The Story of ‘Historical Badass’ Ned Gillette | From Skiing Earth’s Highest Summits to Being Shot to Death in Pakistan August 1998, deep in the northern Pakistani controlled sector of Kashmir, Ned Gillette and his wife Olympic skier Suzy Patterson set out with the hopes of accomplishing the “trek along the flanks of Nanga Parbat (at 25,660 feet, the world’s 10th-highest mountain) and then making their way across a 16,000-foot pass at the edge of the Chogo Lungma.” An ambitious journey to say the least, however Gillette and his wife Patterson were accustomed to such adventures in their time, skiing, sailing, and climbing all over the globe. […] Featured Article Jesse Cassidy | May 24, 2021 13 Comments
Trip Report: Sailing from San Francisco, CA to Angel Island Yesterday, I sailed to Angel Island from San Francisco, CA with a few old college buddies to commemorate the passing of our very close friend and Cal Ski Team member, Eric. It’s been 4 years since Eric passed and this annual trip to Angel Island is our way of getting together, sharing memories, and honoring Eric. We left from the […] Trip Report Miles Clark | June 8, 2020 0 Comments
Californian Man Sets World Record for Solo ‘Figure-8’ Sail Round the World A California man just set a new world record by completing a solo ‘figure-8’ sail around the world. On October 19th, 57-year-old Randall Reeves sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge and docked at Sausalito, marking an end to his year at sea circumnavigating the globe. “There’s no coastguard down there. No one’s going to come pick you up if you have […] SwellBrains | October 25, 2019 0 Comments
“The Spirit of Sailing” | Sailing Some of The Most Dangerous Waters In The World “Calling coalition warships, vessel hijacked. Pirates on board, 19 crew in locked room. We are relaying from handheld VHF crew has with them. We see a fire on poop deck, skiff still attached on starboard side, four armed pirates on board. The ship is not moving, the vessel is hijacked. Our coordinates are..” As we left India the second week […] Trip Report Lucas Ayoub | May 22, 2017 0 Comments
Swiss Ski Guide & Family’s 17-Year Odyssey – Skiing, Climbing,Sailing: Exploring Climate Change 17-year Global Odyssey: Dario Schwoerer, a Swiss climatologist and international ski-and-mountain guide (UIAGM), has dedicated his life to studying the effects of climate change. Together with his wife, Sabine, and their five children, they have been circumnavigating the globe on a 50-foot sailboat for the past 17 years. Their mission is to inspire students and communities to protect the environment and preserve […] Featured Article Robin Azer | May 4, 2017 0 Comments
“The Spirit of Sailing” | Visiting the Pearl of the Arabian Sea, Socotra It was on sunrise of the fourteenth day that a glimmer of what looked to be cloud appeared on the horizon, as the morning light blazed through .. from air, materialized land. We had arrived in Africa..we had arrived in Socotra! Jagged cliffs rising up a 1,000m to an endless plateau, sand dunes spilling into the sea, scattered red rocks […] Lucas Ayoub | April 16, 2017 0 Comments
“The Spirit of Sailing” | From India to Egypt Through Some of the Most Perilous Waters on Earth The Spirt of Sailing by Lucas Ayoub Follow Lucas on Instagram: @lookatook Half an hour ago, I fell 18ft onto the deck. Descending the newly installed mast steps after removing a old coaxial cable jamming the main’s halyard, the topmost step came off. Shit. As I fell the world slowed, I looked at the mast passing by and the step […] Trip Report Guest Author | April 5, 2017 0 Comments
Waterskiing Behind a Hobie Cat on Lake Tahoe: Photos and Video The first thing you’ll notice when you get on a catamaran is “dang, this thing is fast.” The next logical progression is to tow a skier! Waterskiing behind a Hobie Cat has been a long-standing objective of mine ever since I learned how to sail 20 years ago. I’ve tried to accomplish this several times in the past with no success, but each time highlighted what works and what doesn’t. Yesterday, with the help of some good friends, […] Matt Bansak | September 18, 2014 1 Comment
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