GryphonSolo2 had her mast removed and came out of the water in early October at Maine Yacht Center in Portland. She had her keel and rudders removed, was rolled into the paint shop and then blocked about 4 feet off the ground. The plan was to have the non-skid deck paint re-done and to sand and repaint the bottom. However, as the boat is coming up on 10 years old and has been around the world once, we did a complete inspection, sounding, and survey of the hull and deck. Read more
CCA News
Beginning in 2013, Cruising Club of America member Peter Becker started Young America as a platform and a pathway for sailors to learn to go to sea and become well-rounded sailors—learning to become what Becker calls “salty.”
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Christmas comes early for CCA Member Dario Segre.
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Like most of his fellow Cruising Club of America members, Joe Harris is never happier than when he has his next offshore passage in sight. In this article, Joe fills us in on his latest offshore-sailing scheme, a doublehanded race around the world for 40-footers. Read more
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Classic yachts stole the spotlight at last year’s St. Francis Yacht Club’s Rolex Big Boat Series, and Cruising Club of America members Terry Klaus, Beau Vrolyk, and Dewey Hines earned the top three spots on the podium.
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In the summer of 2019, Tiburon sailor Michael Moradzadeh succeeded in two of his favorite pursuits in rapid succession.
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A leader in the sport as author, sailing historian and safety-at-sea advocate, John Pierce Rousmaniere has more than 40,0000 offshore miles in his wake, much of that racing. We’re proud to congratulate him on joining 10 other Cruising Club of America members among the 89 sailors currently in the National Sailing Hall of Fame. Read more
We have just received word that Marvin Creamer, CCA Blue Water Medal recipient of 1985, has passed on at the ripe age of 104. His award notes: "For a series of off shore voyages culminating in a west to east circumnavigation via Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn without navigational instruments -compass - chronometer, sextant or electronics." (emphasis added)
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Donations to the Collegiate Offshore Sailing Circuit are placing 33-foot Figaro 2s in the hands of college sailors to build completely different sailing skill sets.
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San Francisco Station member Mary Crowley's "Ocean Voyages Institute" works to clear plastics from the ocean and sensitive reef areas. Aboard the vessels Kwai and Kaisei, they extract literally tons of plastic on every voyage. Here's a video commemorating a haul of 103 tons!
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