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Randall Reeves' Tasmanian Layover
After suffering brutal Southern-Ocean conditions that led to a slew of damage, Randall Reeves has made a pit stop in Tasmania, and is assessing his options for continuing the Figur...
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'Balloon Fishing' Challenge
As the California State Water Board knuckles down on copper loads in our waterways, the largest source and most toxic of pollutants seems to have escaped the government's attention.Researchers have concluded that plastics are now o...
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Hard to Find (What Is This Thing?)
Bob Adams of the Ericson 35 Escapewrote, Have you seen one of these before?
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Spring Has Sprung Loos!
On Sunday, March 18, the San Francisco J/24 Fleet 17 hosted the first in a series of race clinics. Were hosting these by ourselves, for ourselves (and any interested crew and potential crew) because this fleet always enjoys sharin...
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Contrasts in Singlehanded TransPac
Registration for the 2018 edition of the Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race opened in January, and so far 23 boats are signed up. The biennial race, which starts June 23...
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Any Special Chartering Memories?
When our kids were young we made a special effort to take them on an annual out-of-town sailing charter - even when we couldn't afford it.
Why? For starters, it made our kids more worldly and empathetic ...
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World Water Day
Did you know that tomorrow is World Water Day? In fact, it's the 25th anniversary of an event designated by the United Nations to draw attention to the importance of water.
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Last Call at the Bar
Last call in this case is March 30, and the 'bars' in question are the harbor entrance bars to Crescent City Harbor, Humboldt Bay, Noyo River and Morro Bay.
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Weekend Report: St. Patrick's Day
It was definitely going to rain. That was our St. Patrick's Saturday forecast, and like the a href="https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Everyone-is-Irish-for-San-Francisco-s-St-12761390.php?t=cf4034fb64#photo-15249924" ...
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Keeping Sailing a 'SafeSport'
Unlike in some other sports, we haven't heard of any reports of sexual harassment or assault at sanctioned sailboat races. But better safe than sorry. On March 7, Matthew Hill, the race administration director of US Sailing, sent the fol...
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About Those Doublehanded Races
Winter takes her last breath, as tomorrow is the first day of spring. With spring, the Golden Gate opens to offshore racing. Kicking off the season, the Bay Area Multihull Association w...
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Young Crew Heads to Southern Ocean
On Sunday, the seven-strong Volvo Ocean Race fleet will leave Auckland, New Zealand, on Leg 7 of the toughest stretch of this grueling race that takes the one-desi...
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Input Sought on Sailing Injury Survey
A team of medical students is conducting a survey to review the illnesses and injuries that sailors encounter while on the water, anchored or moored, and they're asking for your help. The studentsare interested in learning more abo...
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Ad: BAMA Doublehanded Races
Use this weekend to make plans and prepare your crew and boat for BAMA's Doublehanded Races on Saturday, March 24. The Sailing Instructions show details of the ...
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MEXORC: Quality Racing in the Tropics
The 2018 edition of the Mexican Ocean Racing Championships (MEXORC) has just drawn to a close, capping off a few solid weeks of sailing for many of the West Coast's finest sailors and programs. Taking place in and around beautiful Puerto...
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