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County Health Commissioners Require No-Handed Sailing

Due to the sudden surge in cases of COVID-19, Bay Area health commissioners have once again clamped down on sailing. Fortunately, they realized the risk only applies to sailors but not to sailboats. For the balance of the summer, sailboats will be allowed to go sailing as long as there are no sailors aboard. One of the first to comply was the Beneteau 35.7 Pain Killer, hailing from Alameda.

No-handed-sailing Beneteau
Unburdened by crew, Pain Killer enjoys a great day sailing the Bay.
© 2020 Latitude 38 Media LLC / John

This has raised concerns within the Singlehanded Sailing Society about a new, ‘No-Handed Sailing’ organization forming, which will compete with their events by boasting even fewer sandwiches, beer and T-shirts needed to keep the crew happy.

18 Comments

  1. richard bonilla 4 years ago

    government efficiency ++ well done

  2. Dan 4 years ago

    Got me

  3. Dave Lewis 4 years ago

    Love it, sign me up.
    I bet DOBAR here in Hawaii will get with it!?
    Aloha Friday, Kealakekua, hi

  4. Ben Shaw 4 years ago

    Thank you for this update John. It explains a lot. For you can imagine my surprise when I popped over to the marina this morning and found my boat slipping the dock lines and heading off on a sail without me.

    • mischelle 4 years ago

      Perfect!!??

  5. Anneke Dury 4 years ago

    Excellent!! We have a 70 foot Offshore, Paramour, and we are going to try that too!!
    Should be so much easier!

    • PJ 4 years ago

      Didn’t seem like April 1st…..

  6. Russ Schmidt 4 years ago

    Sorry, is this a joke? Or did our health overlords actually ban even single-handed sailing (which is the only way I sail)?

  7. Lu Abel 4 years ago

    Opportunity for Saildrone’s robotic sailboats

  8. Steve Haas 4 years ago

    I’m going to assume this is in jest since I haven’t seen any announcements anywhere else

  9. Ian Charles 4 years ago

    My boat is such a Maverick it wouldn’t surprise me if it was doing its own thing when I wasn’t around.

  10. Denise 4 years ago

    The article & photo captions were the funniest thing I’d read in a month. Superb reporting! Thanks for a good laugh!

  11. Beau Vrolyk 4 years ago

    I did have to check the date, expecting this to be April 1st. 😉

  12. milly Biller 4 years ago

    That’s different.

  13. Richard Sullivan 4 years ago

    Ya got me, too. April Fool’s Day, Again?

  14. Gail T 4 years ago

    OMG, don’t let Lori Lightfoot in Chicago see this!!!

  15. Dan Merrill 4 years ago

    What my boat has been doing for years….with me aboard. ?

  16. Lauren 4 years ago

    That’s why we like to ride them, all feisty, independent, sometimes snarky yet always seeking freedom

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