Yachtsman Magazine

Delta Rat Scrapbook – by Bill Wells

PICYA Delegates Luncheon The Stockton Yacht Club hosted the Pacific InterClub Yacht Association meeting and luncheon. The clubhouse was packed with representatives from yacht clubs all over the Bay and Delta. To start the...

Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson

Personal Flotation Devices – What’s Old Is New And What’s Different Is The Same My last article on personal flotation devices was published in the Bay & Delta Yachtsman in Oct 2015 and I ended the...

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...

New Products – By Terry Goble

Marine Stereo Built To Overcome Harsh Weather RiverPark Marine’s JBL-R3500 source unit was built from the ground up for harsh weather. The stereo receiver overcomes rain, spray and rinse downs, yet delivers the rich,...

Letters – by Our Readers

Hi Bill, I hope you are doing well. After editing your July Delta Rat Scrapbook in the magazine, I had a lot of thoughts on your article. I really like the part where you...

Down The Rode – by Ty Mellott

BAY & BEYOND JULY Friday & Saturday • Sunset Cruises, Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry. View the Bay & the SF skyline. Wine, soda & a variety of snacks for purchase onboard. Reservations required for this...

Delta Rat Scrapbook – by Bill Wells

Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association (PICYA) Opening Day On The Bay I received an email from PICYA Vice Commodore David Jackson asking if I would accept an invitation to be Grand Marshall of the opening day...

Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson

Ensigns, Jacks And Flags A half dozen years back I wrote about flag etiquette on vessels and this month I wanted to again review how to properly fly our flags, ensigns and burgees on our...

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...

New Products – By Terry Goble

Compact Courtesy Light Provides Big Illumination Adequate illumination isn’t just a luxury while at sea, it’s an important part of staying safe. The new CL10 Courtesy Light from Shadow-Caster features up to 250 lumens...