Everything is going swimmingly for Whitall Stokes on his route around the world — actually he had to jump in the water to cut a spinnaker off his keel in mid-ocean.

Good quality boat cushions are important for both form and function. Let us help you freshen up your boat deck, salon or sleeping area.

We had about as beautiful a weekend as one could hope for in the middle of November for sailing on San Francisco Bay. Saturday provided good breezes.

An anchored boat caught fire in Richardson's Bay last weekend. While there has been no official statement, scuttlebutt alleges the fire was preceded by an explosion.

Maritime artist John David Taylor sent us pictures of a couple of his paintings, one of which depicts IDEC SPORT winning the Jules Verne Trophy in 2017.

We can help you get the most out of your boat, whatever the weather.

We'd sailed for hundreds of miles to get to know David's first grandchild, whose family lives near Melbourne, Australia, and to partake in family holiday madness.

Just when you thought everyone involved with the America’s Cup in New Zealand was going to “give peace a chance,” it seems like it's a battle on all fronts.

When I first visited in the 1970s, we gave the Mexican ranch hands a case of beer. They reciprocated by inviting us to dinner . . .

Gary Clausen of Twin Rivers Marine Insurance has been serving the needs of his clients in all of California for many years.

The 2020-21 Vendée Globe started on Sunday afternoon off Les Sables-d'Olonne in western France. In most years, the start of the race is impressive, with hundreds of thousands of spectators…

"It almost ended before it started, with the crash of their first-speed yacht record attempt, the disaster that broke the short-lived Wood Duck."

It's Caption Contest(!) time! This month we have an interesting, and somewhat scary, photo . . .

Good quality boat cushions are important for both form and function. Let us help you freshen up your boat deck, salon or sleeping area.

Eight months out from the first start of the 51st Transpacific Yacht Race on July 13, 2021, 43 boats have registered.

Two sailboats have ended up on the rocks this past week in separate incidents in California.

In mid-October, after a summer of bizarre weather, it was 80-plus degrees and windless at Latitude's satellite office in San Quentin Village. The Bay went completely glassy for almost five days in a row . . .

Good quality boat cushions are important for both form and function. Let us help you freshen up your boat deck, salon or sleeping area.

Santa Cruz Yacht Club's Jack and Jill Regatta has grown, with enthusiastic participation and multiple divisions: Spinnaker, Jib and Main, Families, and Double Date.

Two kayakers almost found themselves on the lunch menu while enjoying a peaceful paddle at Avila Beach, CA.

Small-boat sailing has a good following on the Bay. Check out some of these photos of Potters and Montgomery 17s in action.

Gary Clausen of Twin Rivers Marine Insurance has been serving the needs of his clients in all of California for many years.

With a diesel engine that was not only unreliable but leaked and stank, David faced an expensive and lengthy rebuild or re-power.

The International Association of Cape Horners has taken on the mantle of maintaining an official register of those who have completed solo circumnavigations via the Three Great Capes.

San Diego produced pea-soup fog for today's start to the Nada Ha-Ha.

Keenan Filter’s newest compact fuel management system offers everything needed to ensure clean fuel delivery to the motor, no matter the source.

My husband and I and our son enjoyed our own Delta Doo Dah the first week in October. We first sailed to the Delta 40 years ago and have done many summer trips through the years.

"You may remember me as that goofy Sacramento guy who owns a set of signal flags, who’s frustrated by not sailing on the Bay."

We went from an unhealthy air situation on the Bay on Friday to a glorious 10- to 12-knot westerly with crisp blue skies and sparkling water.

We are very excited to announce that we have completed our dock replacement project for A through G dock at Brickyard Cove Marina, and now have openings in most sizes.

Do you know where this is? Give us your best guess.

With Halloween just off our bow, it is time to apprise you of ghost ships, those vessels that sail on the sea, absent of living crew: portents of doom.

Linda Newland doesn’t shy away from delivering the “cockroaches and all” version of what it takes to be an accomplished skipper.

Complete your ASA IQCs at MSC! Our new instructors receive 100% tuition reimbursement for each clinic after teaching their first course at the level.

I can make a good rough guess by the angle of the gangway, and by looking at the dryness or dampness of the rocks I can usually tell if the tide is going up or down. But it's a crude estimate...

We have some good news for yacht racers: Yes, there will be midwinters this year. We'll get to those in a moment, but, first…