Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
A Tribute To My Friend Gary On July 25th the West Coast boating community lost an icon, and for me a good friend when Gary Clausen passed away. He was well known in the...
June 2022
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Boat Transports Over the last several years I have had the opportunity to deliver yachts to Ensenada for shipment to the East Coast of the U.S., to Long Beach for shipment to New Zealand,...
Delta Rat Scrapbook – by Bill Wells
Sacramento Yacht Club Opening Day Stacey Hodge asked if I would help judge the club’s Opening Day Parade. I jumped at the chance and reported for duty at 1045 hours at the clubhouse. Rear...
Delta Rat Scrapbook – by Bill Wells
Opening Day, Stockton Yacht Club Jill Stevenson and Colleen Waterhouse did an outstanding job planning and executing the weekend events. Of course, they had a lot of enthusiastic volunteers helping, but they were the...
Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson
Is It Right Or Is It Wrong 14 It is June, it is summer and it finally appears that the pandemic is nearly past us. I thought it would be a good time to...
What I Saw – by Jackie Philpott
Berkeley Marine Center Nobody wants to give up their boat to the boat yard. But sometimes we don’t have a choice, do we? Sometimes it’s the only way we’ll get a more beautiful, well...
From Way Back – by Ty Mellott
I n regards to the photos shown in the May ’22 issue, it appears I may have stumped many of you. Here is a little hint; during the time this was taken, there were several...
New Products – By Terry Goble
Forget Drying With A Towel, There’s A Better Solution After washing a boat, it’s important to dry it before unsightly water spots develop. Old towels and chamois cloths are a traditional method, but they’re...
Letters – by Our Readers
Jackie, Great to see you between the pages of BDY. We found your book to be a great read, full of facts and humor. If you recall my husband and I were at B&W and...
Down The Rode – by Ty Mellott
BAY & BEYOND MAY 19 • Thursday Cruise on the USS Potomac of the San Francisco Bay, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. from Oakland’s Jack London Square. $75 per person. Join the crew of the Presidential...
