California
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September 27, 2011California Dreamin'The liveaboards of Sausalito, on San Francisco Bay, are a universe unto themselves. Passage Notes from our October 2011 issue.
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September 25, 2012Preparing for a Pacific VoyageTrepidation. I get antsy in the days just before I go offshore. There’s so much mental preparation. I leave October 2nd for a six week research expedition aboard the SSV Robert C. Seamans, a 134 ft. schooner brigantine operated by Sea Education Association to explore "The Great Pacific Garbage Patch."
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May 25, 2012US Sailing Releases Preliminary Findings in Farallones Race TragedyA US Sailing Independent Review Panel has released a set of preliminary findings and recommendations from the research conducted on the 2012 Crewed Farallones Race that resulted in the deaths of five sailors from the sailboat Low Speed Chase on April 14, 2012.
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August 23, 2012The Bay Area AnewThe Del Viento crew discover that there's nothing quite like sailing "home."
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May 15, 2012Consumer FatigueWe’re back in the U.S. and we’re spending money like drunken sailors…well, we’ve spent very little on booze and none in brothels, but we’re spending lots. Neither of us enjoys it.
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August 17, 2012Get Out ThereThe knowledge you pick up from magazines, books, blogs, and videos is very different than the practical knowledge you gain from being out there, cruising on your own boat.
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April 24, 2012Leaving, Not RejectingHow will the cruising lifestyle shape the world view of voyaging kids?
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May 23, 2013Safety for America's CupAmerica's Cup Regatta Director Iain Murray shared his safety recommendations on May 22 at a meeting with the four competing teams and the America’s Cup Event Authority.
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July 30, 2012San Francisco Fleet ChristenedSunsail First 40s, built by Beneteau and designed by Farr Yachts, debut at the home of America’s Cup defender Oracle Team USA.
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April 17, 2012San Francisco Race TragedyThe search has been discontinued for the four missing sailors who were lost in a race around the Farallon Islands on Saturday.
Electronic Updates
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