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In June 2014, I will be taking part in a solo, non-stop, unassisted race to Hawaii aboard my sailing vessel 'General Trees'. The Singlehanded Transpac has been described by some as a "A bug light for weirdos". Follow me and my fellow “bug light weirdos” as we prepare our boats and ourselves for the downwind run to Hawaii.
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My name is Nick Jaffe, I’m 28 years old, and originally from Melbourne, Australia. I don’t think I really have a home port per se, due to the fact that the majority of my sailing has been on the move, and port to port. My boat is registered in Southampton, in the United Kingdom though… [Read more] |
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My name is Bob Johnston. I am from Oakland, CA but currently residing in Benicia. My sailing locale is the San Francisco Bay. [Read more] |
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My name is Brian Boschma and I am from Southern California but have lived in Northern California for the last several decades. My homeport is the San Francisco Bay area. [Read more] |
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I am Phil MacFarlane. I was born and raised in San Mateo California. As a kid I would ride my bike on the levee and look out at the sail boats on the South Bay and think one day that will be me. My homeport is the port of Redwood City Ca. My sailing area is the Southern San Francisco Bay. [Read more] |
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Me..Mark Deppe. I’ve been in the San Francisco Bay area ever since 1976, and in fact this is where I learned to sail some 30 or so years ago.[Read more] |
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My name is Max Crittenden. I am a Bay Area native (Menlo Park mostly). Home port San Francisco (South Beach), sail mostly on SF Bay…[Read more] |
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My names is James Fair and I am from Mountain View, CA. My homeport is Berkeley, CA and would consider my sailing locale to be the San Francisco Bay…. [Read more] |
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My name is Ben Mewes. I am originally from Germany but now call Pt. Richmond, CA home. My sailing locale is the San Francisco Bay. [Read more] |
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My name is John Foster and I’m originally from Owen Sound Ontario (on the Georgian Bay of Lake Huron) but I have been living in Alameda, CA since 1979. My homeport is Alameda, CA and my sailing locale is the San Francisco Bay. [Read more] |
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My name is Rob Tryon. I am from Portland, Oregon. My sailing locale is the North Pacific. [Read more] |
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My name is Robert Crawford– I have been a 30-year resident of the S. F. Bay area, but now have retired to the mountains just north of Yosemite. My boat is berthed in S.F. [Read more] |
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My name is Adrian Johnson. I’m 27 years old. I was born in Napa, grew up in France, and have been living in Seattle for 10 years. My home port is Seattle, and I mostly sail around Puget Sound and British Columbia waters. [Read more] |
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My name is Ronnie Simpson- I grew up in Atlanta, GA, but moved to San Diego a couple of years ago. Most of my sailing has been done in San Diego. Gearing up for this race, i’m in Alameda, and really like the Bay Area, so I don’t really know my home port. [Read more] |
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My name is Jeanne Socrates. I am from Ealing, West London, England. No real home port, maybe Hamble/ Solent area/Cowes, UK …my sailing locale is the world! [Read more] |
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My name is Sam “Southernaire” Burns and my home port is Alameda. I currently live in San Jose with my wife & 2 children but I’m originally from Atlanta, GA. I am an electrical engineer and lived in So. America 1970-1975 & 1990 – 2000… [Read more] |
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My name is Jak Mang. I grew up in Orange County and started sailing on lakes and Newport Harbor. I have always lived in California, but have just moved to Port Townsend. I’ll be sailing more on the Sound now. [Read more] |
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My name is Lee Winters. I am a sailor singlehanding around the world on a 39 foot Allied Mistress. I still consider Springfield, MO home even though I haven’t lived there since graduating high school. Kemah, TX is where I bought my boat and started this long odyssey. Current sailing local is the South Pacific. Specifically, I am typing this on Bora Bora and leaving in the next few days making way towards New Zealand. [Read more] |
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My name is Rob Macfarlane. I grew up around boats (my parents did boats, their parents did boats), have been sailing since age 6, and boating since age 6 weeks. I consider myself a southern california kid, currently residing in san francisco bay area. [Read more] |
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