Current News
Chillin’
The weather gods have been kind to San Francisco Bay this winter. Besides a few blustery days and the odd raindrop or two it’s been pretty pleasant sailing all winter when there’s been enough wind to sail. More »
We Have a Winner
"I’m feeling lucky that I won a shirt! Headed from Santa Rosa to Aptos we stopped in at St. Francis Yacht Club for a quick visit. As usual, I grabbed Latitude 38 for some good reading and daydreaming. More »
Active Weekend at Berkeley YC
Checking out the weekend events in our annual Northern California YRA racing calendar, we that noticed this Sunday has just three events on the schedule and all three are at Berkeley Yacht Club! More »
‘Maserati’ Smashes Tea Route Record
It’s no surprise. We expected this. They’d been on target right out of the gate. And we were rooting for them.
Maserati crossed the ‘finish line’ under the Queen Elizabeth II bridge in London, just a few hours ago. More »
Garbage Patch Cleanup Starts Here
The Ocean Cleanup Project, founded by Boyan Slat in the Netherlands in 2013, started as an idea to remove plastic from the world’s oceans and is now becoming a reality on the shores of Alameda. More »
Fujin Capsizes, Crew Rescued
It’s been a wild ride this week in the RORC Caribbean 600. Seattle’s Greg Slyngstad was racing his Bieker 53 Fujin in the complex 600-mile tour of 11 islands when his catamaran capsized on Monday night close to Saba Island. More »
Bummer Balloons or Fun MOB Drill?
A reader sent us a snippet the other day about finding plastic ‘decorations’ on the water. As any sailor knows, trash in our waters is a nagging problem. Even though most longtime Bay Area residents recognize that our local waters have dramatically improved over the last three decades, there’s still plenty of trash to be found on any given day of sailing. More »
More of the Same - Nice!
Most of the people enjoying sailing on the coast of Mexico probably don’t know how nice the sailing has been here over the past several weeks. And, dang, this weekend looks like more of the same — just a great weekend to get out on the Bay. More »
Greetings from Barra
“We’ve reached our goal.” That’s what Pat McIntosh wrote to tell us after fundraising efforts in Barra de Navidad were completed in last night’s meeting to match up boats and passengers for the boat parade and sail underway this morning. More »
Redwood Creek Cleanup
Edward Stancil, port captain for Peninsula Yacht Club and a resident of the endangered Docktown Marina since 1996, shared the following photo and letter, which he had sent to the city attorney and city council of Redwood City on February 11. More »
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