Posts by Tim Henry
Caption Contest(!)
Here’s your December Caption Contest(!).
This is another image that has floated around the Internet, making it difficult to credit. If you know the source, please let us know!
You can enter your entry below, or email us here. More »
BCDC Approves Westpoint Settlement
Yesterday, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission unanimously approved a settlement with Westpoint Harbor. The decision marks the end of decades of conflict between the two entities, and the likely end of what many — ourselves included — have called overzealous and unnecessary enforcement by the BCDC against Westpoint. More »
Drawn-Out Coast Guard Rescue off San Diego
Yesterday, the Coast Guard came to the assistance of three sailors on a 35-ft sailboat about 30 miles west of Oceanside, near San Diego.
On Wednesday, the crew of the sailboat called the Coast Guard saying they were disabled by weather, according to a press release (which did not specify what was wrong with the boat). More »
BCDC to Vote on Westpoint Settlement Tomorrow
Tomorrow, the BCDC commissioners will vote on a settlement with Westpoint Harbor, marking the possible conclusion of a years-long conflict between one of the Bay Area’s newest marinas and a government agency that many people feel has gone astray of its founding mission. More »
Randall Reeves’ Full Cape Horn Story
After he rounded Cape Horn on Thursday, November 29, Randall Reeves’ blogs took a little while to catch up. It was like hearing the final score of a big game, but not getting to see the highlights of how it all went down until days later. More »
Boats Aground and Half-Sunk
After the first full-on winter storm blew through town last week, there seems to be a bit of carnage in its wake — though not necessarily related to the tempest itself. More »
Randall Reeves Is Round the Horn
After just over 50 days at sea following his late-September departure from San Francisco, Randall Reeves finally reached Cape Horn sometime yesterday after a few days of gale-force conditions.
Yesterday, we were pleasantly surprised to see Reeves’ tracker bobbing directly in front of sailing’s most famous waypoint. More »
Extreme West Coast Weather
If you’re from the East Coast, you might find that for a state with so much sunshine, Californians sure do complain about the weather a lot. In Southern California, a rainy day often makes the news (and a newscaster is always [inexplicably] sent into the drizzle for a report). More »
News Nuggets
On Friday, a ferry crashed into the dock at the San Francisco Ferry Building. There were 53 passengers onboard at the time, but no injuries were reported.
Is Using the Engine ‘Cheating’?
A former CNN producer and self described cruising novice recently asked an interesting question in an online article:
“We are two years and 4,000 nautical miles into our dream of sailing around the world. More »
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