Current News
Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation Wins PCYA Award
The Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation in Redwood City has been awarded the Pacific Coast Yachting Association's Garrett Horder Memorial Trophy.
Sailboat Sinks After Collision with Whale in South Pacific
A sailboat has sunk after being rammed by a whale in the South Pacific, its crew successfully rescued 10 hours later.
Chartered Bavaria 50 Used in Bombing of Nord Stream Pipeline?
A chartered Bavaria 50 is alleged to have taken part in planting the explosives that ruptured the Nord Stream pipeline in the Baltic Sea.
It’s Official — Baja Ha-Ha XXIX Registrations Open May 9
Baja Ha-Ha, the world's most chill long-distance offshore sailing rally, is set to depart San Diego on Monday, October 30, for Cabo San Lucas.
Newport Harbor Yacht Club Cabo Race on Course
The biennial race to Cabo left on a wet Friday with the bulk of the fleet now off Turtle Bay.
Motor Yacht ‘Nakoa’ Aground in Maui Freed, Then Sinks
After breaking free from a mooring and drifting onto the rocks in a marine reserve in Maui more than two weeks ago, a nearly 100-ft motor yacht was finally extracted from shore by a salvage team, but sank a short time later in open water.
Oakland City Council Passes Nuisance Vessel Act to Clean Up the Estuary
A new Nuisance Vessel Ordinance in Oakland promises to help start a long-overdue Estuary cleanup.
Will Proposed Oakland A’s Ball Park Impede a Future Port of Oakland Estuary Turning Basin?
In one of the starkest conflicts between expanding development and the Bay Area's working waterfront, concerns have surfaced that an ambitious project along the Oakland Estuary could interfere with ship traffic.
International Ocean Film Festival Celebrates 20 Years
Tickets are now on sale for the 20th annual International Ocean Film Festival to be held at Fort Mason on April 13–16.
Annual Zihua Sailfest Enjoys Outstanding Success
The 2023 Sailfest raised more than 3 million pesos in support of Zihuatanejo, Mexico's students and their schools.
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