Posts by Monica Grant
Westwind Yacht Management — Washing, Waxing and Varnishing
Professional yacht care with personal service.
Ashby Shoal Lights Up the Bay at King ‘Low’ Tide
Perfect weather set the scene for the Bay Area's most unique party.
The Resourceful Sailor Makes Rigging Alignment a Top Priority
While working aloft on the tricolor, The Resourceful Sailor noticed that the toggle and triangle plate connecting the masthead to the dual backstays were misaligned, awkwardly loading the clevis pin.
Discover Elemental Luxury on the Cape Less Traveled
Baja’s first luxury marina and village. Forty-five minutes from the Los Cabos airport, Costa Palmas is a 1500-acre master-planned resort community on Baja’s East Cape.
A Sailor’s Search for the 10-Meter Yacht ‘Sirius’
The 10-Meter 'Sirius' was the best of them; she was quite unbeatable in the few class races that occurred, and she often raced in the Whitney Series Races.
From Racing to Cruising: News Bites Ahead of a Sunny Weekend
Just a couple of sailing snippets…
Vallejo Marina: Gateway to the Bay, Delta, and Napa River
Visit Vallejo Marina and enjoy the guest and fuel dock, free pump-outs, full service boatyard and chandlery, plus two restaurants!
Good Jibes #74: Alan Olson on Building Tall Ships
Hear what goes into building a tall ship, how to sail from Minnesota to the Caribbean, abandon ship, dodge hurricanes and winter, and about Alan’s five years at a Buddhist monastery.
Recent Storms Uncover Unusual Objects at Stinson Beach
The recent storms have washed away surface infrastructure and exposed elements of "something" from below the ground. What's going on?
This Day, 10 Years Ago
Today we're taking a step back to January 18, 2013, when the day's news included snippets of ocean racing, kiteboarding (no foils yet), and seeing the light.
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