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Latest Issue: September 2026
46Lessons From Four Ha-Ha Rallies
The countdown is on! With a couple of months to go, preparations for Baja Ha-Ha XXXII are well underway among both rally organizers and the 52 boats signed up as of this writing. Some boats are literally underway, having departed far-flung homeports in Alaska or the PNW to get to San Diego in time for the November 2 start.
50Moore Than Ever Before
The 50th Moore 24 Nationals will happen September 24-27 in Santa Cruz, and at the time of this writing there were 75 boats registered — nearly half the boats ever made (only 156 Moore 24s were built).
54Dismasted In The Mackinac
For more than a century, every summer a fleet of sailors has raced from Port Huron to Mackinac Island, across Lake Huron. The race is well known and popular, often drawing more than 200 entries. The 100th running, in 2024, had more than 300 entries. It's challenging and long. The shoreline racecourse, along the eastern shore of Michigan's lower peninsula, is over 200 miles.
58Knarrs Renew Scandinavian Ties
The Knarr class is one of the most elegant classes of sailboats on San Francisco Bay, but you will not find a competitive Knarr fleet anywhere else in the United States. You have to go to Norway or Denmark to do that.
62Max Ebb — Fight To The Finish
"Are we, like, across the line yet?"
Lee was at the helm, and I was at my nav station. In this unusual reversal of roles, Lee was the skipper and I was navigator, and I was struggling with the user interface of my own expensive chartplotter, trying to determine if we had crossed the virtual finish line.
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