Posts by Tim Henry
Putting Area G Back on the Map
Something big happened last Saturday. There was a regional qualifier for the Sears Cup junior national championship, and Area G showed up.
Encinal YC bowman Daniel Erisman has a special moment approaching the weather mark. More »
Weekend Report: Hardcore Summering
The best part about Fourth of July this year was taking off the 5th, making for a weekend within the week . . . right before the weekend! What better way to enjoy the post-fireworks extravaganza we witnessed in East Oakland (a citywide show like no other) than with a mid-week sail? More »
A Return to the Golden Globe, Part 2
On Sunday, the 18-boat Golden Globe fleet set sail from Les Sables d’Olonne, France, with their bows pointed south for the Cape of Good Hope. Frenchman Philippe Péché showed early speed off the starting line, as Sir Robin Knox-Johnston fired the gun to send the racers on their predicted 250-day, 30,000-mile nonstop circumnavigation. More »
Smoky Waters
Reader Dana Dupar sent us a few images from last weekend, as smoke from what has now become the 88,000-acre County Fire crept into the Bay, casting a bizarre, ghostly light. More »
Weekend Report: Carnage and Glory
On Saturday morning in the Bay Area, things were quiet. Maybe too quiet. In just a few hours, there were round-ups and wipe-outs all over the Bay, as well as a few moments of glory. More »
A Strange Rescue at Berkeley Marina
Last Sunday evening at Berkeley Marina, sailors, liveaboards and pedestrians enjoying the long summer day suddenly heard tires screeching. That’s not unusual at the south end of the marina, where people often do ‘donuts’ in the Hs Lordships parking lot. More »
A Return to the Golden Globe, Part 1
On July 1, the Golden Globe Race will start from Les Sables d’Olonne, France, and sail nonstop and unassisted around the world. Seventeen skippers from 12 countries will take to the high seas in a race that’s purposefully low-tech and steeped in tradition. More »
Get Ready for the Trans-Tahoe Regatta
Lake Tahoe’s biggest regatta hits the water this weekend for two days of alpine racing. The Trans-Tahoe regatta will feature several PHRF divisions "starting Friday, June 22 with afternoon buoy races followed by the long-distance race on Saturday, June 23 with a new competitive race course," the Tahoe Yacht Club said. More »
Two Sailors Rescued in Washington
On Saturday, a couple was plucked from their floundering boat off the coast of Washington state.
After being struck by a rouge wave and flooded, the couple — who were en route from Hawaii to Bellingham Washington aboard a 46-ft sailboat — activated their EPIRB. More »
Folsom Lake ‘Lectronic
Reader Mark Werder sent us the first in a series (or dare we say essay) of photos back in April:
The April issue of Latitude, on the left — and used here as a type of water-level gauge — shows a full-ish Folsom Lake, with the January issue, on the right, for comparison. More »
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