# Sailicon Valley Magazine > sail + Silicon Valley = Sailicon Valley Public Ghost content for AI and LLM tooling. Use `/llms-full.txt` for consolidated page and post context. Append `.md` to any post or page URL to get the content in Markdown (for example, `/example-post.md`). ## Pages - [Sponsorship & Advertising](https://www.sailiconvalley.com/ad.md) - Reach an audience of sailors, entrepreneurs, leaders, investors, and thinkers. Please start by reviewing our promise to readers at the link here. We're transparent with our readers and all ads and sponsored posts will be clearly marked as such. You may sponsor a newsletter issue (email), a post on… - [Promise to Readers and Clients](https://www.sailiconvalley.com/promise.md) - * No A.I. slop, ever. Written by humans, for humans (especially humans on boats). Only human-sourced stories and human-written stories, always. * We will never sell your data. Period. * No B.S., no politics, no agenda. Only relevant, inspiring, interesting, helpful news and reviews. (We might occas… ## Posts - [Jeanneau sails into San Francisco Bay with a local option to buy new](https://www.sailiconvalley.com/jeanneau-sails-into-san-francisco-bay-with-a-local-option-to-buy-new.md) - San Francisco Bay sailors in the market for a new Jeanneau sailboat will no longer have to schlep to Annapolis to buy one, with the August 25 announcement of a new local dealer in the East Bay. Marine Servicecenter, which already maintains several locations along the West Coast from San Diego to Se… - [Sailing, rowing, and boatbuilding aren’t typical afterschool programs. Rocking the Boat may change that.](https://www.sailiconvalley.com/sailing-rowing-and-boatbuilding-arent-typical-afterschool-programs-rocking-the-boat-may-change-that.md) - Kids who grow up in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco live near the water, about as close as you can get without living on a houseboat. But getting on the water has been out of reach for many, historically, on this site of a former Navy shipyard. And while boating struggles wi… - [5 ways to fund your ocean startup idea](https://www.sailiconvalley.com/5-ways-to-fund-your-ocean-startup-idea-2-have-deadlines-next-week.md) - Here are five ways to fund your next ocean startup idea. This list is for you especially if you’re interested in aquaculture or haute couture, submersibles or wearables, AI or WiFi, crews in boat shoes or boats with no crews. What counts as an ocean startup? The answer changes depending on which sa… - [We asked Peter Verbica: What puts the wind in Silicon Valley's sails?](https://www.sailiconvalley.com/we-asked-peter-verbica-what-puts-the-wind-in-silicon-valleys-sails.md) - Silicon Valley has many copycats and pretenders in places around the world that want a shot at the title, claiming that their own special recipe of talent, capital, and pluck is poised to take the crown. And while we’d love to see opportunity spread evenly around the globe, the plain fact is that S… - [Chores on Shores: These waterfront laundromats, pump-outs, and discount stores come with surprisingly stunning views while you do your errands.](https://www.sailiconvalley.com/chores-on-shores-these-waterfront-laundromats-pump-outs-and-discount-stores-come-with-surprisingly-stunning-views-while-you-do-your-errands.md) - Here are a few fan favorites for the best places in and around the Bay to do your “chores on shores.” Washing your dirty clothes comes with breathtaking views at one Bay Area marina. While boatyard amenities are usually an afterthought, tucked away into a closet somewhere, the laundry room at the B… - [Floating data centers were proposed back when BlackBerry outsold the iPhone. Are they finally making a splash?](https://www.sailiconvalley.com/floating-data-centers-were-proposed-back-when-blackberry-outsold-the-iphone-are-they-finally-making-a-splash.md) - Data centers need lots of water, so it might seem reasonable to build one on a barge and set it afloat on a bay or gulf. That was Google's idea in 2007 when it filed US Patent Number 7,525,207 for a Water-Based Data Center. Officially, the plan has just been sitting there collecting dust for nearly… - [The future is waterfront startups (and maybe even cheap rent?).  A look at the SF Port Blue Economy Initiative](https://www.sailiconvalley.com/the-future-is-waterfront-startups-and-maybe-even-cheap-rent-a-look-at-the-sf-port-blue-economy-initiative.md) - The Port of San Francisco’s newly launched Blue Economy Initiative offers a vision of a future economy that is bolstered by ocean tech startups, marine science, sustainability-focused innovators, and ecotourism. Announced on July 15, the Initiative offers matching companies a rare opportunity for s… - [“GPS-denied navigation” just made sextants sexy](https://www.sailiconvalley.com/gps-denied-navigation-made-sextants-sexy-again.md) - Sextants are obsolete relics, they said. Spending time studying celestial navigation or using paper charts and hand tools to plot your course is a silly pastime for dinosaurs, they said. We can rely on our phone to get around with confidence, by land and sea, and the entire world has been thoroughl… - [Young sailors connect with raft-ups, parties, and "Floatchella"](https://www.sailiconvalley.com/young-sailors-connect-with-raft-ups-parties-and-floatchella.md) - The Young Cruisers Association makes waves around the world, from their annual Annapolis meetup each October to the "Floatchella" raft-up that started in The Bahamas and moved to points beyond. Members host real-world raft-ups, meetups, and even award ceremonies. Many are single while others are ra… - [Your ship has come in](https://www.sailiconvalley.com/your-ship-has-come-in.md) - The phrase, “your ship has come in,” is used to refer to becoming successful or wealthy, and as you probably guessed, it used to have a literal meaning, when one’s ship came in to port, bringing with it goods to be sold and profits and riches to be made. A boat owner or merchant might have all thei… - [Crocs started at a boat show](https://www.sailiconvalley.com/crocs-started-at-a-boat-show.md) - Crocs, your favorite foam clogs, started out as boat shoes. Today, over 100 million pairs of Crocs are made each year. They’re an international sensation, and a favorite among celebrities like Heidi Klum, Diplo, Paris Hilton, and Al Pacino. CROX is even listed on the NASDAQ, with a peak market cap… - [The white-knuckled work of marine salvagers: Bounty hunters of the sea](https://www.sailiconvalley.com/the-white-knuckled-work-of-marine-salvagers-bounty-hunters-of-the-sea.md) - $100 million worth of treasure sits locked inside a sinking ship, and under maritime law, a piece of the prize is there for the taking, for anyone brave enough (or crazy enough) to try to save it before it slips away. The crew of the cargo carrier Cougar Ace were en route from Japan to California i… - [Why are there two Helly Hansen stores in Annapolis? And why are they both on the same block?](https://www.sailiconvalley.com/why-are-there-two-helly-hansen-stores-in-annapolis-and-why-are-they-both-on-the-same-block.md) - 132 Main Street is the home of the official Helly Hansen store in Annapolis – and if you miss that, just walk down three stores over to 118 Main Street, on the same block, where you will find a second Helly Hansen. To find out why there are two Helly Hansen stores in Annapolis, we decided to unleas… - [Veblen at the Boat Show: Anthropologist Wanted](https://www.sailiconvalley.com/veblen-at-the-boat-show-anthropologist-wanted.md) - Before “flexing” was flexing, there was Thornstein Veblen. He identified social signals and flexes long before Silicon Valley knew what a Patagonia sleeveless vest was, and certainly before executives ditched neckties for hoodies, in the ultimate workplace flex. Veblen actually lived in Silicon Val… - [Quantum knots from Beyond](https://www.sailiconvalley.com/think-you-got-a-tough-knot-here-are-knots-so-complicated-that-they-only-exist-in-another-dimension.md) - Think you got a tough knot? Here are knots so complicated that they only exist in another dimension. The whole point of nautical knots is that they need to be strong and reliable while remaining simple to tie and untie quickly and with ease. But every sailor still deals with the occasional cantanke… - [Sterling Hayden or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Sail](https://www.sailiconvalley.com/sterling-hayden-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-sail.md) - “Have you ever seen a Commie drink a glass of water? Vodka. That's what they drink, isn't it? Never water… Have you ever heard of a thing called fluoridation? Fluoridation of water?…Do you realize that fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous Communist plot we have ever had to f… - [Meet the people who work remotely from their boat](https://www.sailiconvalley.com/meet-the-people-who-work-remotely-from-their-boat-2.md) - You’re on a Zoom call and the guy on the other line has a background of a tropical island scene, replete with palm trees and azure waves lapping against a beach. Obviously just a digital backdrop, right? But imagine if you really could work remotely from your boat while cruising the world. 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