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Vendée Globe Competitors Suffer Damage Already

November 11, 2020
The 2020-21 Vendée Globe started on Sunday afternoon off Les Sables-d'Olonne in western France. In most years, the start of the race is impressive, with hundreds of thousands of spectators…
Fishing boat under fogbow

Rare Fogbow Lands on Marin

October 23, 2020
Al Fricke was sailing aboard his Catalina 36 Jubilee when he snapped these great photos of a 'fogbow'.

Pictures of a Bay Area Summer from my Balcony

October 12, 2020
It was so windy that it redefined my concept of what windy was. There were days that normally docile windsurfing spots in the East Bay were blown white with foam and heaving with huge, breaking wind swell.
Cyclone-damaged boat in Australia

Australia and New Zealand Say No to Cruisers

September 25, 2020
Since the early days of global COVID restrictions, the Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) has been appealing to Australian (AUS) and New Zealand (NZ) authorities to secure safe harbors for cruisers during the South Pacific's 2020/21 cyclone season.
Celestial navigation at sunset

Autumnal Equinox Heralds Changing Seasons

September 21, 2020
At 6:31 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on September 22, 2020, the sun will cross the equator as it moves from the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern Hemisphere.
Bowling pins

Hurricane Season Lines Them Up

September 16, 2020
The middle of September is the peak hurricane period. Given this year's hurricane forecast, it's no surprise that there's so much action.