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Sailagram: A Snapshot of April Sailing

By Monica Grant | May 9, 2025 |

There are so many smiling faces among the photos we’ve decided to call April the month of “happiness on the water.”

'Lectronic Latitude: Wednesday, Oct 28
Oh Mon Dieu!
The Riotous Route du Rhum Starts Sunday
On Sunday the 115 skippers signed up for the Route du Rhum, in six classes with some of the fastest ocean racers in the world, will dash across the Atlantic.
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Magazine Features: November 2026

Moore 24 50th Nationals

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The 50th Moore 24 Nationals, hosted in September by Santa Cruz Yacht Club, was the largest small-keelboat nationals in the country this year.

Taking the Helm

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We crossed oceans. We sailed through storms. We navigated reefs and channels. Made ports in Hawaii, Kiribati, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand, Wallis, French Polynesia and more (not in that order and often multiple times).

Was This a Simpler Option?

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If my sailboat's rigging used swage terminals, was I locked into using a professional rigger with specialized equipment for a repair? What if I planned to rerig the boat soon, but wasn't yet ready for that full commitment?

Tangling With the Spinnaker

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Here we go again. This time at midnight. My spinnaker continues to play tricks on me. It has already fallen into the water twice on this passage, and both times I have had to climb the mast to rethread the halyard. Now it is tying itself into a most interesting-looking knot about the masthead and forestay.

Max Ebb — Under a Ladder

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"Nothing to it," the outgoing commodore assured me. "Everyone moves up a rung on the ladder, and all the committee has to do is find some enthusiastic new member to start out on the bottom rung."
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