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    8986 New boat for Jay: A 56 foot Viking boat...

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    New boat for Jay: A 56 foot Viking boat built by Jay Smith of Anacortes over a 12 year period and launched yesterday at Skyline Marina. Big pieces of wood (oak & yellow cedar). She will have...
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    Last evening on my sunset walk to the Fossil...

    Last evening on my sunset walk to the Fossil Cliff something arose from clear and empty sky to the southeast. It took a moment to figure out what I was seeing: a rocket launch from Vandenberg AFB,...
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    The K1 dinghy is remarkably stable in breeze and...

    The K1 dinghy is remarkably stable in breeze and looks to be nearly impossible to turtle. Here is a capsize with the skipper doing everything wrong, yet he still rights and boards his boat, from the...
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    8941 I'm guessing your new 15 footer, never...

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    I'm guessing your new 15 footer, never launched, singlehander has a jib boom like SURPRISE! once had. But no mizzen, ha! OK1? When is the christening?
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    . Can't remember a Jet Ski having swept back...

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    Can't remember a Jet Ski having swept back spreaders. And what's the thing sticking up in the middle? Pray tell, a daggerboard? Tell us you didn't really drive Connie's Prius 800 miles to WA...
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    Like many "fixer-uppers," time is running out on...

    Like many "fixer-uppers," time is running out on Inverness's famous "shipwreck"...Being on a shoreline in a much visited National Park, the rangers are not happy.
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    Cole started some hours, even days, ahead of the...

    Cole started some hours, even days, ahead of the rest of the Class 40's, who were waiting on a storm passage, as well as readying their not fully prepared boats. So she got a jump, and then sailed...
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    Congrats to Cole Brauer, her team and supporters,...

    Congrats to Cole Brauer, her team and supporters, for MORNING LIGHT's exceptional voyage round the world in 130 days. Here she is, holding two flares at the stern as MORNING LIGHT approaches the...
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    Sad and inexcusable ending to a beautiful, 60...

    Sad and inexcusable ending to a beautiful, 60 foot, John Alden yawl that had done 4 Transpacs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmxW66raGJ0
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    Congrats to Marsha and Ants who, as CBC voyagers,...

    Congrats to Marsha and Ants who, as CBC voyagers, were one of the last to boat on Death Valley's Lake Manly, lowest body of water in the Western Hemisphere, before it was permanently closed recently...
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    All eyes are on the eagles nest high above Big...

    All eyes are on the eagles nest high above Big Bear Lake where Mom and Pop are alternating sitting on 3 eggs, due to hatch any day. Good luck to all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L2nfGcuE
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    Special weather warning for Santa Cruz waters and...

    Special weather warning for Santa Cruz waters and Santa Cruz Harbor at 1745: "Waterspout warning with hail and 40 knot wind gusts capable of knocking over small boats. Seek safe harbor."

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    Today's High/Low at RYC breakwater: Wind Max...

    Today's High/Low at RYC breakwater:
    Wind Max 43 knots from 251 degrees at 17:05
    Wind Average 18 knots from 232
    Is DM stern to, or bow to the wind/rain?
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    Dazzler wins! Howard's iconic peace sign on...

    Dazzler wins! Howard's iconic peace sign on PUFF's sail was designed by Gerald Holtom for the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in 1958. The vertical line in the center, missing its lower half...
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    Sorry Ants, No dice on "No Dice" being the answer...

    Sorry Ants, No dice on "No Dice" being the answer to the sailmaker error trivia. Try again before someone else gets it.
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    The bumpersticker on Milly's truck says "Plan on...

    The bumpersticker on Milly's truck says "Plan on Improvising." As Port Captain of Inverness YC, she certainly gets to practice improvising. IYC has one of the largest Laser fleets for members use...
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    Port Captain Spruit has recently launched his...

    Port Captain Spruit has recently launched his Super El Toro PUFF. Here is a photo of PUFF on her maiden sail at Santa Cruz. PUFF's rig is a balanced lug, and even reefed as in the below photo, this...
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    Good one, Ants! Few have boated in Death Valley!...

    Good one, Ants! Few have boated in Death Valley! You and Marsha are to be congratulated, and are awarded the Challenge Pennant from CBC for a most unusual and challenging expedition. Well done!
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    You can run, but you can't hide. Capt. Bob in...

    You can run, but you can't hide. Capt. Bob in Hawaii caught the sleddog inbound today on the Santa Cruz Harbor entrance webcam. Thanks, Bob! It was delicious paddling weather with offshore wind. ...
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    Thanks, Todd, for your adept analysis! I would...

    Thanks, Todd, for your adept analysis! I would agree with your conclusions. The Racing Rules of Sailing are befuddled by many out-of-ordinary situations. And this is one of them. 3BF is a legit...
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    8912 You might have to duck your head as you...

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    You might have to duck your head as you pass under this rainbow caught by Sarah Killingsworth on Pt. Reyes two days ago
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    8911 "Crossing the Bar" can mean a peaceful...

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    "Crossing the Bar" can mean a peaceful transition between Life and Death. Or it can mean you will die if you try to cross the San Francisco Entrance Bar on a bad day, as in the photo above. ...
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    Photos of West Marin rainbows taken today by CBC...

    Photos of West Marin rainbows taken today by CBC observers. Photo 1 of double rainbow taken by Milly Biller looking north from Inverness Yacht Club at low tide. Thank you, Milly.!

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    3BF is known for its unusual scenarios. One of...

    3BF is known for its unusual scenarios. One of ours on Wylie-39 CHECKERED PAST was sailing downwind in 3 knots of wind with a BS (boat speed) of 1 knot through the water while going backwards at 2...
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    8897 Photo shows PHOENIX, William MacBrien's...

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    Photo shows PHOENIX, William MacBrien's Class 40 awash 1500 miles west of Cape Horn. Given the Global Solo Challenge fleet has watertight bulkheads, it is unclear what the cause of the boat...
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