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Deserving Sailor Recognized
Chuck Hawley receives the well-deserved Herreshoff Award from US Sailing.
Sailing for Your Ears
Hear Beau talk about how to invite new people onto your boat, inspire sailors to be lifelong sailors, Mayan's history and modifications, and much more.
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Put This On Your Calendar
On Saturday, April 9, Svendsen's Marine & Industrial Supply is hosting its first annual Spring Fling Show. A free, one-day only event in Alameda.
Bays, Ocean, Lakes
The Yacht Racing Association's Shorthanded Sunday Series proved so popular during the pandemic that it's back for another season.
Heading to Spain for 2024
Emirates Team New Zealand and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron have announced they will host the next America's Cup in Barcelona, Spain, in 2024.
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Thrills, Spills and a Wayward Whale
SailGP showcased its Season 2 finale and race for a million dollars in front of thousands of enthusiastic sailing fans who lined the shore from Crissy Field to the Golden Gate Yacht Club.
ONLY 6,000 MILES TO GO
Kenichi Horie hoisted sails and settled in for a 6,000-mile, 70-plus-day transpacific crossing to Japan aboard his 19-ft 'Suntory Mermaid III.'
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One of the Oldest Regattas on the Bay
This year's Great Vallejo Race promises to be bigger than in years past due to going back to its pre-pandemic normal dates of April 30-May 1 …
When Spontaneity Wins
In the March issue we share Charlie Deist's story of a spontaneous trip to Half Moon Bay with his pregnant wife, 2-year-old daughter and a family friend.
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SMALL BOAT, BIG OCEAN
Kenichi Horie first sailed into San Francisco Bay in 1962 at age 23. Now he's getting ready to make the return trip.
Sailing Is in Good Hands
Harry Melges IV of Lake Geneva, WI, and Daniela Moroz of Lafayette, CA, have been announced as the 2021 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year.
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New Doublehanded Race on Monterey Bay
This year’s new and improved version of last year’s SCYC Fiasco clearly lived up to expectations.
SAILGP PARTNERS WITH NEAR FOUNDATION
SailGP used the tech hub of San Francisco to announce a groundbreaking sports technology partnership that includes DAOs…
Answers Don't Always Come Easy
Readers of our story on 'VIXIT' last week wanted to know who owns the megayacht, and if she's still grounded. We searched hard for answers.
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Body Recovered
Sources have confirmed that the body located in the Sea of Cortez corresponds to missing California sailor William 'Bill' Walter Austin III.
Foiling Fun on San Francisco Bay
Richmond Yacht Club hosted the first-ever Waszp Americas Championships on March 17-20.
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The Sounds of Sailing
Hear how to sail and race (and stay together) as a couple, find the right roles for everyone on the boat, establish great communication with your crew and much more!
FOILING ON THE BAY THAT STARTED IT ALL
The world of high-speed foiling returns to San Francisco Bay this weekend with the SailGP — Mubadala United States Sail Grand Prix San Francisco.
SAILING TO SEATTLE
It's been two years, but the Clipper Race is now continuing a race around the world.
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Rounding the Horn the 'Wrong' Way
Singlehanded sailor Ryan Finn and Jzerro’s second attempt to sail from New York to San Francisco via Cape Horn.
That Was Nothing Compared To ...
Last week's powerboater rampage in Newport Beach left a path of destruction, but it still pales in comparison to one we wrote about back in 1984.
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The Dogs Have Their Day
San Francisco-based Coast Guard K-9 Chief Feco has received the Animals in War and Peace Distinguished Service Medal at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Taking a Different Approach
The Resourceful Sailor decides to make a lee cloth alternative — the lee net.
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Passage Nautical is taking bookings for watching this month's SailGP from the water.
Fast Romp from San Diego to PV
The Puerto Vallarta Race race committee studied the YB tracker all afternoon trying to anticipate when the first boat would cross the line.
Japan to SF and Back Again
Kenichi Horie is getting ready to sail again.
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Passage Nautical is taking bookings for watching this month's SailGP from the water.
Some Things Happen in Threes
Solo circumnavigator Jack van Ommen has lost his third 'Naja,' this time on a Cuban reef.
DOUG PETERSON SERENDIPITY 43
Ronnie Simpson finds another Doug Peterson design to add to the series of boats he's restored and sailed.
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CLUB OF CLUBS
The PICYA has been helping yacht clubs coordinate, communicate and collaborate since 1896.
Sailing for Your Ears
Hear Mike talk about how to find the type of sailing you truly enjoy, what’s special about the 5O5 and whether winning championships ever gets old.
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Planning Ahead
Tonight, the City of Berkeley will hold an online community workshop to discuss, among other things, the feasibility of a ferry line in Berkeley Marina.
Wings, Waszps and SailGP
First foiling America's Cup boats, then foiling kiteboards, then foiling windsurfers, and now more, from Wingfoilers to foiling Waszps to foiling 50-ft catamarans.
Grounded
The 173-ft megayacht 'VIXIT' has run aground on rocks approximately five miles southeast of Puerto Escondido, near the fishing village of LigüÃ.
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Search Area Broadens
A search is underway in the Sea of Cortez for Marina del Rey sailor William 'Bill' Walter Austin III, after his Fountaine Pajot 39, 'The Cat,'Â was found washed up on a beach.
Port of Los Angeles Harbor Trophy
Cal Maritime logged the first bullet in the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup-California Maritime Academy Invitational Intercollegiate Regatta.
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Yacht Hunters on a Mission
Russian-owned yachts are in the crosshairs of Task Force KleptoCapture, and casual fans of financial retribution are following the yachts on tracking sites.
Dockside Destruction
In what was described as a "joyride" 38-year-old Joel Praneet Siam rammed docked boats in Newport Beach last week. One person was injured when her sailboat was struck broadside.
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Pacific Coast Yachting Association Award
Dick Loomis, aka Mr. Fun, has won a posthumous award from the Pacific Coast Yachting Association for his amazing ability to bring people together to have fun on and around the water.
World Famous L38
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Proposal Concerns Sailing Community
The Treasure Island Sailing Center is asking people to write their San Francisco Board of Supervisors representative and urge them to vote no on the proposed TI toll.
FOREVER IS A LONG TIME
Safeway is one of many sources of ocean plastics. Sailors and everyone are asked to shop wisely.
Every Piece Helps
A ferry service turned into a cleanup mission when Edward Stancil saw how much trash was on the Shell Beach foreshore.
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Research Team Succeeds
Sir Ernest Shackleton's famed ship 'Endurance' has been found, almost 107 years after she sank in the Weddell Sea.
Sailing for Your Ears
Ron Geiger has lived on sailboats for over 25 years. He grew up visiting the cove that bears his family name and has since traveled over 50,000 nautical miles.
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Match Racing Series Continues
The California Dreamin’ Series St. Francis Yacht Club Stop took place on March 5-6 under bluebird skies.
The Working Waterfront Is At Risk
'A Tour of Sausalito’s Marinship: A Working Waterfront at Risk' is screening at the Sausalito Library this coming Friday.
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