Posts by Monica Grant
Good Jibes #205: Northern California Women’s Sailing Seminar
This week we chat with Eileen Zedd, Shelli Bohrer, and Laurie Briggs ahead of the 33rd Annual Northern California Women’s Sailing Seminar.
Spaulding Marine Center To Host Latitude 38 Fall Crew List Party
"Baja Ha-Ha or Bust! Cheers to 31 Years — 'Latitude 38' Crew List Party." That's the message from Spaulding Marine Center this month about the September 4 crew list party.
Max Ebb — Puzzled
With a "No motoring and no jerry cans of diesel fuel strapped to the lifelines," rule, the delivery crew had to find ways to fill the expected longer time at sea.
Dear Warm-Water California Sailors: An Invitation to the PNWO
Next year, probably mid-May, the 50th Pacific Northwest International Offshore Yacht Race will take place. This is your invitation to join.
The Resourceful Sailor: Stepping a Small Boat Mast With a Tripod
The Resourceful Sailor said yes when asked about helping step the mast of 'Murrelet' (a 2019, home-built, 19-ft Spitzgatter), using her purpose-built tripod.
Good Jibes #204: John Hamilton on the Resilience of California Yacht Club
This week we chat with California Yacht Club VC John Hamilton about the club's resilience following the devastating fire in December 2023.
It’s Almost Time for the Belvedere Classic and Great Schooner Race
The Belvedere Classic Regatta and the Great San Francisco Schooner Race will take place on Saturday, August 23.
Sailors Choose Their Own Course in Inaugural Navigator’s Race
Frank van Diggelen of the Santa Cruz Yacht Club won the first-ever Navigator’s Race aboard his Sunfast 3300 'Sun Dragon.'
Pink Sailing at the Vallejo Yacht Club Beer Can Race
Last Wednesday was VYC's annual Pink Sail race, a fundraiser for breast cancer that the club has done every year since 2010.
Transpac 2025 — Unplugged No More
Define "high speed" and where in the world you are, and maybe there's more to the story. I can tell you this: Internet accessibility changes the ocean racing game.
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