West Coast Sailing
Delta Doo Dah Dozen Open for Business
By the time you read this, we will have opened registration for Delta Doo Dah Dozen. We're hopeful that the sailors who sign up for this inland rally will actually be able to cast off their docklines and cruise the Delta.
Eight Bells for Clinton Pearson
Boatbuilder Clinton Pearson passed away on April 4. He was 91.
Sailing in Place
The Broderick boys, Preston, Elljay and Tyler, 'Sailing in Place' (SIP). They enjoyed their day on the wild, windy, wavy driveway very much, although it appears the conditions dismasted their sturdy craft.
The Fate of the Singlehanded Farallones and TransPacific Races
The biennial Singlehanded Transpacific Race was due to start off the deck of Corinthian YC in Tiburon on June 27. Regarding that epic rite of passage, the SSS wrote…
Videos, Webinars, Quizzes and Schedule Updates
We can already see that we've turned the corner on sailing events. Now the announcements of SIP alternatives have outpaced the slowing trickle of cancellations.
The Late Brig ‘Pilgrim’ in Happier Times
Here's an update on the sinking of the 'Pilgrim', the full-scale replica of the merchant brig made famous in Richard Henry Dana's Two Years Before the Mast.
Our Island in the Sun by Garry Domnisse
Illustrated with charts, photos, log entries and more and in color and covers the complete trip
from San Diego to Panama Canal, to Key West.
Social Distancing Is Creating More Sailing Connections
It's amazing how social distancing is bringing sailors together.
Is San Francisco Bay Closed to Sailing?
There is no law restricting sailing on San Francisco Bay, though each county has issued guidelines supporting the governor's overall shelter-in-place directive.
Seaward Does the Baja Bash as She Returns to San Francisco Bay
The schooner Seaward sailed the Baja Bash as she returned north to San Francisco Bay.
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