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Based on the Oakland Estuary, Salvage-to-Sailing is a women-led nonprofit working with stakeholders to repair sailboats, salvage equipment, and get everything into the right hands for an equitable, inclusive, and vibrant maritime environment.
Climbing the mast with confidence. sailmagazine.com/cruising/sea...
07.04.2025 21:51 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Teams two days before the start of The Ocean Race.
20.03.2025 17:59 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Feb 8! Lives Adrift-Bay stories from the Water's Edge
explores life shaped by the sea. "Anchored Out" follows a houseboat community battling new regulations + "Washed Ashore" highlights the fragile plight of gray whales/ocean ecosystems : bit.ly/4hM7Bxl
Sailboats and toilets - how to keep the relationship a happy one: www.sailmagazine.com/diy/maintain...
03.02.2025 00:47 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0So, the StarLink question takes a different turn. Even as StarLink provides communications benefits for sailors, is so many satellites and ever more "space junk" they create damaging our planet and sailing?
03.02.2025 00:45 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Just found: a platform dedicated to showcasing and supporting women-owned and women-forward outdoor brands, nonprofits and community organizers. In the words of one of Sailing-to-Salvage's supporters, OH Wow! www.theoutspring.com
11.01.2025 21:46 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Why we can select better frameworks than "the first" and "rock stars." Reason 1: "Firsts" don't do justice to the (often hidden) people who should be credited. Reason 2: "Firsts" and "rock stars" etc. make the accomplishment seem like a quirk or rarity (see Reason 1). Please: let's do better.
10.01.2025 18:33 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I'm not sure about how useful "rock star" labels are (andt the marketing of women sailors has much room for improvement) but I am so happy to see this: www.sailmagazine.com/videos/rocks...
10.01.2025 18:21 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Grade O'Malley is in pretty good shape but deck plates definitely need to be topped off.
10.01.2025 18:18 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Deckplate on Grace O'Malley
Uh oh. I will be reading this @sailmagazine article. www.sailmagazine.com/diy/whats-sh...
10.01.2025 18:17 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0How to take care of all that canvas you gave your sailboat this holiday. www.sailmagazine.com/diy/how-to-m...
28.12.2024 21:36 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I'm glad it was useful!
28.12.2024 21:09 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I didn't realize Starlink was connected to Musk until recently until this Sail magazine article (argggh!). The article (also available in podcast version) might be useful.
www.sailmagazine.com/gear/starlin...
What inspired Salvage-to-Sailing? youtu.be/lqVfbooVKCI?...
18.12.2024 01:10 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Who is Grace O'Malley (our boat's namesake)? youtu.be/lD0QmnDMHm8?...
18.12.2024 01:07 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0www.sailmagazine.com/racing/how-c... > Yes! But still observing how the different media cover this story and Brauer.
18.12.2024 01:02 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Sailor Cole Brauer poised to become first American woman to solo race non-stop around the world
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https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/sailor-cole-brauer-poised-to-become-first-american-woman-to-solo-race-non-stop-around-the-world-205367365999
Cole Brauer, 29, is on track to set a speed record for her boat class, and to be the first American woman to complete a solo, nonstop sailing race around the world.
01.03.2024 14:19 โ ๐ 57 ๐ 10 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 3This is not a water bed. It's Grace O'Malley's cockpit and lockers. She's officially Salvage-to-Sailing's first donation and that's my boots while I was pumping out a couple inches of water this morning. ๐ฅฐ
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