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Delta Rat Scrapbook – by Bill Wells

Historic Re-Launching Of JOIE After a Herculean effort Rusty Areias and Ted Harris completed the restoration on the classic yacht JOIE de Vivre. They trucked her up to the Delta from Southern California more than two...

Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson

Ropes On A Boat On a recent yacht delivery to Los Cabos, one of our crew happened to be an avid sailor and we had many hours to discuss all things nautical. Although I...

What I Saw – by Jackie Philpott

Angel Island Once the rains had subsided in the middle of April, I jumped on my boat and sailed over to Angel Island. It was a beautiful day with a clear blue sky, finally...

Business News – by Ty Mellott

Helmut’s Marine Services, Inc. Keeping Up With The Times It’s been said that “if you’re not moving forward, you’re moving backward.” This is certainly true for boaters facing an ebb tide. But it’s also...

New Products – By Terry Goble

Authentic Windex Makes Small Boat Sailing Easier Whether it has a keel or centerboard, small sailboats react quickly to slight wind shifts. That’s why savvy sailors use an authentic Windex 10 C masthead wind...

Calendar - Down The Rode

Down The Rode – by Ty Mellott

BAY & BEYOND MAY Friday & Saturday Beginning May 20th • Sunset Cruises, Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry. View the Bay & the SF skyline. Wine, soda & a variety of snacks for purchase onboard. Fri...

Delta Rat Scrapbook – by Bill Wells

Pacific Boat Services Ramon Mata took over the old Ladds yard and marina in Stockton over a year ago. Right when he moved in, he started making positive changes; he moved a portable office...

Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson

Is It Right Or Is It Wrong 15 It is May, it is spring, and it finally appears that the torrential rains and foul weather are behind us. Every seven years or so we...

What I Saw – by Jackie Philpott

NAOS Yachts Last year in this magazine I wrote about how my boat and I wriggled our way backward to anchor between two gorgeous Beneteau sailboats upriver in the Delta. It was in that...

New Products – By Terry Goble

Joystick Docking For Single Diesel Sterndrive You can dock your boat the easy way with our Volvo Penta Assisted Docking system – the next generation of marine automation. It simplifies boat docking by removing...