Posts by John Arndt
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.
Koehler Kraft Wooden Boat Show
Boats, music, demonstrations, food, June 15-16, 2019.
It Was Fun While It Lasted
On Tuesday, Trump and his Treasury Department published new regulations halting group travel to Cuba.
Carbon Is the New Black
On the windward shore of the Big Island [meaning California], a stone's throw from the cool Monterey Bay trades, unfolds the all-new Antrim 27 ‘C’. Number 28 (27 were built by USI) is now under construction by builder Joe Kitchell.
Mad Dash in the MOD70s
One of the great things about winning the first edition of any new offshore race is, if you’re first to finish, you also set the new course record. This was the case for Peter Cunningham and his crew aboard Powerplay as they led the way down the California coast in the first-ever CA 500 from San Francisco to San Diego. More »
70-ft Trimarans Fly South
They're off. And they're almost there (or already finished, by the time you read this). Three 70-ft trimarans made a brief appearance on San Francisco Bay as they tuned up and got ready to blast down the coast in the inaugural California 500 race from San Francisco to San Diego.
70-ft Trimarans Debut New CA 500
The MOD70s 'Powerplay' and 'Argo' and the Multi 70 'Maserati', have been tuning up on the Bay getting ready for tomorrow's 12:55 start in California Offshore Race Week's CA 500 — a new 500-mile 'sprint' from San Francisco to San Diego.
The Newland 368 Pegasus Returns to S.F. Bay
Many Bay Area boats sailing the oceans carry a legacy that resonates among those who cruised or raced against or on board them.
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