General Sailing
Socrates Takes Knockdown, Still on Track for Record
Last Wednesday, Jeanne Socrates suffered a knockdown between Tasmania and New Zealand and sustained serious damage to her solar- and wind-charging units. But she is pressing on to become the oldest person to sail alone, nonstop and unassisted around the world. More »
Summer Sailstice June 22-23
Celebrate sailing on June 22-23 with sailors worldwide.
*State of California to Sue Nature for Late-Season Rain
As California is in the midst of being swallowed by late-season rain, a coalition of state lawmakers and interest groups — their drought concerns satiated, but their fears of swelling vegetation and exploding pollen counts on the rise — have decided to take legal action against the aberrant weather. More »
Final Nonstop Racer Finishes Golden Globe
After 322 days at sea, Tapio Lehtinen, the fifth and final nonstop finisher, brought the 2018-2019 Golden Globe Race to a close.
When the Keel Smiles, Part 2
After finding that there was a crack in her keel (please see part 1 on Monday), singlehanded cruiser Elana Connor had her 1985 Sabre 34 MkI Windfola hauled out — and was told that the crack was “just cosmetic” — before departing for San Diego for a more thorough investigation. More »
Safe Boating Week Starts Tomorrow
The US Coast Guard recorded 4,291 accidents that involved 658 deaths and 2,629 injuries in 2017, the most recent year for which such statistics are available.
Opinion: Write Your Senators to Oppose NOAA Nomination
In late 2017, President Trump nominated Barry Myers to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, a choice that was seen as controversial, even for an administration that was voted in on being unconventional. More »
Caption Contest(!)
Here’s this month’s Caption Contest(!). Good luck!
You can comment below, or email us here. More »
Auditor: “BCDC Has Failed to Perform Key Responsibilities”
“The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission has neglected its responsibility to protect the San Francisco Bay and the Suisun Marsh,” read the first paragraph of the recently released Auditor of the State of California’s report on the BCDC. More »
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