Maritime History
Looking for the Unique Ketch ‘Arpege/La Creuse’
The boat is a unique ketch that my dad — Jean Filloux — designed himself with a naval architect friend at Sparkman & Stephens to be built with a first-of-its-kind manufacturing method that Jean came up with.
Trophy Season: PICYA Yachtsman of the Year
How the heck did this happen? We were just minding our business while trying to get the whole world sailing on a single day when an award popped up.
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.
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