General Sailing
Dehumidifiers Recalled for Fire Hazard
Kim Harrison was kind enough to pass along this recall notice. Gree, a major manufacturer of dehumidifiers, has recalled 12 brands of dehumidifiers. Over 2.2 million have been sold in the US and Canada under the brand names Danby, De’Longhi, Fedders, Fellini, Frigidaire, Gree, Kenmore, Norpole, Premiere, Seabreeze, SoleusAir and SuperClima. More »
C:Drive Found Adrift
We’re sad to report that Greg Stephanoff’s Catalina 42 C:Drive was found adrift in the Pacific with no sign of Stephanoff. The 60-year-old Honolulu sailor was last seen leaving the Ala Wai on October 3 bound for Hanalei Bay on Kauai. More »
Kyle Miller Dies in Tragic Accident
Well-known East Bay woodworker Kyle Miller was found dead yesterday morning inside his 1989 Mercedes, which was partially submerged off the Sugar Dock facility on the south side of Richmond’s Santa Fe Channel. More »
MACIF Dismasts in TJV
Francois Gabart and Michel Desjoyeaux onboard MACIF — the dream team in this year’s Transat Jacques Vabre — dismasted yesterday less than 150 miles from Salavador de Bahia, Brazil while leading the IMOCA class. More »
An Inspirational Sailor Loses His Boat
“Fleetwood is flotsam,” wrote van Ommen. The kit boat that took him most of the way around the world splintered into a zillion pieces after hitting the rocks. Scrambling to safety was no easy feat for the 76-year-old. More »
Express 27 Sailor Rescued on Saturday
It’s less a matter of luck that Wolfgang Stehr is alive today and more a matter of preparation — not that luck didn’t play a part in Saturday’s drama on San Francisco Bay. More »
Transat Jacques Vabre Update
Arkema has been towed to port and righted after capsizing and dismasting during the Transat Jacques Vabre.
© Transat Jacques Vabre
Now more than 13 days into the Transat Jacques Vabre race, we’ve seen it all. More »
Ben & Pippa Sittin’ in a Tree…
When Pt. Richmond’s Kim Paternoster heard the news, she spoke the truth of many adoring Ben Ainslie fans when she posted the following to her Facebook page: "Nooooooooooooooooo!"
Yeah, we’d be smiling, too. More »
Ha-Ha Sailors Need to Check Their Visas
"Yesterday we had a big problem with our visas," report Marina and Myron Eisenzimmer, vets of numerous Baja Ha-Ha rallies with their San Francisco-based Swan 44 Mykonos.
Ha-Ha vets Myron and Marina had an unexpected headache over their Mexican visas, but they solved their dilemma before flight time. More »
Latitude 38 Photo Contest
This is a photo of a very frustrated Jane Roy of the Portland-based Columbia 43 Adios. She’s not frustrated because of the sailing conditions on the Ha-Ha, because for the second year in a row she and her guy Craig Shaw had one of the few boats that sailed the entire time of each of the three legs. More »
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