What I Saw – by Jackie Philpott
Up The Napa River Sailing friends Charlie and Barbara Jeremias live in one of those pretty little houses that line up along the western side of the Napa River. For a number of...
What I Saw
What I Saw – by Jackie Philpott
To The Delta Again In July of 2022 Dura Mater and I were tucked into our dock at Owl Harbor. One morning, as I was washing dishes in her tiny galley, I looked up to...
What I Saw – by Jackie Philpott
Melges 2024 World Championship In August I sailed over to the San Francisco Yacht Club to deliver a belt buckle to Sean Mulvihill. Sean raced in the 2023 Singlehanded Transpacific Race on S/V Jamani,...
What I Saw – by Jackie Philpott
New Engine For Dura Mater Dura Mater finally got her new engine. It’s a rebuilt Volvo MD2010, with two cylinders and 10 horsepower. It’s green instead of gold, which is okay by me. I...
What I Saw – by Jackie Philpott
Us Versus Them? During these fractious political days there is a real US vs. THEM attitude almost everywhere. In this story I consider the differences that divide Americans. You know what I’m writing...
What I Saw – by Jackie Philpott
Race To Alaska In early June my husband (aka The Voice of Reason) and I took a road trip up to the State of Washington to watch the start of the Race to...
What I Saw – by Jackie Philpott
Are Catholics Better Sailors? Earlier this year I was looking through some sailing blog or another when the name of my high school alma mater popped up. What was this? It seems that Mater...
What I Saw – by Jackie Philpott
In early April I drove over to Berkeley Marine Center, looking for my new-to-me engine. I looked in all the usual places: Cree Partridge’s office, in the corners of the chandlery and in the...
What I Saw – by Jackie Philpott
Surfers And Doggies I don’t know how many readers spend time down the coast in Monterey or Carmel, but I recommend it. It’s hard to beat the beauty and serenity of either city. One of...
What I Saw – by Jackie Philpott
In this month’s column I write about two different types of sailing lunacy: Iceboat racing on hard water in Wisconsin and the Three Bridge Fiasco on soft water in the San Francisco Bay. Ladies...
