 Shearwater sail on Raccoon Strait in the CYC Women’s Sailing Seminar.
If anyone is looking for a good culinary reason to go cruising in Mexico this winter, one good answer can be found in the photo above.
Sausalito diver Tim Sell captured this photo of Artemis Racing’s AC72 as it was being towed to Clipper Cove.
The battery in this photo is from the 65-ft sloop Blue Peter, which was built in England in 1930 from teak harvested in Thailand in 1870.
If you’re planning a trip up to the Delta this summer — on your own or with your yacht club — be sure to register for the Delta Doo Dah DIY.
One of Artemis Racing’s AC72 capsized near Alcatraz.
© 2013 ABC 7 News
An Artemis Racing AC72 cat flipped in the Central Bay this afternoon at approximately 1:10 this afternoon.
As seen in this file photo, Nelson’s used to be a thriving maritime center.
While Great Vallejo Race participants were waiting out a light wind postponement for the return trip on Sunday, the young guns of the American Youth Sailing Force were pushing themselves to the limit on the Bay, resulting in the first AC45 capsize for the team.
If you’re planning to cruise Mexico this season — or you’re already enjoying those sunny latitudes — you’ll want to make note that the much-used Amigo Net has switched frequencies.
Ditch the summer gloom and head up to the Delta this summer in the Delta Doo Dah DIY
© Alex Pearce
If last week’s stunning weather wasn’t enough to jog your memory, we’ll remind you that summer’s nearly here and you know what that means…the Delta Doo Dah!
We’ve received word that the body of William Swanson, who owned the boat diving service Got Zinc, was found dead in the water near Jack London Square early Saturday morning.
Winning AC crew, author and national sailing commentator Gary Jobson is slated to speak at Oakland YC in Alameda on May 18.
Every May, when online registration for the Baja Ha-Ha cruisers’ rally opens, the rush to sign up is so intense it reminds us of the famous Oklahoma Land Rush.
Word on the docks is that Alain Thébault’s 60-ft foiling trimaran l’Hydroptere, which is hauled at Nelson’s in preparation for this summer’s assault on the TransPac record, has been given until Monday to find a new homebase.
Marina Vallarta has been sold and new management have plans for cleaning it up.
Bay Area diver Matt Peterson saw an unusual sight last night on the docks at Alameda Marina last night.
All sorts of boats, run by sailors from all walks of life, have entered the Baja Ha-Ha during the past 19 years.
An experienced 38-year-old British sailor crossing from Osaka, Japan — where he’d been working for the last three years — to Hawaii, with plans to continue on to Southampton, UK, reportedly fell overboard on Saturday night about 575 miles west of Midway Atoll.
The May issue of Latitude 38 is coming at you!
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©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s May Day and you know what that means: Latitudes for all the workers of the world!
©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s May Day and you know what that means: Latitudes for all the workers of the world!
“Hey, what are you doing breaching on our race course?”
“No, what are you doing sailing in my swimming pool?”
“No, what are you doing sailing in my swimming pool?”
Dennis Olson of Santa Rosa sent us the following report about having big fun aboard little boats on Tomales Bay.
"Cruisers in the Sea of Cortez have been pretty casual about securing their dinghies overnight, usually just tying them to the stern of the mothership," writes Jon Doornink of the Puerto Escondido-based Morgan Out-Island 37 Seadream.
Each year we order new and different items to sell at Strictly Sail Pacific and to stock our logowear shelves here at the office.
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