Posts by John Arndt
What a Difference a Bay Makes
The San Francisco Bay Area is a fantastic place to live, especially if you have a way to get out and sail. We joined the schooner Seaward for San Francisco Yacht Club’s Great SF Schooner Race, and, while out on the water, snagged some shots of boats lookin’ good on San Francisco Bay. More »
The 12 Meter Worlds, as Beautiful as Ever
Bay Area resident and sailor Dick Enersen, who grew up sailing from age 8 in Tiburon, is back at it. Enersen has countless miles of racing under his belt, including crewing in the America’s Cup aboard Constellation in 1964. More »
When a Butterfly Flaps its Wings in China
In the 1990 film Havana, Robert Redford’s character says, “A butterfly can flutter its wings over a flower in China and cause a hurricane in the Caribbean . . .” While the sentiment is somewhat mythological, it’s not irrelevant to the upcoming 2019 hurricane season, or the arrival of tropical storm/hurricane Barry on the Louisiana coast. More »
Bad Night on the Bora Bora Lagoon
On the evening of July 2, San Francisco-based cruisers Seth and Elizabeth Hynes suffered a shock that most sailors only endure in nightmares. After dining ashore with their three young kids, they discovered that their five-year-old Outremer 51, Archer, was missing from the mooring field off the Bora Bora Yacht Club, as was the commercially administered mooring she was tied to. More »
Getting It On in Antigua’s ‘Off’ Season
Though weather gurus and insurance companies declare hurricane season to ‘officially’ run from about June 1 to November 30, the peak activity is usually around September and October. Antigua Sailing Week, which happens toward the end of April, was created as a kind of last hurrah for island sailing after which most transient boats start to migrate north or south to get out of the hurricane belt and comply with their insurance companies’ requirements. More »
Fishing Nets from the Pacific Gyre
The North Pacific Subtropical Convergence Zone, often referred to as the Pacific Gyre, consists of a sea of floating plastic material — various bottles, plastic chairs, packaging straps, buckets, rope and fishing nets. Several efforts have been undertaken recently to try and rid the Pacific Ocean of this debris.
SailGP Hits New York City
Money can do a lot of things, but it can’t change the weather. Sometimes, though, you have to wonder. The New York SailGP event, held this past weekend on the Hudson off lower Manhattan, managed to find a perfect weather window after a week of heavy rain and fog in the Northeast.
Summer Sailstice: Don’t Be Caught with Your Sails Down
Have you ever seen the life suggestion, “Make sure you see the sunrise at least once a year?” Maybe today wasn’t that day. June 21 is the Northern Hemisphere summer solstice and, therefore, the earliest sunrise of the year. More »
So You’ve Had a Sailing Lesson, Now What?
We joined about a dozen other boat owners who volunteered boats and time to teach almost 40 inspired women new skills and take several for their very first sail. It was a perfect intro weekend with gentle breezes and warm temperatures. Now what?
TISC Receives 11th Hour Racing Grant
Treasure Island Sailing Center, which has worked with 11th Hour Racing since 2013, looks forward to expanding their STEM program with the funding.
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