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A three-day weekend gives us all plenty of time and reason to smile on San Francisco Bay. It will be a weekend to relax in your best fleece fashions.
Delta Doo Dah Updates!
The Delta provides great cruising grounds for practicing for offshore cruising, relaxing, and meeting other Bay Area sailors.
Cabo San Lucas
As we look ahead to this year's Baja Ha-Ha cruisers' rally to Mexico, we also like to take a few peeks into the past and see who has Ha-Ha'd and what they thought about the experience.
Did you wear yours?
Did anyone win a prize from Safe Boating Campaign for their “Wear Your Lifejacket at Work Day" photo last Friday? Here are a few of our favorites.
You Gotta Read It to Win It
Two new Golden Ticket winners? We don't fully know the science, or math, or whatever phenomenon decides when, and who, the next winners are, but we do get a kick out of hearing from the lucky sailors and then sending them the hat or T-shirt they have requested.
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The Summer Sailstice celebration of sailing is coming on the weekend of June 24. Is your sailing pin on the map?
A True Legend
Tributes are racing in for legendary sailor and boat builder Harry Clemons “Buddy” Melges Jr., who passed away on May 18, 2023.
The Sounds of Sailing
Tune in as we read three stories from the pages of this month's 'Latitude 38'. You'll hear about life at sea, racing on wooden boats, and making passage from the West to the East Coasts of the USA.
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Fast Inshore and Offshore
The MOD 70s are on the Bay today and tomorrow before heading south on Friday, to be followed on Saturday with the rest of California Offshore Race Week participants.
A project that clicks
Keeping your winches greased will help them last a long time, improve your tacks, and help you keep crew by making their job easier. At least that's the plan.
The Mystery Continues
According to reports, orcas have been increasingly attacking sailboats in the Northern Atlantic Ocean since May 2020. Meanwhile, researchers are sharing new theories on what may be causing the aggressive behavior.
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This Is Not a Joke
After proposing a 250% increase in boat-registration fees two years ago, the State of California has upped the ante, suggesting instead a 300% increase in fees. This calculates into the current $20 biannual fee's rising to $80 every two years to register a boat.
Ready to Race
We caught up with dozens of wooden-boat sailors at the Master Mariners Benevolent Association's Sponsor Luncheon last Friday.
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Yacht donations are vitally important to supporting our students and programs. More info: cmafyachtdonation.org.
More Ways To Win
Better late than never? We're calling for entries to win the 2022 Wosser Trophies. Simultaneously we're reminding folks to plan to enter at the end of the year for 2023.
From the Magazine
In this month's 'Latitude 38', Michelle Slade tells the story of the 50th edition of the BVI Spring Regatta, featuring more than the usual number of West Coast sailors.
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Being Safe on the Water
"Wear Your Lifejacket at Work Day" is part of the Safe Boating Campaign organized by the National Safe Boating Council, a nonprofit dedicated to helping create a safe boating experience for all boaters.
Join This Year's Fleet
Where did the 2018 Baja Ha-Ha sailors go after the rally fleet disbanded in Mexico? Many of them kept cruising. Here's where they went.
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Shipping to Sailing
By chance, we saw Cal Maritime Academy's 'Golden Bear' coming and going through the Bay over the past year.
The Whole World Sailing
Join the 2023 Summer Sailstice fleet. While we can't all be in one place, we can all start the summer sailing "together" wherever we are.
From the Archives
In May 2005 we published photos of an unusual Santana 22 tumbling between the South Tower and Fort Point. It didn't go well.
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Correction
We got our lines crossed in May's BVI Spring Regatta story so wanted to make a correction, and have a chance to show a couple more photos of Californians who made the podium in March.
Sailors' Stories
Sally Honey has sailed in seven 5O5 World Championships, started and built her own company, raced to Hawaii six times, has given back to every sailing committee imaginable, and won the 2022 Newport Bermuda Race.
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The Master Mariners Annual Regatta is on Saturday, May 27, and the Master Mariners Wooden Boat Show on Sunday, June 18. More information at: www.sfmastermariners.org
A Summer of Racing
The summer Olympics will be held in Paris in 2024. US Olympic hopefuls need to qualify, with the US Open Sailing Series on the West Coast being a close-to-home option to get your game on.
Wear Your Life Jacket at Work Day
National Safe Boating Week kicks off on the Bay with a Water Safety Fair on Saturday, May 20, and "Wear Your Life Jacket at Work Day" on Friday, May 19. Get it on!
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Small Boats Are Fun!
At the recent Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show in Redwood City, we chatted with Andrew Leslie, who told us about the fun he was having sailing aboard an Open 5.70.
Just Checking
A stitch in time can save nine and an inspection at your slip can save having one underway while sailing on the Bay.
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Tuesday Night Races
"Sierra Point Yacht Club's Beer Can Racing Program begins our 2023 season."
Faire de la Voile
The R2AK Race is unique: no motor, no support, all the way to Alaska requiring physical endurance, saltwater know-how and bulldog tenacity where participants navigate, sail, row, and/or paddle the 750 Miles from Port Townsend, WA, to Ketchikan, AK. It starts June 5.
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Yacht donations are vitally important to supporting our students and programs. More info: cmafyachtdonation.org.
Cruising in Company
When we put out the word to "stand by" for the opening of the 2023 Baja Ha-Ha registrations, we weren't kidding — 51 signups in the first 20 hours. We call that a healthy start!
Bug Light for Sailors
SailGP attracted all kinds of people, all kinds of sailors from all over the world. Did we miss you? We hope to see you at the next one.
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Buying and Selling Boats
The good news is that they do, and, they might even help you win a race!
From then to Now
People often ask, "When did sailboat racing start on San Francisco Bay?" The answer is, about the time the second sailboat arrived.
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Faces in the Crowd
While many of our readers were spectating at SailGP in San Francisco or browsing at the Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show in Redwood City, others were racing to Vallejo and back, preferring athletic action to passive participation.
The World Famous L38
Get onboard for this month's 'Caption Contest(!)' …
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Discover San Francisco Bay and all that inspires those of us who live or visit here.
Lazy Days on the Water
The summer ahead is the perfect opportunity to explore the Delta, particularly if you've never sailed there before.
Sailors' Stories
Merf is a “hands-on sailor-designer,” with 250,000 miles of offshore sailing experience — including a climbing/sailing expedition above the Arctic Circle — and is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects.
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Kiwis Foiled Again
SailGP dodged the rain and found steady breeze, blue sky and a full crowd to witness a dramatic weekend for the foiling SailGP Grand Final of Season 3.
Ready, Set, Sign Up!
The 29th Baja Ha-Ha registrations open tomorrow at noon. Join the fleet as it heads to Mexico in October.
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Dining At Sea
Offshore, doublehanded racing provides a unique opportunity for dining out. Max Ebb shares some thoughts.
Not a Sailboat
What was that large megayacht heading north out of the Bay on Saturday?
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America's Cup
SailGP is growing, and not just in speed. Its audience reach is quoted as just under 129 million per event. And that audience includes sailors and non-sailors alike.
South Bay Boat Show
Finally it's boat show time again. It was good to walk the docks and see old friends.
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Meet the San Francisco Bay Naos Yachts team and see the inventory of available boats at the Pacific Sail & Power Show at Westpoint Harbor in Redwood City May 4-7.
Music on the Water
Aside from owning and sailing his own boat, Lightfoot drew upon the seafaring life for inspiration for other songs, each of which, in its own small or larger way, reflects some of the nuances of sailing.
Sailing In Pictures
Although April still had some crazy wet weather, we were able to get out on the water a little and enjoy the variety that comes with sailing.
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