Westwind Boat Detailing Offers Washing, Waxing and Varnishing

By Monica Grant | February 3, 2021 | San Francisco, CA |

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Sea of Cortez and Tahiti Updates: It’s All Different but the Same as Ever

The glorious Sea of Cortez is calling. It is as beautiful as always and unaffected by the pandemic. However, ashore in La Paz, COVID restrictions are in full force with masks required indoors and outdoors.

Solo Circumnavigation Attempt

Singlehanded Sailor Whitall Stokes Departs Chile

The quest of a sailing record for Californian Whitall Stokes and his Open 50 Sparrow may be history, but they still have to get home. Whitall checked in with stories about the many repairs needed and the final countdown to departure from Puerto Williams, Chile.

By Sea or by Land, Sailboats Are Meant to Keep Moving

How many sailors have, or will at sometime move their boat across the land? Sailboats need to keep moving lest they become just one more among the many neglected or abandoned sailboats left to rot in some faraway yard.

GPS Spoofing Reminds Us to Keep Our Sextant and Paper Charts Handy

If you ever have that feeling that what you're seeing on your chart plotter doesn't appear to match up with what you're seeing with your eyes, you should pay attention.

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