Kira Maixner, Author at Sail Couture

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Sailing

A New Sailor’s Story: Awakening the Sailing Soul

by Kira Maixner

What people don’t realize about sailing in San Francisco is that it is easy to do. The Bay Area is teaming with ocean voyagers eager to share their passion with newbies and seasoned sailors alike. I learned this when I moved here last summer. Less than a year after settling in, I found myself sailing [...] View Post

Lifestyle

Sailing for a Cure: The Leukemia Cup Regatta

by Kira Maixner

Every year Leukemia Cup Regattas are hosted at Yacht Clubs across North America. Last year, 10,000 sailors came together nationwide to raise $4 million dollars for research, patient and community support, public health education, and professional education. greater bay area leukemia cup regatta, photo by: ellen hoke photography greater bay area leukemia cup regatta, photo [...] View Post

Sailing

San Francisco’s One and Only Three Bridge Fiasco!

by Kira Maixner

500 racers. 365 sailboats. Three bridges. One bay. Welcome to the Three Bridge Fiasco. For more than 30 years the Singlehanded Sailing Society has been organizing the race that flings sailors to the far reaches of the San Francisco Bay. the san francisco skyline makes a dramatic backdrop for the three bridge fiasco fleet, photo: [...] View Post

Travel

Timeless Beauty: An Exploration of the Italian Coast

by Kira Maixner

I had the fortune of living in Italia on several different occasions. It is a country of infinite and insurmountable grace. Cities are decorated with cathedrals and duomos designed by masterminds such as Botticelli and Michelangelo. Vaulted ceilings are delicately illustrated with frescos and ancient Roman artifacts seem to be strewn across the land, just [...] View Post