Bay & Delta Yachtsman magazine Northern California's leading Boating Magazine

Bay & Delta Yachtsman Features

Delta Rat Scrapbook
Delta Rat Scrapbook
gives you the inside scoop of the Sacramento Delta

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Lessons Learned
talks about the boating scene of the San Francisco Bay

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What I Saw
On The Bay
covers sailing and boating on the San Francisco Bay Area

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New Products
showcases the latest marine products

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Letters From You
let our writers and our readers hear from you

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Calendar
Northern California events calendar

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About Bay & Delta Yachtsman

Our Writers

Daniel Witte
Editor

Bill Wells
Delta Rat Scrapbook

Pat Carson
Lessons Learned

Jackie Philpott
What I Saw On The Bay 

Ty Mellot
Co-Writer

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Our Staff

Don Abbott
Publisher

Ty Mellot
Co-Publisher
& Advertising Sales

JP Salla
Advertising Coordinator
& Office Manager

Terry Goble
Art Director

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About Us

Bay & Delta Yachtsman’s humble beginnings date back to over 55 years ago
when a Delta boating couple created a newsletter for other boaters, which evolved into today's magazine that covers the waterways of Northern California.

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Latest Posts

Delta Rat Scrapbook – by Bill Wells

Ryde Hotel If you have not been to the Ryde Hotel lately you should pay a visit; the staff is making continuous improvements and the place is looking good. They will be opening the...

Lessons Learned – by Pat Carson

Boat Shows – New Year, New Shows Owned by the Marine Industries Association of South Florida, the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show is truly the grand-daddy of all boat shows. Make plans for 2024...

What I Saw – by Jackie Philpott

In this month’s column I write about two different types of sailing lunacy: Iceboat racing on hard water in Wisconsin and the Three Bridge Fiasco on soft water in the San Francisco Bay. Ladies...

Guest Column – by Daniel Witte

After much searching my family purchased our new 53 Navigator named Tuesday. Since the boat was in Oxnard, it was quite a job planning trips back and forth to get it ready for the...

Business News – by Ty Mellott

Bay Area Welcomes MRN Yacht Sales Raised in Oxford, UK, Rob Newman’s earliest memories involve navigating the River Thames aboard his family’s cabin cruiser. Transitioning from a career as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, he...

New Products – By Terry Goble

Space-Saving Hardware Holds Line And Rod When it comes to adding hardware, gunwales can fill up fast. The Cleat/Rod Holder Combo offered by Accon Marine combines the practicality of a pull-up cleat with a...

Letters

Letters – by Our Readers

Dear Bill, I wanted to share our latest press release and film with you. Enjoy! Monterey, CA. Emmy-award-winning actor and comedian Nick Offerman has teamed up with the nonprofit Western Flyer Foundation to produce...

Calendar - Down The Rode

Down The Rode – by Ty Mellott

BAY & BEYOND APRIL 12 – 13 • Annual Svendsen’s Spring Fling, hosted by Svendsen’s Marine, 2900 Main Street #1900, Alameda, CA. Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. This year the show...