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Vallejo Race Change-Up
Subscribers to the YRA of S.F. Bay newsletter learned of changes to the organization’s biggest race of the year, the Great Vallejo Race, earlier this week. The only change that affects the race itself is the intention to use downwind ratings for PHRF divisions in Saturday’s race to Vallejo Yacht Club on April 30. The…
When Cruisers Become Racers
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Zihua SailFest Sets a Record
Patrick and Jeann Hughes’ Seattle- and Mazatlan-based wooden schooner Patricia Belle sails through Zihua Bay with a boatload of event supporters on board. © 2016 Margaret Reid / SailFest We’re proud to say that Latitude 38 played a role in starting Zihuatanejo SailFest in 2002. But back then we never could have dreamed that fledgling cruiser…
SPECIAL REPORT: It Happens to the Best of Sailors
The 45-ft cold-molded, owner-built Rage on the beach at La Cruz, Mexico. Having gone over the rocks, she sustained an enormous hole in her port side and will be cut up this afternoon. © 2016 Jo Linda Garnier The Vancouver-based cold-molded Wylie 39 sloop Rage went onto the beach just outside Marina Riviera Nayarit last…
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