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The deadline for signing up for the 27th Baja Ha-Ha is September 1 — that's today!
Sailing for Your Ears
We’re casting off with 30-year racing and cruising veteran Paul Dorsey, who’s interviewed by fellow sailor and host Ryan Foland.
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Get Your Hands on a Copy
This month we bring you feature stories on the Transpac, Baja Ha-Ha sailors, the Fastnet, and an unmanned circumnavigation. Plus stacks more …
Big Air at Leadbetter Classic
The Kite Foil League asks, "You wanted to see crashes, big air, 35 knots — check, check, check."
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The San Francisco Bay Area Multihull Association is hosting the Doublehanded Farallones race on September 25, 2021.Â
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Weathering the Storms Down South
We've seen many reports of flooding, and damage to structures, and yes, unfortunately some boats.
Letters
"Milky Seas," a rare phenomenon where the entire ocean appears to glow ...
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Keeping an Eye on Sailing's Future
During lockdown last year, rather than cutting back, 11th Hour Racing supported the team to double down on its sustainability efforts. The result was a turnkey how-to-create-sustainability program, known as the Toolbox ...
Yacht Racing Preview
The 26-mile Jazz Cup to Benicia is on for Saturday, September 4. South Beach YC will run the start near Treasure Island, and Benicia YC the finish.
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Sailing Bliss for Listeners
We're excited to officially announce the launch of sailing's newest podcast, 'Good Jibes' — a podcast with stories and tips from West Coast sailors.
Spinnakers Are a Wrap
"It was an ideal ocean race, oscillating breeze from the northwest, almost directly upwind of the Gate, 8-12 knots. A bit overcast, and cool on the way out.
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Foils Tearing Up San Francisco Bay
It's fun to spectate, though like standing on the side of the road for the Tour de France — they zip past and suddenly you're in a quiet patch of empty water.
Traditions and Changes
The Bay Area Multihull Association has incorporated some changes to the Doublehanded Farallones Race that harken back to the Farallon races run back in the early 1980s.
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An evening of fun, merriment and general chit-chat about everyone's favorite topic.
Learning the Trade
Only two weeks in and the apprentices have already learned a great deal.
In California you can sail any time you want, so what's the rush?
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A Fun Way to Explore Sailing
The Sea Scouts programs have been around forever and continue to be a fantastic way to introduce youth to the Bay and sailing.
On the Outside Looking In
When Max Ebb was invited to judge at the "Classic Boat Review" he realized he was old enough to remember when those boats were still in production.
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The San Francisco Bay Area Multihull Association is hosting the Doublehanded Farallones race on September 25, 2021.Â
Faces in the Crowd
We take a short break from preparing the September issue for press to post a few favorite images from Vallejo Yacht Club and the Great Vallejo Race.
Storms Build in Atlantic
The arrival of Hurricane Henri and Hurricane Grace over this past week appears to have marked the escalation of this year's East Coast hurricane season.
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SLIP SLIDING AWAY
Bill Colombo, who manages the Pac52 Callisto, sent us this link to aerial drone footage of their mid-Pacific Transpac run.
UNDEFEATED IN 16 RACES
Nicole Breault of San Francisco won Sunday’s Finals match-up at the US Sailing Women's Match Racing Championship.
Random Safety Checks
The Coast Guard pulled up alongside 'Sospiro' and asked when she had last been boarded. The answer was never.
Cruising Small Boats
During Saturday's Delta Doo Dah event at Delta Bay Marina, four West Wight Potters cruised over from Delta Marina in Rio Vista.
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CHECK YOUR COLREGS
Should you leave flamingos to port or starboard?
Keeping Sailors Safe
US Coast Guard has been kept busy this week as crews responded to three offshore emergencies, and a report of an overdue sailor.
Complex Medevac Successful
The rescue was described as "… a highly complex medical evacuation."
Inland Cruising Rally
Activities packed the final official event in Delta Doo Dah Lucky 13, hosted by Delta Bay Marina on the Delta Loop in Isleton.
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BACK TO SCHOOL RACE WEEKEND
After a disappointing Olympic sailing in Tokyo, Paul Cayard, executive director of the US Sailing Team, and rising US talent were in San Francisco for the US Open Sailing Series.
Time to Hangout with More Sailors
This is one of our favorite events of the year. Why? Because it's just so much fun!
SC27s Learn Lessons in the Delta
As the channel narrowed and the wind picked up, I was driving, and we had our first broach, which turned into our second broach, and then our third.
Young Crew Sign Up to Head South
With so many kids expected to do the Ha-Ha this year, we may have to reinstate the Ha-Ha Kids' Diving off the Back Beam of 'Profligate' Olympics.
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Another New Sailing Experience
When a Florida friend needed help sea-trialing his boat, Sally Lightfoot experienced a waypoint on "yet another of sailing’s learning curves."
Snap Happy Sailors
Keep the good times sailing!
Photos of the Day
At the Santana 22 Nationals, there was no shortage of the stylized downwind foredeck technique on display.
The Upside Down of Sailing
A man was rescued after his foiling trimaran flipped in the Bay near South Beach Marina on Tuesday.
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CAL 40S KEEP ON SURFING
It recently came to the attention of several folks that Cal 40 hull #1 was languishing on an empty lot in Richmond.
New Longer Course
Beginning in Cowes, UK, the race around Fastnet Rock is finishing in France for the first time in its nearly 100-year history
Crossing the Border, or Not
Point Roberts Marina, in Washington, USA, lies at the end of a peninsula in British Columbia, CA.
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The September-issue Classy Classifieds deadline is Sunday, August 15, at 5 p.m.
Picture Perfect Racing
The Cal 20 is this month's 'Latitude 38' cover shot. Since 1961, almost 2000 had been built in Southern California before the model was discontinued.
The World Famous L38
Have fun! And remember to check the August issue of 'Latitude 38' for July's Caption Contest(!) winners.
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Checking Out the Sailors
The Baja Ha-Ha Poobah is having a busy time preparing and doing the background work for this year's rally to Mexico — well, that's what he says ...
Barriers and Records Fall
We turned the clock back a bit, and Dawn Riley recounted a few memories from Maiden, Mighty Mary and America True.
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