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Sailagram: A Snapshot of February Sailing
Sailing in February saw us enjoying Valentine’s Day, aka “I love sailing day,” plus some wet and wild weather and summery weather.
Sailagram: Snapshot of January Sailing
2024 is off to a racey start! Lots of winter regatta action. Catch it here as Sailagram brings the heat to an otherwise chilly month on the S.F. Bay!
Sailagram: A Snapshot of December Sailing
Happy post-holiday rush to you all, and cheers to a new year ahead with many days out on the water. Here are the last days of sailing in 2023 for your enjoyment.
Sailagram: A Snapshot of November Sailing
Holiday festivities got going in earnest this month with some Thanksgiving sailing!
Sailagram: A Snapshot of October Sailing
October was a big month: fall-themed regattas, Oktoberfest, Halloween and more!
Sailagram: A Snapshot of August Sailing
Sailors gotta sail! Check out what your community was up to last month.
Sailagram: A Snapshot of July Sailing
We’re excited to share all these excellent photos our readers have taken during the past month.
Sailagram: A Snapshot of June Sailing
Here it is, the eagerly awaited June Sailagram! Is your photo among the beautiful images shared from last month’s sailing adventures?
Memorial Flotilla for Lost Sailors
As a way of honoring Marc Kasanin, Alexis Busch, Jordan Fromm, Elmer Morrissey, and Alan Cahill — the five crew of Low Speed Chase who perished in last weekend’s Full Crew Farallones Race — friends and fellow San Francisco YC members are organizing a memorial flotilla tomorrow evening (Saturday, April 19). All sailors are encouraged…
Dying Fishermen Spotted from Cruise Ship
As if the cruise ship industry hasn’t taken enough of a public relations beating recently following the Costa Concordia tragedy off Italy and Carnival Splendor losing all power with 4,500 passengers off Mexico, there are now allegations that the crew and/or captain of Carnival’s Star Princess ignored three bird-watcher passengers who alerted them to the…
Rutherford Closes Loop
At 10:48 a.m. EDT this morning, Annapolis’s Matt Rutherford crossed his outbound track, closing the loop on his record-setting nonstop solo circumnavigation of North and South America. The 31-year-old sailor set off from his hometown last June 11 aboard his Albin Vega 27 St. Brendan and has suffered through terrible weather — including nearly non-existent…
What Is It with Cruise Ships and Lights?
We’ve been ocean sailing at night a bit lately, which has reminded us of one of our big grips — what’s the deal with cruise ships and navigation lights? All the ones we’ve seen have been equipped with the proper navigation lights, yet on every one, the navigation lights have been all but overwhelmed by…
Survivor’s Reflection on Farallones Tragedy
The yellow X marks the spot where the Sydney 38 Low Speed Chase came ashore Saturday afternoon. © Jan Roletto Bryan Chong, 38, of Tiburon was one of three sailors who survived Saturday’s tragedy at the Farallon Islands. He made this public statement yesterday: "I am absolutely devastated at the sudden and tragic boat accident…
Wounded Vet Sailing Clinic
No one can argue that Ronnie Simpson isn’t a passionate man. At 27, the retired Marine has seen and done more in his life than the next 10 sailors combined. After receiving life-threatening injuries from an RPG attack during his first tour of duty in Iraq, Simpson has spent the last eight years living every…
Medical & Nutrition Seminar
The Singlehanded TransPac prep seminar series continues on Wednesday at Oakland YC with a Medical & Provisioning seminar. Dr. Mike Weaver will start the presentation by going over the contents of a well-outfitted medical kit, and some first aid tips for singlehanders. "Some very common first aid advice doesn’t really apply when you’re alone, so…
Search Suspended for Farallones Racers
Boats rounding after Low Speed Chase watched helplessly as heavy shore break pummeled the grounded hull. © 2012 Rune Storesund (*Note: several corrections have been made to our original posting, as new info was revealed.) After more than 30 hours of searching, U.S. Coast Guard and Air National Guard assets suspended their efforts Sunday evening…
Don Anderson Passes Away
The West Coast sailing community was dealt another blow on Saturday when Don Anderson was discovered dead aboard his Valiant 47 Summer Passage in Oxnard. "Don was known as the weatherman on so many radio nets throughout Mexico and the Pacific," writes Jim Barden of the Santa Rosalia, Mexico-based Morgan Out Island 28 Ann Marie.…
SPECIAL REPORT: Farallones Rescue Update
Aboard a Coast Guard helicopter, an overhead camera captures the airlift of one of three sailors rescued from the grounding of Low Speed Chase yesterday afternoon. © U.S. Coast Guard The heavy gray cloud cover that shrouded the Bay Area this morning echoed the somber mood of the Bay Area sailing community, as details of…
Sailagram: A Snapshot of March Sailing
Spring has sprung, along with our clocks and our docklines. Sailors have been making the most of the warmer, sunny weather and enjoying the spring breezes on the Bay.