Current News
SailGP Canceled for 2020
SailGP has suspended racing for the remainder of 2020. The league will reschedule Season 2 events for 2021. Two of the impacted events already have new dates for 2021: San Francisco on April 17-18 and…
This Week in Pandemic Sailing News . . .
"With the park closed and no boats permitted to dock in Ayala Cove, the sea lions appear to have reclaimed it as their own."
Boating Government Affairs Town Hall Web Conference
Register to participate in the Recreational Boaters of California town hall.
Course Correction for Cruisers in Hawaii
All State harbors are closed. No new boats. Inter-island travel is prohibited. One of our Waikiki YC neighbors scored a $5,000 fine for violating this.
When Can Organized Racing Return?
The YRA comments on the state of racing on San Francisco Bay.
Changing the Small Craft Advisory System
"In a move that could simplify and potentially reduce misunderstanding of urgent weather messages used by recreational boaters to make critical boating safety decisions, the National Weather Service (NWS) has proposed renaming 'Small Craft Advisory to 'Small Craft Warning'."
R2AK Announcement and More Updates
"There are two ways to say this: R2AK and SEVENTY48 are canceled in 2020. R2AK and SEVENTY 2020 aren’t canceled, but you can’t cross the starting line until 2021."
New Girl on the Block
Wilbur Spaul achieved a significant milestone in his bid to sail the smallest boat to Hawaii: In February, he chainsawed the 8-ft Chubby Girl into pieces and tossed them into a dumpster.
Options for Cruisers in Hawaii
Fortunately, there are many other great spots to anchor or moor a cruising yacht while sailing in the oft-misunderstood cruising ground that makes up the Hawaiian Islands.
Transient Cruisers Lose Use of Radio Bay
Radio Bay, near Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii, has been available as an anchorage and seawall mooring safe haven for cruising boats for decades.
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