Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Half Moon Bay Yacht Club’s Pumpkin Roundup Regatta Chases Golden Gourd

Half Moon Bay Yacht Club hosted their highly anticipated annual Pumpkin Roundup Regatta on October 26. Kids of all ages, fiendish friends and families, and ghoulish guests all had a blast. A colorful cast of costumed competitors cruised onto the course in a collection of craft powered only by mysterious and invisible forces. Crews chased down a collection of coveted floating prizes worth various point values. Pumpkins bobbed in Pillar Point Harbor beside Halloween-themed targets like tombstones, ghosts, goblins, and ghoulish skeletons. See more.

Good Jibes #165: Erik Breedlove on Getting Involved in the Sailing Community

This week we chat with Erik Breedlove about becoming an engaged member of the sailing community. Erik and his wife Kiana went to a Latitude 38 Crew Party at the Golden Gate Yacht Club back in 2016 or 2017, as “crew looking for captain.” Fast forward, and Erik is now a Corinthian Yacht Club (CYC) member and race crew with John Arens on his J/109 Reverie. Erik and Kiana own the Beneteau 310 Zara.

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Intro to Marine Corrosion at Spaulding Marine Center

Learn about the basics of marine corrosion, woodburning, and electrical shock hazards in Spaulding Marine Center's one-day class.

Women Ring In Their 40s on an Eight-Day Bareboat Charter in Thailand

As I walked into Ao Po Grand Marina at midnight, the reality of where I was hit me as hard as the humidity on my skin. I had dreamt of this, of traveling halfway around the world to a foreign place with access to a sailboat and the confidence to sail it wherever my heart desired. It felt surreal walking down the damp docks, jiggling the keys in my hand, and grinning from ear to ear. My friends Rachel and Marjeanna had arrived earlier that day. “The boat is insanely nice, we’re feeling fancy,” they texted, after soaking up the views from the marina’s infinity pool all afternoon. Read.

Sailagram: A Snapshot of October Sailing

Welcome to October’s Sailagram. We hope you enjoy this month’s gallery. Remember to send us your November photos at Sailagram Pics — we’ve already received a bunch of fun submissions and look forward to sharing those and more with you next month. Browse the gallery

Westwind Yacht Management — Washing, Waxing and Varnishing

Premiere Yacht & Fleet services for the San Francisco Bay Area.

Classy Classifieds — Used Boat Gear

Katadyn Pur 35, New extra membrane, repair kit, tester, preservative

Velocitech Speed Puck

Raymarine ST1000+ Tiller Pilot

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Oktoberfest Race

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Check out the latest in sailing on the West Coast and beyond in Latitude 38's November issue issue. It's packed full of stories about sailing and sailboats such as, Randall Reeves and Harmon Shragge's NW Passage, Queen of the Coast, 'Blue Flash's Pacific Cup, Living Library in the South Pacific, and many more stories and regular features.

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