Posts by Andy Turpin
Anybody Up for a Swim?
You think it’s been cold lately sailing on San Francisco Bay? Try swimming in it — without a wetsuit!
Sound impossible? Not really. Believe it or not, there is an elite group of swimmers who regularly swim in Bay waters wearing only normal bathing suits and swimming caps. More »
The Elusive ‘Long-Stay Visa’
It’s the time of year when dozens of cruisers are currently preparing to embark on the so-called Pacific Puddle Jump from the Americas to French Polynesia. A hot topic of conversation among them is how to get a ‘long-stay’ (six month) visa, since most American cruisers are only granted a three-month visa upon arrival. More »
Mighty Storms Ravage Bay Area
Looking south towards Angel Island from the Corinthian YC race deck: At high tide the storm surge could barely be contained.
latitude/John A.
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The full force of Mother Nature’s fury was felt throughout the San Francisco Bay Area last Friday and Saturday as torrential rains and hurricane-force winds lashed the region. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The full force of Mother Nature’s fury was felt throughout the San Francisco Bay Area last Friday and Saturday as torrential rains and hurricane-force winds lashed the region. More »
Puddle Jumpers Share Strategies
With the ideal weather window for crossing from Mexico to French Polynesia just a few months away, there’s lots of chatter — both on the docks and via email — between those who will soon join the ranks of Pacific Puddle Jumpers, as we like to call them. More »
Got Ha-Ha Pix to Share?
"Who was that guy?"
That’s the question Baja Ha-Ha Rally Committee members were asking themselves shortly after the awards ceremony. During the festivities, a nice young man had volunteered to set up a photo-sharing website specifically for this year’s Ha-Ha’ers. More »
A-Cup Update: The Plot Thickens
It wasn’t too many years ago that America’s Cup promoters were doing anything they could think of to make the contest for the Cup more appealing to the general public — that is, ready for prime time. More »
Stanford Beats Cal, in Sailing, That Is
Although the breeze was light, competition was intense at yesterday’s Big Sail.
© Chris Ray
Although Cal Berkeley’s Golden Bears may be favored over the Stanford Cardinal in the so-called ‘Big Game’ this Saturday, both Stanford’s varsity and alumni sailors triumphed over Cal in yesterday’s J/105 match racing in the Central Bay. More »
A Warning to All
Ouch! Just when they were probably thinking about getting out the docklines and fenders. . . whammo!
© Doug Thorne
Call it Murphy’s Law, or just bad luck, but sometimes trouble strikes in the final phase of an otherwise uneventful journey. More »
Pegasus Project Expands Horizons
The 51-ft Pegasus was lookin’ good at last spring’s Master Mariner Regatta.
© 2007 Mariah’s Eyes
“In the 14 years since we started, we’ve introduced about 5,000 kids to San Francisco Bay and sailing,” explains Peter Hayes, founder of the Pegasus Project. More »
A Wealth of Info for Southbound Cruisers
With the Central American cruising season now in full swing, current and future cruisers will be interested to note that a highly informative Yahoo Group website has been set up and is accepting new members. More »
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