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Opti-Moms, Ivy League Dreams, and the Death of Fun: How We Sailed Ourselves Into a Mess

Opti-Moms, Ivy League Dreams, and the Death of ...

I grew up sailing at a no-frills, middle-class yacht club in Marina del Rey — a place that, in the ’70s and ’80s, quietly produced some damn good sailors. We...

Opti-Moms, Ivy League Dreams, and the Death of ...

I grew up sailing at a no-frills, middle-class yacht club in Marina del Rey — a place that, in the ’70s and ’80s, quietly produced some damn good sailors. We...

The Yacht Club Nobody Asked For

The Yacht Club Nobody Asked For

Last Friday, I was sitting at the Yacht Club getting things ready to open when I got an email forwarded to me by my wife. For those who don’t know,...

The Yacht Club Nobody Asked For

Last Friday, I was sitting at the Yacht Club getting things ready to open when I got an email forwarded to me by my wife. For those who don’t know,...

Albacore Tuna from the Pacific Northwest (PNW)

Albacore Tuna from the Pacific Northwest (PNW)

The Albacore Tuna sold by Bear Claw Organics are all line caught off the coasts of SW Washington and NW Oregon. The tuna are hand filleted and hand packed.  They are...

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Albacore Tuna from the Pacific Northwest (PNW)

The Albacore Tuna sold by Bear Claw Organics are all line caught off the coasts of SW Washington and NW Oregon. The tuna are hand filleted and hand packed.  They are...

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Sustainabllity and Sturgeon

Sustainabllity and Sturgeon

Yesterday marked the first day in three years that the States of Washington and Oregon allowed anyone to fish for Sturgeon on the Lower Columbia River.  The states stopped Sturgeon...

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Sustainabllity and Sturgeon

Yesterday marked the first day in three years that the States of Washington and Oregon allowed anyone to fish for Sturgeon on the Lower Columbia River.  The states stopped Sturgeon...

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Shellfish and months with an "R"

Shellfish and months with an "R"

There is an old adage that says one should only eat shellfish in months that contain an “R” in their spelling.  Applying this would indicate that from May through August...

Shellfish and months with an "R"

There is an old adage that says one should only eat shellfish in months that contain an “R” in their spelling.  Applying this would indicate that from May through August...