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It’s Been a Lovely Cruise…Out

February 14, 2011
Memories of beautiful weather — even with the light winds and heavy ebb pushing us back toward Vallejo — will help this weekend’s cruise-out participants, including Buffalo Spirit’s Ruben and Robbie Gabriel, tough out today’s dismal conditions. More »

Hats Off!

"My boat partner snapped this shot while crossing the slot on our Islander 36 Shooter on the way to Sam’s for lunch," writes Norman Pearce. "But one of the boat’s rules is that we only retrieve hats if the head is still attached!" More »

Blue Water on Yellow Pages

February 11, 2011
It looks like America’s Cup fever has taken hold all over the Bay Area, even at the telephone utilities. This year’s cover of the Marin County Yellow Pages features a nice shot of boats sailing in Richardson Bay with Mt. More »

Sail-In Dining on the Bay

February 9, 2011
What could be better after a day of great sailing on the Bay than to sail up to the dock of your favorite restaurant for a bite to eat? The Estuary has several such restaurants, Tiburon has Sam’s, the City has La Mar Cebicheria Peruana at Pier 1.5, Emeryville has Trader Vic’s right next to the marina, Richmond has a couple at the marina, and Sausalito even has a few — Fish at Clipper Yacht Harbor Basin 2, Le Garage at Schoonmaker Point Marina, and Horizons’ private dock. More »

Super What? Super Sail!

February 7, 2011
Bay sailors who are also football fans were faced with a tough choice yesterday: Enjoy a rare warm breeze aboard your boat or sit in front of the boob tube for the better part of a gorgeous afternoon. More »

Piracy Rash in the Marshall Islands

We’ve received several reports of theft and ransacking of cruising boats in the Marshall Islands over the last few days. Patrick and Rebecca Childress of the Rhode Island-based Valiant 40 Brick House sent this summary of recent unfortunate events that are tarnishing the reputation of this destination popular with cruisers during the South Pacific cyclone season. More »

Oz Cleans Up After Yasi

February 4, 2011
The yachting community along the northeast coast of Australia took the brunt of Yasi’s wrath. Port Hichinbrook, where $40 million worth of boats were swept ashore, was particularly hard hit. © 2011 Brian Casey As Australians face the daunting task of cleaning up after Tropical Cyclone Yasi, officials have expressed relief that the damage caused by the largest cyclone to ever hit the continent wasn’t any worse. More »

SailFest is On!

"A wonderful fleet of boats and enthusiastic participants have congregated for the Zihua SailFest, which started yesterday and runs through Sunday," writes SailFest organizer Pamela Bendall of the Port Hardy, B.C.-based More »

February Latitude Hits the Docks

January 31, 2011
As we write this, trucks are driving all over the Bay Area delivering the February issue of Latitude 38 into the hot little hands of our distributors. This month we feature the amazing story of Jerry Borucki’s escape from the ice aboard his Freya 39 Arctic Alpha Wülf, the dazzling and colorful personality (and toes!) More »