Environmental News
The Right Weather for Cleaning Up Angel Island Beaches
"During the winter we have a custom of cleaning the south-facing beaches on Angel Island."
April’s Latitude 38 Is Out Today – No Joke!
April's Latitude 38 is on the docks now full of stories from sailors out on the water, cruising various seas, and racing on the Bay.
Kenichi Horie Sets Sail Aboard ‘Suntory Mermaid III’
Kenichi Horie hoisted sails and settled in for a 6,000-mile, 70-plus-day transpacific crossing to Japan aboard his 19-ft 'Suntory Mermaid III.'
Upstream from the Downstream Problem of Mylar Balloons
Safeway is one of many sources of ocean plastics. Sailors and everyone are asked to shop wisely.
A Thank-You to Sailors Who Clean Up the Bay
A ferry service turned into a cleanup mission when Edward Stancil saw how much trash was on the Shell Beach foreshore.
BOB — Balloon Overboard Day Reduces Ocean Plastics
It takes a village, a crew, a marina, or sailors to help clean up the oceans.
Fishermen Angry After Another Boat Left to Wreck on Shore
While mourning the loss of one of their own, the Bodega Bay fishing community is angry at what they consider to be another unnecessary wrecked boat.
The End of the Anchor-Out Era, Part 3
Issues of water quality, damage to the Bay floor, and the housing crisis collide to create a difficult but necessary debate.
Attempted Sailboat Bottom-Cleaning Goes Sideways
Beach the boat, clean the bottom, and sail away. What could possibly go wrong?
11th Hour Grant to Polynesian Voyagers
The Polynesian Voyaging Society will engage student navigators in storm training and the ancient science of non-instrument, wayfinding navigation.
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