General Sailing
Sailing in Folsom Lake
Are you looking to sail in the serene beauty of a lake? Here’s a note from Patrick Nolan:
Shallow water? No problem, when you have a trailerable boat.
© Pat Nolan
"For those of you members with trailerable boats, lake sailing is still alive and well. More »
A Cautionary Tale in Berkeley
We could see how well the mud held the small sailboat which anchored out overnight east of His Lordships restaurant, just south of Berkeley Marina
The Loss of a Pirate Ship (and Life)
A notorious 48-ft schooner known at Emeryville Marina as ‘The Pirate Ship’ sank in its slip last week. It was the third and final time the boat — called Quest — had sunk; after she was raised, Quest was destroyed. More »
DIY Quiz Answered
Last week, Ernest Galvan sent us this photo, promoting a pop DIY quiz:
"This is a combination DIY," wrote Ernest Galvan. "What is it?"
© 2018 Ernest Galvan
Lots of you were up to the challenge: "It’s the bottom of a deck stepped mast," wrote Carroll Skov. More »
About Last Weekend
On Monday’s ‘Lectronic Latitude, we asked the West Coast about their weekend. Last Saturday in San Francisco, we had gnarly, gale-force winds offering both glory and carnage for sailors. In response to our query, Kimball Livingston wrote the following subject-line-only email: "We sailed teenagers on Nacras on Saturday. More »
The DIY Quiz
Following last week’s two-part DIY ‘Lectronic series, we got the following from Ernest Galvan: "This is a combination DIY. What is it?"
Any guesses?
© 2018 Ernest Galvin
We’re going to drop the answer soon, but if you have a guess, or if you have any of your own DIY adventures, let us know. More »
Weekend Report: The Gnar Factor
West Coast, how was your weekend? We’re talking to you, SoCal. Where you at, Pacific Northwest? Aloha, Hawaii. ¿Que pasa, Mexico? If you have a story or picture (or an arsenal of synonyms for "very windy") please let us know. More »
The Circumnavigators’ List
We’d like to welcome two new sailors to our West Coast Circumnavigators’ List: Jack van Ommen and Julie Spencer.
"I just thought of it," Jack wrote us a few days ago. More »
The DIY ‘LL, Part 2
When you’re a boat owner, it’s inevitable that at some point (and usually when you least expect it) your DIY skills will be put to the test.
"I was unsure what the future would hold for Sarah, my C&C 34, when the mast came crashing down in the bay of Cartagena, Colombia, in February of 2016," wrote Fred Reynolds. More »
The DIY ‘LL, Part 1
Way back in December 2017, we asked, "What’s your best temporary fix," or something that you MacGyvered while underway, far from the comfort of a boatyard, chandlery or docks full of sailors’ brains to pick? More »
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