Posts by Ross Tibbets
SailMail Seminar
You may have heard about SailMail and you might have even used it the last time you were cruising or when you raced the PacCup two years ago. But, there’s a good chance you didn’t take advantage of all its capabilities. More »
Do You Need a Watermakers & SSB?
Robert Fulton of Vancouver, B.C. is preparing to take his Tayana 37, Tropical Dreams, south to Mexico this fall, followed by the Pacific Puddle Jump next spring. He was very interested is our recent piece about Chris and Anne-Marie Fox’s two year cruise aboard their Islander 36, Starship. More »
Tall Ships to Battle on the Bay
The Hawaiian Chieftan and the Lady Washington
© Ron Arel
The tall ships Lady Washington and the Hawaiian Chieftan are returning to the Bay Area this weekend for bay excursions and hands-on educational programs for K-12 students. More »
Sea Gals
Sea Gals during the ’70s on their 28th anniversary in Petaluma onboard Boog-a-loo.
Back row, l to r: Cathey Dawson, Myra Berkowitz, Aileen Terhune. Front row: Shirl Armor, Mercedes See, Nancy Rogers, Marilyn Berdan, Prentice Sack, Jean Malis, Louise Nelson © Sally Taylor For years, a group of ladies has been meeting regularly to sail on San Francisco Bay. More »
Back row, l to r: Cathey Dawson, Myra Berkowitz, Aileen Terhune. Front row: Shirl Armor, Mercedes See, Nancy Rogers, Marilyn Berdan, Prentice Sack, Jean Malis, Louise Nelson © Sally Taylor For years, a group of ladies has been meeting regularly to sail on San Francisco Bay. More »
AC Protocol & Rule Expected Soon
The protocol and class rule pertaining to the 35th America’s Cup is on schedule to be released in March. The new rule is expected to "produce a foiling, wingsailed catamaran in the 60-65 foot range," according to the America’s Cup Event Authority (ACEA). More »
Man Overboard in the Circle
This past Saturday during the Berkeley YC Midwinters a distress call went out on VHF Channel 78 from a J/24’s skipper alerting racers of a man overboard. The individual had been hit in the head by the boom during a jibing maneuver and was knocked in the Bay, still conscious. More »
New AC Venue a Possibility
On January 29th we reported that Russell Coutts, Oracle Team USA’s CEO, was frustrated that the city of San Francisco had not offered the same terms and conditions to the America’s Cup Event Authority for the 35th America’s Cup as they had for the 34th. More »
Google Barge to Move
The mysterious, four-story Google barge, currently under construction at Treasure Island, must move. While investigating numerous complaints against the facility the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) found it was lacking the proper permits. More »
Castaway Drifts for 13 Months
In news that might be categorized as ‘miraculous,’ CNN and other news agencies cautiously report that a fisherman washed up on the 2.2-square-mile Ebon Atoll in the Marshall Islands after drifting at sea for 13 months. More »
February Latitudes Out Today
The first thing you might notice about the new February issue is the quality of the pictures. You might also notice the magazine’s new ‘saddle stitch’ binding. As you’ll read inside, we’ve changed printers. More »
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