General Sailing
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?
Keeping Up with the Baja Ha-Ha Happenings
The Mexico navy made their presence known and boarded a few boats. They are always a little intimidating with their automatic weapons, but also always polite.
2021 Season Championships — Part One
"Sailing on Tomales Bay returned somewhat to normal this year, and normal never felt so good."
Could Zombie Purple Urchins Eliminate Kelp and Kelp Cutters?
If you like sushi, make sure you order uni — the sea urchin. It's a way for you to help the return of the kelp forests one bite at a time.
Webb Chiles Reflects on His 80th Birthday
Happy Birthday to Webb Chiles, a remarkable sailor, a singlehanding legend, and a gentleman.
San Francisco on the Bay: “The List”
Discover San Francisco Bay and all that inspires those of us who live or visit here.
Westwind Boat Detailing Offers Washing, Waxing and Varnishing
Washing, waxing, varnishing. “Everything looks great! It was a huge relief."
Sailors’ Word of the Day: Latitudinarian
It could be said that sailors are latitudinarian in as much as sailors are a very tolerant species ...
Get Your Good Jibes with Chip Merlin and His Perfect Match
In this week's Good Jibes, hear how Chip became the proud owner of Merlin, the changes he’s made since buying her, his impressions of the Rolex Big Boat Series, just how fast the boat is, and his new book Mavericks & Merlins.
Update on the Transat Jacques Vabre Transatlantic Race
As of this writing the fleet is now very spread out with the fastest trimarans rumbling south in a moderate northerly flow in the Portuguese trades, while the slower monohulls are sailing in the Bay of Biscay in relatively light air.
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