Maritime History
Good Jibes #119: Johnny Sampson on the Catalina Museum for Art & History
Hear Ryan and Johnny Sampson talk about preserving Catalina Island’s history through sharing stories.
Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Named After an 1853 Wreck, Ready for Restoration
The Pigeon Point Lighthouse is set for restoration in 2024.
DeWitt El Toro Mural Progress Report
The Jim DeWitt mural on West Cutting Boulevard in Richmond is showing its full fall colors as it nears completion.
Great Pumpkin Regatta Nautical Trivia Quiz Solved
We hope you are challenged, entertained, and educated by our short story question-style trivia questions.
America’s Cup Hall of Fame Welcomes Three New Inductees
The Herreshoff Marine Museum/America’s Cup Hall of Fame has welcomed Hope Goddard Iselin, John “JB” Barnitt, and Australia's Iain Murray into the Class of 2023.
Woody Skoriak With Four Decades of Local Maritime Training
California is home to great training resources for anyone who wants to pursue a professional sailing and maritime career. Cal Maritime Academy is right off San Pablo Bay in Vallejo, and graduates new classes of merchant marines every year.
Patagonia Hosts Crew of ‘Hōkūleʻa’
Held together by six miles of rope with no nuts, no bolts, and no screws, the Hōkūleʻa‘ is an oceangoing canoe tethered together by trust, tradition, and Polynesian culture. Several of the crew who arrived in San Francisco on September 24 assembled Wednesday night at a San Francisco Patagonia retail store to share stories about their experience as navigators with the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) and raise funds for their community at home in Hawaii, rebuilding after the fires. More »
The Grand Poobah Recalls the 79-ft Ketch ‘Miramar’
The spectacular ketch 'Miramar' has a long history and is always stunning to capture in photos.
Greet ‘Hokule’a’ at San Francisco Maritime Museum on Sept 24
How did they do it before Starlink, GPS, Expedition and always-on navigational tools? The well-traveled Polynesian voyaging canoe 'Hōkūle‘a' will be in San Francisco on September 24 to show you how.
Allen Gross Keeps the Sailing History of ‘Folly’ Alive and Well
The cutter 'Folly' was built in San Francisco while shipbuilder Matthew Turner was still building boats at his shipyard in Benicia.
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