West Coast Sailing
New Women’s Race and New First-Aid Classes
San Francisco Yacht Club's inaugural Anne McCormack Invitational Regatta is coming up on May 15. It's inshore PHRF all-women crew racing.
Who’s Starting the Weekend with a Friday Night Beer Can Race?
If you let go of winning you can relax, stay out of trouble, and just consider it a Friday night buoy tour with friends.
Baja Ha-Ha XXVII Entries Off to a Robust Start
Seventy-six paid entries were received in the first 12 hours of sign-ups for the November 1 Ha-Ha.
When the Student Is Ready: Charlie Deist on Learning to Sail
This sailing education came cheap. Sometimes we took my boat out and I paid Darrell in food or beer.
Baja Ha-Ha XXVII Opens For Registration at Noon on May 6
Grand Poobah Richard Spindler wrote to announce the opening of the 2021 Baja Ha-Ha.
25,000 Barrels of DDT Discovered Between Long Beach and Catalina Island
A recent expedition, led by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, has completed a mapping of the dumping zone and found over 25,000 barrels leaking DDT and other chemical waste.
Happy International 5O5 (5/05) Day
The International 5O5 Association has adopted May 5 as International 5O5 Day.
Racing Returns to St. Francis Yacht Club
"It's so great to have some racing going on at the St Francis again!" Racing shut down at the Cityfront club in March 2020 and resumed on April 22, 2021.
Having a Whale of a Time on a Saturday
A few weeks ago, captain Teddy Strawser and the crew aboard the Catalina 42 MkII Janie Jones were enjoying a Saturday sail on the Bay when they spotted whales. Three gray whales inside of Alcatraz and another just outside the Gate. More »
Trending Now on the Bay: Building Small Wooden Boats
"Winds were eight knots from the south and dropping. The boat sailed very nicely. The helm was light and responsive."
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