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  • Announcing the Delta Doo Dah Deux
    Last summer, we launched what we’d hoped would be a well-received rally from the Bay to the Delta. The idea was to encourage sailors to explore their own backyard, and to provide a cruise-out that was doable for the average…
  • Tomas and Ului Pose Double Threat
    The weather gods are extraordinarily active in the South Pacific this week, with major cyclones Tomas (a category 4) and Ului (a category 5) simultaneously battering different island groups. As a point of …
  • Rigging Seminar at OYC
    The Singlehanded TransPac is hosting a free rigging seminar tonight at Oakland YC, 7-10 p.m. Keith ‘Panda’ Love of Panda Rigging and Jay Butler of Butler Rigging will cover a bullet-proof rig, pre-race inspection and how to do daily insp…
  • Weekend Racing Wrap-up
    There was plenty of racing up and down the West Coast yesterday. Over at Richmond YC, the Big Daddy featured the t…
  • Playing Hooky on Thursday
    While the rest of us were working our fingers to the bones yesterday afternoon, a number of Bay sailors were out playing hooky - and good thing they did it before the rain set in. The good news i…
  • Nereida Gets Back Underway
    After three frustrating months in Cape Town, South Africa, Jeanne Socrates restarted her second solo circumnavigation - this one aboard her new Najad 380 Nereida - on Tuesday. She had left the Canary Islands last Oct…
  • Crew List Party
    We thought last year’s Spring Crew List Party was a monster at just over 200 attendees, but nearly 300 skippers and crew jammed themselves into Golden Gate YC on Wednesday night for cocktails and socializing. photo …
  • Free Publicity in Latitude 38
    With the economy on life support, we realize how tough it is for many sailing organizations and businesses to promote their services. So we’re happy to tell you about two special opportunities to get free publicity in the pages …
  • Don’t Be Late for the Party
    Tonight’s Spring Crew List Party is one party you don’t want to be late to. Doors to the Golden Gate YC will open promptly at 6 p.m.,…
  • ‘California’ in the Hunt in Clipper Race
    Despite not being able to fly their main for the last 12 hours, California is still within striking distance of the leaders in Race 7 - from Qingdao to San Francisco - of the a href=”http://www.clipperroundtheworld….
  • Shipwreck Survivor Detained
    In Friday’s ‘Lectronic, we reported on Arizonan Keith Carver’s having shipwrecked on the north end of Vancouver Isl…
  • Don’t Be An April Fool
    Don’t be a fool by missing the April 1-6 Sea of Cortez Sailing Week, advises Patsy Verhoeven of the Portland/La Paz-based Gulfstar 50 Talion. If you’re into saIling as least as much as socializing, and like ‘no…