breakdowns

Late last season the local dock flies came aboard. On the way out I set the auto pilot as usual and pulled up the bumpers and secured all lines. As I returned to the helm I was heckled by the passengers. "We can do that for you, show off, ohhh an auto pilot" and so forth. So we sailed up...

Sail date: June 18, 2021 The Art of Sailing and Dating Romance I had Friday off work and was sailing from Pt. Richmond to San Francisco. The plan was to pickup The Miss at St. Francis Yacht Club and sail back to Richmond for the weekend. We were both excited -- this was our first time doing...

I had my holiday close-call, and my most trying experience as a boat owner yet, on Christmas eve. I just took the boat out to warm up the engine so I could do an oil change and winterization. 100 feet off the buoy, I slipped it into reverse and heard a very loud BANG--I thought I’d blown out...