General Sailing
Smoky Waters
Reader Dana Dupar sent us a few images from last weekend, as smoke from what has now become the 88,000-acre County Fire crept into the Bay, casting a bizarre, ghostly light. More »
One for the Multihulls
The Silver Anniversary Baja Ha-Ha looks as though it’s going to be a big one for multihulls.
Of the 113 paid entries as of June 28, 13 of them are multihulls. More »
Weekend Report: Carnage and Glory
On Saturday morning in the Bay Area, things were quiet. Maybe too quiet. In just a few hours, there were round-ups and wipe-outs all over the Bay, as well as a few moments of glory. More »
A Strange Rescue at Berkeley Marina
Last Sunday evening at Berkeley Marina, sailors, liveaboards and pedestrians enjoying the long summer day suddenly heard tires screeching. That’s not unusual at the south end of the marina, where people often do ‘donuts’ in the Hs Lordships parking lot. More »
A Return to the Golden Globe, Part 1
On July 1, the Golden Globe Race will start from Les Sables d’Olonne, France, and sail nonstop and unassisted around the world. Seventeen skippers from 12 countries will take to the high seas in a race that’s purposefully low-tech and steeped in tradition. More »
A Well-Earned SoPac Celebration
In recent weeks, roughly 200 Pacific Puddle Jumpers made landfall in the archipelagos of French Polynesia, having completed nonstop passages of 3,000 to 4,000 miles from jumping-off points in Mexico, Panama, and elsewhere along the West Coast of the Americas. More »
The r2ak Is Getting Interesting-er
The 25 teams that remain in the fourth annual Race to Alaska are finally getting some wind. For the first three days after last Saturday’s high-noon start, the fleet sweltered under a blob of high pressure that, if nothing else, gave the human-only powered craft their, ahem, day in the sun — and left everyone else wishing they’d brought more sunblock. More »
Do You Know this Boat?
Anyone know what boat this might be?
A mystery boat in need of an expert eye to identify her.
© 2018 Unknown
This photo hung in my father’s home office for years. More »
Get Ready for the Trans-Tahoe Regatta
Lake Tahoe’s biggest regatta hits the water this weekend for two days of alpine racing. The Trans-Tahoe regatta will feature several PHRF divisions "starting Friday, June 22 with afternoon buoy races followed by the long-distance race on Saturday, June 23 with a new competitive race course," the Tahoe Yacht Club said. More »
r2ak: The Race Is On!
Two days into the wild and crazy Race to Alaska, Russell Brown’s Gougeon 32 PT Watercraft is already looking like the boat to beat. Last year, Brown set the solo record for the 710-mile race from Victoria, BC to Ketchikan, Alaska — 9 days, 6 hours. More »
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