In this episode of Good Jibes, we chat with Laura Muñoz, the executive director of the Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay (YRA). This week’s host, Latitude 38 Racing Editor Fritz Baldauf, makes his Good Jibes debut as he and Laura talk about how she found the YRA after working in the equestrian world, the behind the scenes work the YRA does with the US Coast Guard to get regattas approved, the YRA Women’s Series, how the organization’s growing opportunities for beginning racers, and the story of her broken ankle on the water. More »

Join us this week for part two of our chat with one of the great legends of the sailing world, Commodore Tompkins. The 93-year-old Californian has sailed over 600,000 miles and has accumulated a life-time of sailing stories spanning his earliest memories to today. More »

This week we’re joined by one of the great legends of the sailing world, Warwick “Commodore” Tompkins. The 93-year-old Commodore has sailed over 600,000 miles and has essentially been sailing since birth. More »

  This week’s host, John Arndt, reads three articles from the December 2025 issue of Latitude 38.   Hear “On Board the Mothership for the Poobah’s Last Ha-Ha” by Nicki Bennett, “Convergence Comes Home” by Sally-Christine Rodgers, and “Boat Kids and Kid Boats” by Katie Levy. More »

This week we travel down under to Brisbane, Australia where we meet up with 3rd-time returning Good Jibes guest Lin Pardey and her partner David Haigh aboard Sahula. Lin has sailed over 200,000 nautical miles, completed two circumnavigations, and has experienced many more adventures of a lifetime. More »

Join us this week as we chat with Tamara Sokolov and Simran Phojanakong from the San Francisco Sea Scouts about the incredible program shaping lives on the water. Tamara is the executive director and has been involved with the Sea Scouts for nearly 30 years, and Simran is the Boatswain, aka youth president. More »

Listen in as Good Jibes host Ryan Foland, reads four articles from the November 2025 issue of Latitude 38 sailing magazine. Hear “Don Trask – Builder of Sailboats, Sailing, and Sailors” by John Arndt, “Detour to Alaska – 2,800 Miles from Hawaii” by Jim Immer, “Seaward – The Schooner That Started It All” by John “Woody” Skoriak, and “21 Miles to Go” by Ruby Gates. More »

Join us this week for part two of Ryan Foland’s exploration of the Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival, which took place June 13-14, 2025 at Balboa Yacht Club.  In this second installment, you’ll hear racing tales from the legendary Dick McNish (the 92-year-old who races aboard an 88-year-old classic yawl, reunions with Good Jibes alumni Jennifer Keil and Steve Paljieg, a rumored game of nautical strip poker, a viral stolen boat, and a sailing joke you’ll never finish laughing about. More »

In this week’s episode, Good Jibes host Ryan Foland goes on location at the Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival, which took place June 13-14, 2025 at Balboa Yacht Club. This was the 9th Annual Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival, this time with the theme: “Stories of the Sea: Wooden Boats in Film & Fiction.” More »

Welcome to Good Jibes! In this week’s episode we chat with Stephen and Kristen van Dyck and one of their sons, Paul, to chat about their year-long sailing sabbatical as a family. More »