General Sailing
Windsurfing Is Alive, Well and Progressing
On Saturday, we headed to one of our favorite windsurfing spots at the Berkeley Marina. Berkeley is not exactly among the famous locales on the Bay, especially when compared to the epic scenery of Crissy Field, the gnarly ebb swells at Third Avenue in San Mateo or the nuclear sea breezes along the Delta. More »
Reader Submissions: Alaska
The following comes to us from Janet Baker:
"The Talos IV in Glacier Bay, Alaska. We spent last summer exploring the northern waters of British Columbia and Alaska."
Views of the ice from the boat, and apparently from inside a good rocks glass, too. More »
Sailboat Sinks Off Treasure Island
THIS STORY WAS UPDATED AT 2:40 p.m.
A sailboat sank off Treasure Island over the weekend, according to reports from the Coast Guard.
John Boggs, one of our readers, said he saw a sunken ketch off the east side of Treasure Island on Sunday. More »
Reader Submission: The South Pacific
The following comes to us from Lynn Stokes as part of our Cover Contest and Reader Submission Series. While we love sailing in the Bay, we like to remind ourselves that the horizon beyond the Gate merits our attention. More »
A Research Vessel in a Bottle, Part II
On Friday, we told you about a small, unique remote control sailboat that we found on Rodeo Beach last week. The boat — named Edgar — was a customized RC Laser, which was about three feet in length, and equipped with solar panels, a small sail and an engine. More »
Photo Finish at 2nd Half Opener
The 2nd Half Opener saw a dramatic photo finish on Saturday, as two Express 37s were neck and neck on the Oakland Estuary in the final stretch to the finish line in front of Encinal Yacht Club. More »
A Research Vessel in a Bottle, Part I
Some stories you just can’t make up. This week, we serendipitously found a message-in-a-bottle of sorts. Or rather, a message-in-a-boat.
Latitude’s Mitch Perkins was taking an evening stroll on Rodeo Beach at Fort Cronkhite on Wednesday night when he spotted something in the water. More »
Lookin’ Good, Bowman of the Week
Dramatic Fire Destroys Boats in Texas
A huge fire last week at a marina in Texas destroyed as many as 20 boats, but caused no injuries.
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The Highport Marina in Pottsboro, Texas — sitting on Lake Texoma, straddling the Texas/Oklahoma state line and about an hour away from Dallas — was said to be the "largest facility of its kind . More »
‘Weckless’ Continues Winning Ways
This story [which has been updated as of 1 p.m.] comes courtesy of Anne Russell in response to our Cover Contest, where we were also soliciting general sailing news, stories and photos. More »
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