Sailing in the Times of Pandemic
While the current health drama unfolds we’ll do our best to keep this page up to date with news that we feel impacts our readers. Disclaimer: There is no way for it to be comprehensive or completely up to date but we’ll do our best to keep it helpful and as current as possible. If you have news you think we should post email it to [email protected]. We’ll do our best to include given time and resource constraints.
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After a month of planning and negotiations, official, permitted racing has resumed on San Francisco Bay. Richmond Yacht Club went first, with a Wednesday night race on June 10.
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When shelter-in-place orders were declared in six Bay Area counties to slow the spread of COVID-19, sailing clubs, along with all non-essential businesses, had to suspend their activities. The Berkeley-based Cal Sailing Club was no exception. Even though CSC has not been able to bring members onto the water for 86 days, creative volunteers have…
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Stockton Sailing Club and Richmond Yacht Club canceled June 6’s Delta Ditch Run. However, someone forgot to tell the social-bubble crews of 10 Moore 24s and a Melges 24.
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Chris Sullivan is an avid RC sailboat racer, especially in the One Metre Class. Last week, Chris organized a bit of informal COVID-19 RC sailboat scrimmaging at the Richmond Yacht Club.
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With one of us furloughed and one working remotely, we decided to head toward the Delta aboard Penelope, our Newport 27.
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We have a healthy dose of escapism in this month’s Latitude 38. Here is a taste of the normal-ness we’re bringing you in the June issue…
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In the aftermath of April’s Cyclone Harold, many South Pacific sailors have banded together to help those who were most impacted by the storm.
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Sailors in Second Life (SL) are inviting wet-water enthusiasts from around the world to join them for the most realistic and satisfying sailing experience available online.
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“We are among the first of the sailboats back on Folsom Lake, finally,” wrote Pat McIntosh. Pat and his family had a short sail on Saturday afternoon.
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The Pandemic’s Silver Lining for Sailing
An interesting aspect of the unfolding pandemic is the increase in boat sales. Yes, you heard that right. Actually, like the pandemic, the data’s evolving, but our calls to brokers and dealers indicate that there is some surprisingly good activity on the waterfront. One example is a call we received from Don Durant of Cruising…
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