Commentary
A Word About Non-Brightly Colored Foul Weather Gear
What is your foul weather gear philosophy? Do you choose bright colors for safety, dark colors for style, or do you just buy what's affordable, or accept what's been handed down?
Webb Chiles Reflects on His 80th Birthday
Happy Birthday to Webb Chiles, a remarkable sailor, a singlehanding legend, and a gentleman.
Sailors’ Word of the Day: Latitudinarian
It could be said that sailors are latitudinarian in as much as sailors are a very tolerant species ...
Excess for Jeff Bezos, Not Enough for Students
Jeff Bezos just can't get enough. He's sending retired TV stars to space and building the world's largest sailboat. What's next?
November Caption Contest(!)
What do you have to say about that?
Who Has Authority Over Anchor-Outs?
Laws about anchoring out have long been on the books, but have gone unenforced, and the reality on the water and in shoreside communities has remained in a kind of stasis, some would say a quagmire.
Where Have All the Sailing Instructors Gone?
Based on what we are seeing from local sailing organizations' advertising content, and of course scuttlebutt, there appears to be a lack of sailing instructors for adults in the Bay Area.
One and Done? New York Yacht Club Drops from America’s Cup
There will be a lot of time, energy and money invested before the next 30-minute races between America's Cup boats.
It’s a Good Day for Good Jibes!
In this week's episode, John Arndt chats with Moe Roddy about creating a lifetime of sailing experiences and finding empowerment in sailing.
Brazilian Navy Tall Ship Tangos with Drawbridge
The Brazilian navy's tall ship 'Cisne Branco' collided with a drawbridge over the Guayas River in Ecuador on Monday.
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