Absolutely! The boom vang can be a misunderstood sail control. It takes over the job of pulling down on the boom once the mainsheet is eased. Upwind, the mainsheet pulls down as soon as the boom ...

Painted lady butterflies are having a really good year, according to Nathan Brockman, entomologist and curator of the Christina Reiman Butterfly Wing at Reiman Gardens. Brockman conducts an annual ...

Larson attributes the butterfly boom to the ample rains earlier this year in California, where the painted ladies get their start. The rain produced more flowering plants, providing an abundance ...