PinnedRos de VriesinAt Close QuartersA halyard to the sublime: Kant and the Three Bridge FiascoHow Kant’s observations on the splendid contextualize the joy of sailing on the San Francisco Bay.8 min read·Jan 31, 2024----
Ros de VriesinAt Close QuartersHow I went from newbie sailor to Commodore, for next to nothing.A learn to sail story from someone who found her pathway into the sailing community — with little money and lots of determination.8 min read·Mar 30, 2022----
Ros de VriesThe Dark Side of Paradise: My Van Camping Experience in Kaua’iHas Hawaii’s high cost of housing, met with concerns over homelessness curtailed independent travel on the islands? Here’s what I learned.9 min read·Jan 1, 2022----
Ros de VriesinAt Close QuartersPart 9 — Racing.Yesterday’s SF Bay Singlehanded Sailing Society Corinthian race felt like every sailing event of my entire career rolled into one.3 min read·Mar 1, 2021----
Ros de VriesinAt Close Quarters‘Round the Island: An Alameda New Year’s Day boating tradition continuesThe San Francisco Bay Area’s boating community sailed safe and sane into 2021, moods as buoyant and bright as the ships on parade.5 min read·Jan 3, 2021--1--1
Ros de VriesinAt Close QuartersPart 8 — Bugging Out in Clipper CoveIn which I found a blissful moment with a really small boat.3 min read·Aug 5, 2020----
Ros de VriesinAt Close QuartersEight Bells for Island Yacht Club?50 years of Alamedia estuary racing history, vanished by progress and a pandemic.8 min read·Jun 8, 2020----
Ros de VriesinAt Close QuartersDo we sail, or not sail, during the COVID-19 pandemic?If there is a time to assess our sense of personal and social responsibility, the time is now.4 min read·Apr 7, 2020----
Ros de VriesinAt Close QuartersPart 7 — Dropping Anchor off CatalinaIn which a fouled anchor results in four friends getting more from a vacation than they imagined.9 min read·Mar 2, 2020----
Ros de VriesinAt Close QuartersPart 6 — Single, and Loving ItIn which I took our little Santana on the estuary — and only had to answer to myself.3 min read·Oct 22, 2019----