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The Ocean Race Fleet Nears Cape Horn Only Minutes Apart
Half a month and several thousand miles of sailing later, however, the entire four-boat Ocean Race fleet is sailing within sight of one another on their way to Cape Horn.
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.
What’s Going On With All the ‘Lectronic Latitude’ Emails?
Who woke up yesterday morning to find a 'Welcome Aboard' email from 'Lectronic Latitude', even if you've been aboard for years?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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