Posts by Monica Grant
‘Salty Dancer’ — Mexico to Costa Rica, Part 1
In December 2023, 'Salty Dancer's mooring lines parted and she ended up on the rocky south breakwater. The following March she continued her planned circumnavigation …
Some Salty Things for You To Do This Month
March is a busy month on the water with three events taking place on the weekend of March 22-23. Check it out!
Max Ebb — Seeing Red
The real reason pirates wear an eyepatch? "When we storm our prize with cutlasses drawn and chase the crew below, we take off the eyepatch and can see in the dark lower decks."
Good Jibes #182: Lauren Bell on Teaching Lifetime Sailors
This week we're joined by Lauren Bell to chat about teaching kids to sail and in the process, creating sailing connections to last a lifetime.
It’s a Left, Then a Left at the Bridge
By summer 2024, it was time to bring 'Alert' south … we'd managed repeated crossings of both the Strait of Georgia and the Strait of Juan de Fuca; how hard could a downhill trip be?
Sailagram: A Snapshot of February Sailing
Take a browse through the February 'Sailagram' gallery, with a few boats from early March thrown into the mix.
The Resourceful Sailor Makes a Strong Point
The Resourceful Sailor employs G-tubes, epoxy and experience to install new blocks on his 1985 Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20 'Sampaguita.'
Solo Kayaker Cyril Derreumaux Crosses Atlantic Ocean
Solo kayaker Cyril Derreumaux has successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands to Martinique.
Caption Contest(!)
It's time to throw yourself into the swell and share your comments on this month's Caption Contest(!) photo.
Short Sightings — A Ditty Drawer Full of Sailing Tidbits
Possible bridge work for the Petaluma River, the International Ocean Film Festival in San Francisco, Chumash Heritage NMS Advisory Council seeks applications, and a U.K. initiative to "rewrite" women into maritime history.
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