BY PATRICK BURNSON Published: December, 2017 During the holiday season, many working waterfront stakeholders are giving generously to the Seaman’s Church Institute, North America’s largest mariner’s service agency. Here in the Bay Area, its ecumenical partner is the Seafarer’s Ministry of the Golden Gate (SMGG). Founded in San Francisco in 1946 as the […]
BY CAPTAIN RAY Published: August, 2018 In last month’s column, I began relating the story of the strongest winds I’ve ever experienced while out on the water. Because it is such a frequent question from students, I’ve told this tale quite often. It happened during a U.S. Sailing Association Cruising Instructor Course that […]
Published: October, 2004 There is a peculiar and disquieting sound on certain summer days that 101 produces just north of Whipple at about 8:30 AM when the traffic is stalled out. When things are well beyond slow and annoying and have established themselves at parking lot still. When things are so thick that everyone has […]
