General Sailing
Monday News Briefs
Halloween Mist on San Francisco Bay
“No fog machine needed for this event!” wrote Greg Clausen of the Great Pumpkin Regatta. “Nice race — more wind next time please. This was taken from Cal 40 Highlander.” More »
Everybody Loves a Parade
On Monday, the almost 170 boats signed up for the 2018 Baja Ha-Ha fleet will officially kick off the Mexico cruising season as they gather off Shelter Island for start of the 25th annual Baja Ha-Ha. More »
The Future of Estuary Park
The City of Oakland is soliciting public comment for their plans to expand and renovate Estuary Park, a lobe of landfill that juts out into the Oakland-Alameda Estuary east of Jack London Square. More »
Friday News Briefs
Here are a few news nuggets for your Friday:
Coastal Mexico Escapes the Worst from Hurricane Willa
Despite its strength and ominous portents, Hurricane Willa seems to have spared Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta. More »
Willa Moving Through Mexico and Into US
Hurricane Willa underwent an expected weakening as it approached the Pacific Coast of Mainland Mexico yesterday, but made landfall packing 120 mile-an-hour winds, and forcing the evacuation of approximately 4,000 people from coastal towns, according to CBS News. More »
2019 Puddle Jump Signups Next Week
What the heck is the Pacific Puddle Jump? It’s a long-established annual migration of cruising sailors from various ports along the West Coast of the Americas to French Polynesia — an ambitious bluewater crossing of 3,000 to 4,000 miles. More »
Mexico Braces for Back-to-Back Storms
This year’s 23rd Pacific tropical storm has become a Category 5 hurricane, and is expected to make landfall between Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta tomorrow afternoon. Hurricane Willa “is on track to be one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the Pacific coast of Mexico,” according to CNN. More »
A Gathering of the Cal 40s
One hundred eight Cal 40s were built since they were introduced in 1963 and finished production in 1971, and, at the time, they were considered a radical design. Fifty-five years later they continue to inspire sailors and make themselves known on the race course and the world’s oceans. More »
Responses Driving Themselves
Just a few hours after we published a story on Monday about our love for the low-tech autopilot, we were at San Pablo Yacht Club when we met a gentleman who had just read the piece. More »
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