Tomorrow We Sail Into Earth Day
Tomorrow, April 22, we celebrate Earth Day. If you’re a sailor you have plenty of room to celebrate the 70% of the planet that is ocean. Everyone else is crammed onto the 30% that is land. One of the miraculous things about sailing these past few weeks has been the sighting of many whales in the Bay. Or maybe it’s many sightings of the same two whales? Either way, April sailing has been magnificent. To celebrate Earth Day we’re sharing a few photos of sustainable, wind-powered ways lucky Bay Area residents enjoy the planet under sail.
The California National Resources Agency has a calendar of events for your participation on Earth Day.
The preliminary results of this past weekend’s Crewed Lightship race are here. Next up for the YRA Offshore Series is the Duxship Race on May 17. You should see plenty of whales out there.
There’s nothing better than sailing the Bay for Earth Day. Or sailing anywhere on the California coast. This year, Tuesday appears to be the only day of the week without a beer can race on the Bay so you’ll just have to motivate yourself to get out there. If you do, we suspect you and the whales will have most of the Bay all to yourselves. If you have any photos of your April sails you can upload them here or email them to [email protected].
I sail without any motor a Cal 20. Happy Earth Day!
Hey John, we, aboard S/VSN-E Cetacea here in the USVI can’t wait to celebrate another Earth Day in the BA after traversing the Northwest Pasage next year!