General Sailing
See This MacGregor 65 at Yacht Fest This Weekend
The MacGregor 65 is a legendary West Coast-built cruiser ideal for sailing from Mexico to Alaska.
A great West Coast cruiser because:
It motors fast and covers long northbound distances in a hurry. More »
The Peace Navy Offers an Alternative to Fleet Week
San Francisco has been at the center of the peace movement for many decades. It might have started with the founding of the United Nations at the Herbst Theater in 1945, or possibly with the Summer of Love and the Berkeley Vietnam War protests. More »
Women’s Sailing at CSC and on the Bay
No need to be an experienced sailor to notice that sailing may not be the most egalitarian sport when it comes to gender. Some attribute it to a difference in physical strength, less recklessness or, at a professional level, difficulties for women to convince sponsors, but certainly, there is a strong cultural dimension to it. More »
See the Hanse 388 at Yacht Fest Oct. 4-6
The new Hanse 388 is a cruiser that lets in more sunlight below deck than any other yacht in its class. A record number of portholes in the hull and on deck — and even alongside the companionway — flood the saloon with natural sunlight the whole day through. More »
The Bay Area’s Nuclear Thursday
Bay Area — wow! Yesterday was, in the parlance of sophisticated sailors everywhere, a super-gnarly day on the water.
A recent rule of thumb seems to be that, following a few days of unseasonable heat, big wind immediately follows. More »
What’s a Harpoen?
Harpoen first crossed our editorial desk in 2003, when her owner, Ron Witzel, a staff commodore at Marin Yacht Club in San Rafael, proposed her as a Latitude 38 Boat of the Month.
See the Hanse 388 at Yacht Fest Oct. 4-6
The new Hanse 388 is a cruiser that lets in more sunlight below deck than any other yacht in its class. A record number of portholes in the hull and on deck — and even alongside the companionway — flood the saloon with natural sunlight the whole day through. More »
Catching Up with Out The Gate Sailing and the Commodore
“I’ve gotten into some trouble by likening landfalls to orgasms, and I think that’s a very apt comparison in the sense that it’s fulfilling and it’s temporal and it comes and it goes quickly. More »
When the Wind Goes Light
St. Francis Yacht Club's Rolex Big Boat Series is famous for its nuking, gear-busting conditions. It's an ideal race for muscle-bound grinders, adrenaline junkies and thrill-seekers.
Sailors Beware: Hurricane Season Is Here
Following Monday’s story on the amazing escape of Josh and Christina from Hurricane Dorian, we find ourselves in the peak of hurricane season with other threats looming. Hurricane Humberto is moving toward Bermuda, and Tropical Storm Jerry has formed just to the east of the Leeward Islands, and is expected to reach hurricane strength before reaching the islands on Friday. More »
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