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Lighten Up!
With Daylight Saving Time now in effect, it's time to roll out the beer cans!
Banderas Bay Dinghies
Mexico is known to many readers for its idyllic cruising grounds, but the Vallarta Yacht Club also keeps the racing and youth sailing scene active.
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Families that Race Together
Co-owners and skippers Ross Werner and Kevin Wilkinson are preparing for the 2024 Pacific Cup, with their sons and a good friend making up the crew of six sailors aboard their J/112e 'Jubilant.'
Two Hulls / Two Coasts
West Coast multihull sailors don't necessarily sail on the West Coast.
The 'Stad Amsterdam' will be open for tours tomorrow, March 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This may be your only opportunity to get aboard and see the ship throughout.
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Breezy Day
The West Coast sailing news comes through our office like the wind through the Golden Gate on a July day. Usually brisk and often gusty. This reefed-down version of a few of the stories should help keep it all comfortable.
Honor Maritime Trades
If you have stories or memories of how Svend Svendsen or his Boat Works made a difference in the community, innovation, or in your life, share them now to support naming the new park at Alameda Marina 'Svendsen Maritime Park' in his honor.
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Wayback Machine
Robin Lee Graham's 'Dove II' was listed for sale in our October 1982 'Classy Classifieds'. It brings back great memories of great voyages in small boats.
sailing for science in the Caribbean
San Francisco Bay sailors Nathalie Criou and Bérénice Charrez teamed up for the Caribbean 600 last week, simultaneously conducting a groundbreaking scientific inquiry.
Month of Sailing Love
Sailing in February saw us enjoying Valentine's Day, aka "I love sailing day," plus some wet and wild weather and summery weather.
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Powerful Performance
Cole Brauer is set to become the first American woman to finish a solo around-the-world race in the next 24 hours, after just over four months at sea.
Sky scraping masts downtown
Though the weather for stunning morning photos was uncooperative, today's 7:30 a.m. arrival of the 'Stad Amsterdam' was nonetheless impressive after its 25+ day voyage north from the Panama Canal.
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Sailing Stories
Host John Arndt chats with sailing photographer Sharon Green about her favorite events and locations to shoot, exciting times and scary moments, and much more.
Can We Do This?
A petition to repair Ayala Cove's docks is circulating among Bay Area sailors.
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"The best crew ever assembled."
Roy Pat Disney's San Diego-based Andrews 68 Pyewacket is on a roll.
Olympic Wrestling
US Olympic medalist and longtime US Sailing volunteer JJ Fetter wrote US Sailing President Rich Jepsen asking for resignations.
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Cruising for Fun and Philanthropy
Each year, sailors come to Barra de Navidad for the fun and camaraderie of Cruise-In Week, and to raise funds for the local schools and their students.
Small Boats, Big Fleet
If you want to look on the bright side of life, surround yourself with Optimists.
Early Birds Get the Worms
The IOFF received a record number of submissions representing more than 38 countries for this year's program — 16 US-based films succeeded in making the list.
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Bon Voyage et Bon Chance
Olympic kite-foiling representative Daniela Moroz was celebrated at a farewell gathering at the St. Francis Yacht Club.
Four Weeks of Great Reading
In this month's issue we share stories about Ronnie Simpson's dismasting, 'No Name's "manifestly unsafe voyage," Sue and Mike Proudfoot's 36-year-long journey with 'Farida,' and many more interesting and fun stories.
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A Brighter Future?
SB 1066, The Marine Flare Producer Responsibility Act, is proposing a free-to-the-consumer program for safe and proper marine flare collection and disposal.
There Be Treasure in That Thar City
Historian and author Ron S. Filion has published 'Buried Ships of San Francisco,' which includes a map of around 70 ships believed to lie beneath the city.
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Mike Patterson wins a hat
You might recognize our latest 'Latitude 38' Golden Ticket winner from his Islander 36 'Green Flash', berthed in South Beach Harbor.
A Sailor's Story
Melinda has sailed over 30,000 nautical miles — including 10 races to Hawaii — and has spent 19 years as general counsel for three America’s Cup teams.
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Tri Out
Applications are now open for women sailors to join an elite Open Fifty trimaran circuit with the goal of having a woman skipper in the 2026 Route du Rhum.
March Racing Preview
"I wanted to share a new free event we're planning at Berkeley Yacht Club this year: a crew party for skippers and crew to connect ahead of our Friday night beer can series."
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Lifted Lifts Yet Another Trophy
The Etchells Biscayne Bay Series concluded on February 16-18 with a three-peat win by a California team, Lifted.
From Small Beginnings
Sailing Education Adventures has been awarded the PCYA Garrett Horder Trophy for its outstanding contributions to youth development through sail training.
Don't miss Sail a Small Boat Day at Richmond Yacht Club! It's free and open to EVERYONE. More Info: www.richmondyc.org.
World Match Racing Tour
Ficker Cup and Congressional Cup match racing returns to Long Beach Yacht Club in April.
That MacGyver Guy
The Resourceful Sailor presents this simple design as an option for securing your companionway drop boards, whether to appease racing rules or for your own sense of security.
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Dynamic Duos Don't Always Wear Capes
Ashley Perrin and Merf Owen, of San Rafael, California, are the recipients of the Cruising Club of America’s Royal Cruising Club Trophy for 2023.
Need a date?
Great weather and great events lie ahead. We can't predict the weather part, but our calendar can help you find the great events.
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San Pedro to San Diego
The Southern California coastal racing season kicked off with the 2024 Islands Race, co-hosted by Newport Harbor and San Diego Yacht Clubs.
Twisted Trades
The RORC Caribbean 600 took off from English Harbour on Monday, sailing straight into rare, fluky conditions.
From the Magazine
'Good Trouble' finished the 2023 Transpac fifth in her class, with her crew comprising mostly people of color, including five women in a nine-person crew, in 11 days.
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Meeting the Race Fleet
We're continuing our Pacific Cup profiles with the doublehander duo Philippe Jamotte and Alex Dailey.
Sailing Stories
Hear what’s unique about a Tempest, how to stay patient on (and off) the water, and about an impromptu Tempest race and more.
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It's Not Sailing, But Still Interesting
The 165-ft historic FDR presidential yacht USS 'Potomac' will be dry-docked at Bay Ship, Alameda, on March 11.
FOMO?
Sailors know there are a lot more aspects to sailing than billionaires, but the public perception of the sailing lifestyle is defined by luxury marketing and gawking at billionaires.
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Heading North
Bay Area sailors are invited to greet 'Stad Amsterdam' as she sails in under the Golden Gate Bridge on March 6 after a 3400-mile sail from Panama.
Vallarta Cup
While we've been watching the rain fall, Mexico has turned on the heat with their annual winter racing regattas.
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It Turned out Okay
A report of a scam led to a discovery about one sailor's success with finding a crew spot, and joining the Pacific Puddle Jump.
Sailboat History
Known as Richmond Yacht Club's flagship vessel 'Random's keel was laid at the Nunes Brothers yard in Sausalito, in 1949.
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