“Any sailor who says he hasn’t run aground at least once either isn’t a sailor — or is full of crap!” “Murphy’s Law was invented on a sailboat!” We’ve hardly left the dock for this intro to sailing ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Choppy seas. Winds at 18 knots. Darkening skies. As I set out on my first sailing lesson on San Francisco Bay, another student offered me a tip. “The first rule of sailing,” he said as ...

June 22, 2024, brings the summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. This is when one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the sun. It happens twice yearly, ...

Marco's passion for sailing is evident in the way he cherishes the sound of the rigging on his boat, the ‘Goletta.’ The gentle tinkling of the campanellini di mare, or sea bells, serves as a constant ...