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Latest Issue: May 2025
50Wind in Their Sails — Death and Resurrection
Wind in Their Sails: Death and Resurrection is my documentary about classic wooden sailboats and the people who care for them. It's a story grounded deep in my past.
54Ocean Queen V
Her gleaming white hull sides are long and slim and capture your eyes at first glance, contrasting with the earth tones of her narrow wooden deck. Then you take in her varnished spruce spars and intricate running rigging.
58One Sailor — Three Boats
In August 2024, we received a story from Richard Packard, a sailor and professor of physics at UC Berkeley. Sadly, as we worked to prepare Richard's story for a recent issue, we learned that he had passed away in November, his story unpublished.
62West Coast Schooners In San Diego
Silver Gate Yacht Club continued a tradition in 2025 to host its 37th annual America's Schooner Cup Charity Regatta on Saturday, April 5, to benefit the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS).
66Max Ebb — It Starts Here
"Three … two … one …," Lee counted down to the start signal. "Bang!" But her "bang!" was followed by an awkward second of silence before the horn sounded from the RC boat.
70The Racing Sheet
Spring classics bloom in this edition. We visit Vallarta YC's Banderas Bay Regatta, BAMA's Doublehanded Farallones, the SSS Round the Rocks, the Boss of the Estuary Beercans, FLYC's Camellia Cup, BYC's Wheeler Regatta and SCYC's Doublehanded Buoy Fiasco. Box Scores
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