Holiday Discounts from Virgin Island Sailing School
Visit www.sailusvis.com or call (805) 856-8560 for December charter specials.
Getting Shipshape, and Making the Podium at the BVI Spring Regatta
We got our lines crossed in May's BVI Spring Regatta story so wanted to make a correction, and have a chance to show a couple more photos of Californians who made the podium in March.
‘Pyewacket’ Takes Monohull Line Honors in RORC 600
Roy Disney's turboed Volvo 70 'Pyewacket' is in the Atlantic and has just finished first of the monohulls in the RORC Caribbean 600.
‘Maserati’ Takes Line Honors and Record In RORC Transatlantic Race
Bay Area sailor Frank Slootman aboard his new MOD 70 'Snowflake' joined race winner Giovani Soldini on 'Maserati' in breaking the record in this 2,995-nm race.
Santa Barbara Sailors Kill It at Les Voiles de St. Barth
Californians were well represented at Les Voiles de St. Barth Richard Mille. Richard Spindler was there for the action and Santa Barbara photographer Sharon Green got the shots.
Signing Up for the Crew List Kick-Starts Sailing Adventures
If you don't have a boat how do you sail? The Latitude 38 Crew List has been connecting sailors to sailing for over forty years. Sharon's BVI charter with the Crowley family is just one more example.
Are You Making Caribbean Charter Plans?
While travel remains somewhat complicated and confusing, it is not out of the question. The Bahamas are open to US residents, and the BVI, which has been closed, is scheduled to reopen on December 1.
Is It Island Time Yet?
Almost all the cruising stories we've been reporting lately have involved the shutdown of various islands and cruising grounds. Recently the closing-trends have slowly started to reverse, as islands get a handle on the caseloads and how to manage life during the pandemic.
Are Sailors Stranded at Sea Seeing a Light at the End of the Tunnel?
Has the COVID-19 pandemic forced some countries to breach international maritime laws and deny sailors safe harbor? Are cruisers, who are by nature transient and who cross borders regularly, caught between a particularly unique rock and a hard place, or are they just stuck in inconvenient situations like the rest of us? More »
Jimmy Buffett and a Salt Shaker that Will Never Be Found
In these seemingly timeless times, what better occasion to check in with that drifting-est of drifters, that leaf floating on the proverbial wind, that proverbial proverb who is both the enigma and the answer. More »
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