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Sailing is an adventure. It is fun and games, but the personal growth achieved on a boat lasts a lifetime: teamwork, courage, and overcoming fears.
Born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, in 1814, Creesy learned how to navigate from her father, John Prentiss, captain of the schooner 'Californian' ...
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What's the story behind the 23 ships that are just sitting around on anchor in the South Bay?
When the boats cross the starting line at the 36th America’s Cup Final on March 10, San Diego sailor and race official Melanie Roberts will be one of the very few Americans on the course.
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We will focus on getting to know your boat, maintenance, and finding your tribe to help you enjoy all the Bay has to offer.
How does an inexperienced sailor learn her knots without driving her captain and fellow crew crazy, or worse, getting herself tossed overboard?
Ryan's become a real, hands-on owner, pulling apart the engine and putting it back together, which is why he knows so much and can explain everything.
In mid-February, the Sausalito City Council unanimously passed its General Plan update, which will serve as the city's blueprint for growth for the next 20 years.
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The highly anticipated Race 1 of the 36th America’s Cup Match between Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli will begin at 7 p.m. PST on Tuesday, March 9.
According to the a report in the island's local newspaper, The Daily 'Herald', the incident was caused by a computer malfunction that locked the vessel into gear.
The State of California has suggested a 250% increase in vessel registration fees in its 2021-22 budget. This would represent an increase in fees from $20 every other year to $70, and would take effect on July 1.
According to a 1966 Columbia brochure, the boats produced from this hybrid mold were "the most sophisticated racing yachts in this country, at less than one-half of what an 'Open 5.5' would cost."
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According to a New York 'Times' article, Benjamin Franklin was the first to map the Gulf Stream during a transatlantic crossing in the 1700s.
Female sailors Clarisse Cremer, Pip Hare, Melinda Merron and Alexia Barrier finished the solo Vendée Globe in February. Sam Davies and Isabelle Joschke completed the course around the world.
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As the weather warms up and the Northern Hemisphere slides into spring, we bring you 'Latitude 38' magazine's March issue. This month we have a host of great stories along with our regular columns.
Ollie and Harry Ferguson sent their toy pirate ship across the oceans in search of adventure. The Playmobil ship 'Adventure' set a Guinness World Record for 'the most travelled toy ship'.
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With the flip of the calendar to the month of March, so begins spring. What?! No, spring starts on the vernal equinox.
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The Black Pearl is a 350-ft three-masted sailing yacht. She has a 49-ft beam and a gross tonnage of around 2,864 tons. But none of this helped her when the vessel's crew recorded true wind speeds of over 63 knots at her dock in Porto Montenegro.
While walking in Arizona, Pat McIntosh spotted a sailing dingy tied to a car roof. “Who's got the car with the sailboat on top out here?” All the RV’ers looked at me as if they had never heard of a sailboat before.
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Gary Clausen of Twin Rivers Marine Insurance has been serving the needs of his clients in all of California for many years.
We know many clubs have tried club-owned boats available for member usage, but it remains a challenging program to manage. Long Beach Yacht Club has successfully created a club-owned fleet of Solings for member use.
We predict that March will come in like a lamb and go out like a lion. And we're not talking about the weather.
Grant Hamilton took shipboard romance to a whole new level when he had his girlfriend raise the headsail to uncover his marriage proposal.
Bay Area youth usually enjoy a lot of time on the water over the warmer months. Therefore we've created a Youth Sailing page where you can find program information and contact details for local sailing clubs, associations and community sailing organizations.
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Bay Area sailors Liz Baylis and Nicole Breault will discuss getting involved in match racing. The Starboard Portal will present the event as part of their online series.
The easiest and closest escape is the Bay that sits right in the middle of us Bay Area residents. In fact, it's called the 'Bay Area' because that's its primary feature and greatest asset.
Curtis Havel spent five months building his 11-foot-long gunter-rigged sloop from a Chesapeake Light Craft kit. It turned out to be a lot of fun to build, and to sail.
What do Captain Cook, the Lord Liverpool University-George Washington School and New Zealand have in common? A small island in the South Pacific.
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Max Ebb joined a Zoom tutorial on weather routing software and was surprised when Lee Helm appeared and led the group through what amounted to "Weather Routing Software for Dummies."
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli defeated INEOS Team UK 7-1 to advance to the 36th America's Cup Match against Emirates Team New Zealand beginning on March 6 in Auckland.
'Suisun' was built in 1914 and came to a sad end when she sank during a windstorm last month. Her demise kindled many Bay Area sailors' memories.
The 1970s and '80s were prime times for sailing in Southern California. The times have changed, but the region is still packed with sailboats — old and new.
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"If there is one thing this pandemic has taught us, it's got to be how to be nimble and adapt to the constant need to change the best laid plans," writes the YRA.
Following all the hullaballoo on Wednesday, a canceled race day, the Prada Cup resumes today. Racing is planned for every day until one competitor gets to 7 points, or until the end of the schedule on February 24.
A sailboat exploded and sank on Richardson Bay, alarming nearby residents. Fortunately there were no serious injuries.
The SeaCleaners has unveiled the Manta, a giant catamaran designed to collect and process large quantities of floating plastic macro-waste at sea.
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The California Boater Card shows that its holder has successfully taken and passed a NASBLA/state-approved boater safety education examination.
Sailors often ponder the question of whether to stay put, or sail away. Some know the answer before the question even arises, while others take time to deliberate. What would you do?
The America's Cup Event (ACE) has stirred up a hornet’s nest in what seems to be an attempt to slow down Challenger of Record (CoR) Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli's march to winning the Prada Cup.
So far this year, at least 25 boats have gone adrift in Richardson Bay, many of which were not operable and were unseaworthy.
I want to sail so bad my stomach gets butterflies just thinking about it in my small apartment in the mountains of North Carolina.
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The Resourceful Sailor Series
Adjusting the fine-tuning dial and tapping on the face used to get it to work. No longer. The needle made a hard stop at about 11 volts, and I knew this was wrong.
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The opening weekend for the Prada Cup ended with Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli sweeping the first four races in dominant fashion over INEOS Team UK.
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