General Sailing
The Day You Sell Your Boat
How does the saying go? “The best days of a boatowner’s life are the day you buy the boat, and the day you sell it.”
But how do you know when it’s time to sell the boat? More »
Calling Youth Sailors!
Are you a sailor and still in grade school or high school? Do you get back to the dock and all you can do is talk about what happened out there?
What’s Missing from Sailing? Kids
Reader Brett Langolf sent us this message — and link — a few weeks ago. It’s the first of a few youth-oriented things we have in the works . . . More »
ASA Courses at Modern Sailing
ASA 101/103 Combination Course: Basic Keelboat Sailing and Basic Coastal Cruising at Modern Sailing School & Club.
Tall Ship ‘Matthew Turner’s Sails Fly On SF Bay
If you’ve been looking out across San Francisco Bay recently, you may have noticed a large tall ship gliding gracefully across the water. The vessel is most likely Matthew Turner — the 132-ft brigantine built by Call of the Sea. More »
Ever Found a Stowaway on Board?
In modern times it’s extremely rare for human travelers to stow away aboard sailboats. But over the years we’ve reported on all shorts of freeloading creatures found aboard cruising boats.
The Bay in Fog
Last week, reader Vikas Kapur sent us photos from a foggy day of sailing on San Francisco Bay. Vikas titled his emailed photo essay "painted ships on painted seas." He called it "thick fog but have seen worse."
Did You Ever Sail on the Marin-Based Ship ‘Active’?
Tucked into the bitter end of the San Rafael Canal is what we can only call an unexpected vessel — a pirate-y looking tall ship that’s a tad out of place against the back alley of the busy Montecito Plaza. More »
Coast Guard Rescues Man on Homemade Sailboat Off SoCal
Yesterday, the Coast Guard towed a singlehander into port in Southern California after a five-month crossing from Japan in a homemade vessel. The 78-year-old skipper — who reportedly suffered through weeks of light winds — had been reprovisioned several times before finally asking for a tow. More »
YRA Awards and OYC Open House
Although it's looking like a fabulous weekend to go sailing at latitude 38° N, we've got a couple of indoors events you might like to attend.
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