Posts by Christine Weaver
He’s a Winner
On August 10, before sailing for the afternoon, Dan Larson's crew needed to pick up a repaired sail at Pineapple Sails in Alameda. He invited Dan to come along. "We picked up the sail, and on the way out the door I saw…
Delta Doo Dah Goes Out with a Bang
A weekend jam-packed with activities wrapped up the official events of the 11th Delta Doo Dah cruising rally. Both Owl Harbor Marina and Bay View Boat Club kindly invited Delta Doo Dah sailors to join in various festivities.
Gotcha, Green Flash!
As it hit the horizon, a huge green flash struck and shot up into the sky. I let out a loud yelp. It was my first flash on my boat.
The Crew List Party Changed His Life
In 2014, still very new to sailing, I attended the Crew List Party and felt like a fish out of water. I must have looked it too — one of the Latitude 38 staff introduced me to Natasha (now Captain) Pyle. A few months later I volunteered to fill in for a last-minute crew cancelation on a delivery…
Looking Forward to Labor Day Weekend
Labor Day Weekend offers a veritable cornucopia of racing options on the West Coast. Surely, there is something (and maybe more than one thing) for every sailor.
Monterey Death Investigation Report Released
US Sailing has released a report detailing the results of their investigation into the death of Rick Srigley. Srigley, 77, fell off his Moore 24 Morpheus during Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club's first Wednesday night race of the season on March 13.
International 110 Nationals Sail Tomales Bay
Inverness Yacht Club on West Marin's Tomales Bay hosted the International 110 Nationals on July 29-August 2. We received an abundance of good images to go with a report…
The Mysterious Green Flash
Those of us on the West Coast have also been known to gaze at the horizon in hopes of catching a green flash as the sun sets behind the Pacific Ocean.
Blistering Paces Set Records
Dylan Fletcher’s Great Britain SailGP Team achieved what no other sail racing team in the world has done: they broke the elusive 50-knot speed barrier.
Bay Area Sailors Racing in Sweden
Bruce Stone of San Francisco wrote on Tuesday to check in from Lysekil, Sweden. His wife, Nicole Breault, is competing in the Women's Match Racing Worlds.
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