Events
Yacht Fest, October 4-6
Save the date: October 4-6, for the Northern California Yacht Fest at Marina Village Yacht Harbor.
Get Ready to Party with Latitude Next Week
It’s almost party time and we can’t wait to get together with sailors galore at Latitude 38’s Fall Crew List Party. This biannual celebration has become one of the Bay Area’s most talked-about events — for sailors and anyone aspiring to sail. More »
A Delta Doo Dah DIY Cruise
The water was wonderful for swimming. We did a lot of otter and bird watching, along with star viewing. It was great to see big fish jumping at sunset, not to mention the swallows doing their bug-catching thing.
Dinghies Should Be on TIP Too, Says Harbormaster
Beyond preparing your boat for ocean voyaging, tying up the loose ends of your shoreside life, finding the right weather window and showing up in San Diego on time for the start, one of the main hurdles of doing the Baja Ha-Ha seems to bureaucratic in nature: getting your Temporary Import Permit, or TIP. More »
September Racing Preview
As usual, this is just a small sampling of the numerous regattas and races available in California in the coming month. Each year it seems the list of events grows longer.
Yacht Fest October 4-6
Save the date: October 4-6, for the Northern California Yacht Fest at Marina Village Yacht Harbor.
Visit the San Francisco Sea Scouts
The San Francisco Sea Scouts invite all Bay Area 13- to 15-year-olds and their families to a day of sailing, rowing, free food and knot tying. They're holding an open house on August 31.
Delta Dinghy Ditch Just Duckie
Way back in 2005 over a few craft beers too many, a fellow by the name of Ken Crawford announced to his Lake Washington Sailing Club cronies, “Why don’t we run a pursuit race all the way up that b*t%# of a ditch from Rio Vista to the club?"
Delta Doo Dah Goes Out with a Bang
A weekend jam-packed with activities wrapped up the official events of the 11th Delta Doo Dah cruising rally. Both Owl Harbor Marina and Bay View Boat Club kindly invited Delta Doo Dah sailors to join in various festivities.
Movie Star ‘Maiden’ Sails Under the Golden Gate: Part 1
Maiden was more than another entry in the 1989-90 Whitbread. Maiden is more than a thrilling and wildly successful documentary about the first all-female crew racing around the world. Maiden the boat, a 58-ft 1979 Bruce Farr-design Disque D’Or III, is alive and well, and the mothership for The Maiden Factor, a 30-plus city world tour to raise money for charities working to provide an education for young women in need. More »
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