By CaptaIn Ray Published: March, 2013 In an ongoing series of columns I’ve written, I’ve considered the nautical origins of words and expressions that we use in everyday language ashore. For example, a phase like "the devil to pay" (explained in a previous column) has lost all connection to its original nautical meaning and acquired […]
Published: September, 2013 Cruise for a Cause Come celebrate the start of the 34th Annual America’s Cup races on Friday, September 6 aboard the historic USS Potomac, Franklin Roosevelt’s presidential yacht. Enjoy a memorable evening cruise across the San Francisco Bay with a gourmet buffet, libations, live jazz era music, auctions, book signing and more. […]
BC STAFF REPORT Published: August, 2012 Just over one year ago, ORACLE TEAM USA’s first two AC45s, Nos. 4 and 5, departed San Francisco bound for a voyage that took them to Portugal, the U.K., Italy and the east and west coasts of the United States. Last month the boats returned home—one of them, No. […]
