Current News
Help Put Art on the Bottom of the Ocean?
"My name is Bob Schuler. I am a New York artist who, as part of the Tethys Project, has slowly been circumnavigating the globe and dropping sculpted granite cubes overboard every 100 miles along the way. More »
Georgette Who?
We don’t normally report on much-touted weather systems that fizzle out, but with 196 Baja Ha-Ha boats soon to be headed south, a lot of sailors have been asking us about the effects of Tropical Storm Georgette. More »
Support the SF A-Cup Bid!
Is it October already? It seems like yesterday that BMW Oracle Racing and USA gave Alinghi 5 a mighty thrashing. But it wasn’t just yesterday, and here we are looking forward to one of the most pivotal moments in the effort to see the match for the 34th America’s Cup come to American waters once again. More »
Waterspout Touches Down in the Sea
Rich Boren from the Port San Luis-based Hudson Force 50 Third Day reports that cruisers in the Singlar Marina in Santa Rosalia were treated to a spectacular show just outside the harbor entrance on Monday morning. More »
Sailor’s Body Recovered Off Redondo
The body of Hermosa Beach resident Richard Barras, 59, was found floating about two miles offshore Thursday evening after his 24-ft sailboat Seeya beached itself near the Redondo Beach pier. Around 5:30 p.m., More »
‘Cojo Carnage’ Explained
Capt. P.A. Dunn was nice enough to explain the story of two boats up on the beach at ‘Cojo’ that we wrote about in Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic.
The mystery of the ‘Cojo Carnage’ is explained. More »
Want to Be the Record Breaker?
Wonder of wonders, the number of paid entries for this fall’s Baja Ha-Ha is tied with last year’s record of 193. Although the entry deadline has passed, it would be kind of fun to break the record. More »
Cojo Carnage
"I crewed on Jim Hassberger’s Valiant 40 Kanga on the way south to get ready for the Baja Ha-Ha," writes O’Neil Dillion. "When we pulled into Cojo the other day, we saw these two sailboats on the beach. More »
Famed Circumnavigator Passes Away
Dodge Morgan, the first American to complete a non-stop circumnavigation and the fourth person ever to accomplish the feat, passed away on September 14 in Boston of complications from surgery for cancer. More »
Health and Dental Care While Cruising
How to pay for health care is a huge concern for everyone, cruisers included. There is some good news, however. Once you leave the United States, health care costs plummet. Secondly, in places like Mexico, there are very low cost health insurance options. More »
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