General Sailing
Halloween Revives Sailors’ Stories of Fear
With Halloween just off our bow, it is time to apprise you of ghost ships, those vessels that sail on the sea, absent of living crew: portents of doom.
Guess Where
Do you know where this is? Give us your best guess.
Modern Sailing School & Club Is Hiring
Complete your ASA IQCs at MSC! Our new instructors receive 100% tuition reimbursement for each clinic after teaching their first course at the level.
Women’s Sailing Seminar Goes Virtual
Linda Newland doesn’t shy away from delivering the “cockroaches and all” version of what it takes to be an accomplished skipper.
When You Can’t Find Your Tide Book
I can make a good rough guess by the angle of the gangway, and by looking at the dryness or dampness of the rocks I can usually tell if the tide is going up or down. But it's a crude estimate...
Mexico Check-In: Cabo or Ensenada?
One of the decisions facing the 70 boats that have signed up for the 2020 Nada Ha-Ha, is where to clear into Mexico.
Sailing Under the Golden Gate Bridge, and Not Looking Back
Imagine being on a boat, looking up at the orange splendor of the Golden Gate Bridge, turning left, and not looking back, feeling the pull of the swirling currents taking you where they want...
What? Another Golden Ticket Winner?
Christopher picked up his Golden Ticket at the Coyote Point Marina office while preparing to untie the docklines for a weekend of sailing.
The Debate Over Sausalito’s Marinship Is Not Over, Part 2
The Marinship generates the lion's share of the city's tax revenues. But the mile-long waterfront is also sinking into a rising sea and in need of massive infrastructure upgrades, the exact costs of which aren't known by city officials.
Rare Fogbow Lands on Marin
Al Fricke was sailing aboard his Catalina 36 Jubilee when he snapped these great photos of a 'fogbow'.
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