Posts by Christine Weaver
International Masters Regatta
The International Masters Regatta is sailed in J/105s in a round-robin format on windward/leeward courses in view of spectators along the San Diego waterfront.
© 2016 Cynthia Sinclair
San Diego Yacht Club hosted the International Masters Regatta on October 21-23. More »
Chinese Singlehander Missing
Qingdao China sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge on Tuesday, October 18, bound for Shanghai, to begin a record attempt. Now her solo skipper, Guo Chuan, is missing west of Kauai. More »
StFYC to Host Hall of Fame Induction
Located in Annapolis, MD, the Sailing Hall of Fame may seem to some West Coast sailors like an East-Coast-centric institution. But the class of 2016 includes four West Coast luminaries, and the induction itself will be held in San Francisco. More »
Blustery Joan Storer Regatta
Saturday was Joan Storer’s granddaughter D’Arcy’s first time on a sailboat — ever (she’s the one holding the winch handle). Susan (pictured left) and Bill Hoehler’s daughter Amanda is at the wheel of the Hoehers’ J/105 Joyride. More »
Express 27s Take Berkeley by Storm
A run on Saturday, the windiest day of the Express 27 Nationals.
© Louis Benainous
The 35th Express 27 National Championship was sailed on the Berkeley Circle during the first storms of the season on October 14-16. More »
Three Sailors Rescued from Boat Fire
At some point during the fire, Laetitia’s rig collapsed.
© 2016 Petty Officer 2nd Class Philip Gilbert / USCG
The USCG, along with several local agencies, rescued three sailors after their 44-ft sailboat caught fire Friday, near Rancho Palos Verdes, a city in Los Angeles County west of Long Beach. More »
Women Who Sail Meet Up
On Saturday, October 22, Women Who Sail is having a reunion meeting at the pool at La Cruz Inn that will include all the original speakers from the very first meet-up there in February 2014. More »
Merlin’s New Keel Tastes Saltwater
Merlin in the sling, ready to be splashed. The banner on the side reads, "Fast is fun."
© 2016 Transpac 2017
Like Latitude 38 itself, Bill Lee’s 68-ft Merlin is pushing 40 years old. More »
Capsize and Rescue During Fleet Week
Peter Detwiler and his guests viewed Saturday’s Fleet Week air show from aboard the Catalina 36 Valhanna, sailed out of Tradewinds Sailing Club in Richmond.
© 2016 Peter Detwiler
"So low, so loud, so cool," writes Peter Detwiler of Sacramento, succinctly describing the San Francisco Fleet Week air show, enjoyed on the water and on shore by many thousands of spectators over the weekend during an October heat wave. More »
Here Come the Blue Angels
Right now, as you read this, you may be hearing the deafening roar of those jet engines overhead. If you hear them over to the south, look to the west, because by the time you hear them they’re already halfway across the sky. More »
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