Posts by LaDonna
Winging It on a Wind Powered Ferry
For millennia, the wind has moved people from Point A to Point B, and on San Francisco Bay, we have an abundance of it for much of the year. So it seems odd that, in an area so forward-thinking and eco-friendly, we don’t have any wind-powered public transportation. More »
Navy Boarding in Barra de Navidad
The Mexican Navy’s boarding parties have become decidedly casual — either that or this is just a group of friendly sailors stopping by for a cerveza.
© 2010 Lou Freeman
Lou Freeman of the San Diego-based Swan 51 Seabird reports a surprsingly delightful late-night ‘boarding’ last night by the Mexican Navy at the docks of Grand Bay Marina in Barra de Navidad. More »
Abby Crosses Equator
As Aussie Jessica Watson, 16, nears South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope and settles into the second — and arguably more difficult — half of her nonstop solo circumnavigation, Southern California’s Abby Sunderland, also 16, has crossed the equator. More »
Surfin’ Bonita Channel
Half Moon Bay wasn’t the only spot to watch monster breaking waves last weekend. Rob Macfarlane watched from the safety of the main shipping channel as huge rollers broke across the entire width of Bonita Channel. More »
Sail Seminar for Solo T-Pac
The Singlehanded TransPac — a 2,120-mile run from the Bay to Kauai — is really gaining a head of steam, with the entry list expanding and seminars out the wazoo. This month’s seminar, ‘Sail Selection and Repair’ presented by Santa Cruz Sails’ Synthia Petroka, will be Monday night. More »
A Ride on the Plastic Fantastic
Plastiki, a 60-ft catamaran made entirely of recycled — in the form of used irrigation pipes for the masts and old soda bottles for flotation — and recyclable materials, is nearly ready for an offshore shakedown cruise. More »
Pacific Cup Seminar at EYC
Encinal YC is hosting a free Pacific Cup presentation tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. "Paul Kamen, Liz Baylis and Todd Hedin, who have each sailed to Hawaii multiple times on different boats, will discuss the Pacific Cup race experience," said EYC President Mike Scheck. More »
“Is There a Football Game Today?”
"We thought you’d like to know that the Super Bowl wasn’t the only thing happening on Sunday," write Pat and Carole McIntosh of the Alameda-based trawler Peregrine. "Ten Baja Ha-Ha and/or Delta Doo Dah vets crossed tacks up in Roseville, outside of Sacramento, for an evening of storytelling and laughter. More »
Getting the Lead Out…Accidentally
"I’ve been invited to give a talk about my experience during last year’s Double-Handed Farallones Race," says Dave Wilhite, who, with Dave Servais, clung to the overturned hull of the J/80 Heat Wave after the boat’s keel fell off on the way back to the Bay. More »
Abby Sunderland Leaves Cabo
Just five days after sailing into Cabo San Lucas to effect repairs to the charging system of her Open 40 Wild Eyes, Marina del Rey’s Abby Sunderland, 16, set off again on Saturday in her bid to become the world’s youngest non-stop solo circumnavigator. More »
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