Onboard

What a Pip, Times 2, Great Vallejo Race 2020 Winner

Summer Smoke hits snake eyes in weekend racing, takes Best Overall trophy at Great Vallejo Race 2020.

Rolex Big Boats San Francisco 2019 Saturday

Rolex Big Boat Series San Francisco 2019, Saturday.

1 for number of times skipper says, “F-me” while on the sand bar. And 1 for first place. But that was last year.

Need tips for trimming a mainsail? I need a refresher on “polite ways to deal with guest sailor know-it-alls.”

I am racing a spirited romp aboard Spirit of Bermuda, a 2006 build that replicates a Royal Navy sloop of war.

May 16, 2017 | Onboard

He’s looking at the mainsail, then he’s got his hands on the boom, pulling it in. “Please stop moving my sail.”

Apr 4, 2017 | Onboard

We hit our fifth and final race and skipper was right up there on the line–positioning the boat first or second.

Mar 28, 2017 | Onboard

I’m with a new crew and old member of Fleet 1 San Francisco, out again on San Francisco Bay departing the protected harbor at South Beach Yacht Club.