Sailors don’t need to be extremely sophisticated for successful bareboat chartering but companies still have concerns. Although with anchoring, one of the greatest concerns is with navigation. Faulty navigation can cause grounding, occasionally bad enough to result in the total loss of the boat. During the last ten years technological advancements have made both anchoring […]
If you have young children in your life that you want to introduce to sailing, a winter charter is a great way to start. During the summer, the sea breeze created by warm air rising in the Central Valley reliably provides for adventurous sailing in the South Bay, especially when the wind opposes the […]
Part III—Preparation I apologize. Last time I promised to disclose the closely guarded secrets of how to actually anchor a sailboat. Instead, I rambled on for a page about mental states and who knows what else. At the end of the day, the editors decided that including another few paragraphs on anchoring technique would be […]
Part II—Preparation This is the second part in my three-part series on anchoring. If you missed the first, go back and read it, because it is truly a spectacular read (in my humble and unbiased opinion.) You’ll find it here and probably the Library of Congress under “Works of National Significance.” In all seriousness, the first part […]
Part I—Preparation Anchoring is a topic over which much ink, more rum, and even some blood has been spilled. A surefire way to elicit a robust argument amongst any group of sea-going folk is to bring up any topic of anchoring. Like many topics in sailing, everyone has their own opinion, and most are mostly correct, but […]
Rocks and Hazards to Know, Love, and Avoid on San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay is a challenging place to sail in many respects. Throughout most of the year, strong winds – more than 20 knots on a typical day – blow acrossour waters. We have tidal currents that can match the top speed through […]