January 15, 2004

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Topside Paint Finale

Subscribers Only At the end of two years, after a hard life and no protection from the elements, the paints on our 'Bracelet' are given a final rating.

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San Fran 'Stand-down' = Government Meddling?

by Darrell Nicholson on May 15, 2012

The Coast Guard’s request late last month that sailors “stand-down” and suspend any offshore racing outside San Francisco Bay in the wake of last month’s tragedy in the San Francisco Yacht Club’s Farallones Race rankled more than a few Bay area sailors. The response was not surprising. Critics decried the move as draconian, driven by overzealous safety mavens, an example virulent government intrusion, trampling of personal freedoms, etc. etc. etc. It is a…

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