Posts by Christine Weaver
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Entangled Whale, Crew Overboard, Boat Grants
They reported that the humpback was in poor condition, with multiple lines wrapping around it. After several hours of working to free the entangled whale, the rescuers…
Onde Amo’s Sad Story
"Here's how we ended our Transpac this year: Less than 188 miles to Diamond Head, we were forced to retire," says Don Ford, trimmer aboard the Beneteau First 40.7 Onde Amo.
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