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Fleet Week Air Show and Sailboats — What a Way to Spend the Weekend!

By Monica Grant | October 11, 2021 |

The US Navy’s Blue Angels and a variety of aircraft blazed across the sky over San Francisco Bay for the 2021 Fleet Week Air Show.

Magazine Features: July 2024

Master Mariners Regatta Reels in Families

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It's the first race of the season for most Bay Area wooden-boat owners, and once again this event pulled together sailing families.

Brotherly Love in the Pac Cup

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"We're racing for pink slips," said Jim Partridge of the upcoming Pacific Cup, where he'll be sailing against his older brother, Cree. "Whoever wins gets the other guy's boat," Jim added, only half serious — we think.

Riding Magic Mountain — My First Offshore Sail, Rig Failure, and Fog

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It was my first offshore sailing experience, having only sailed a handful of times in the warm, welcoming waters around Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.

Max Ebb: The Other Checklist

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Here's my special, extra-secret checklist of things you need but that are not required, things that are hardly ever even mentioned at the prep seminars.

The Racing Sheet

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CORW = Spinnaker Cup, Coastal Cup + SoCal 300. The Delta Ditch Run was not for beginners. The YRA runs the Duxship, Bluewater Bash and Full Crew Farallones. StFYC hosts a Match Racing Qualifier, the Elvstrom-Zellerbach, and a Sailing League inaugural regatta.

The World of Charter

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This month we hear from Tom Luneau on chartering in Tampa Bay, FL — and how marine safety is what makes a fun night at sea, versus a nightmare at sea.
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