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No Sun, No Fun
Yes, even though you haven’t had seen the sun in months, it still exists. This is what it looks like when the sun shines on a boat in Mexico. In fact, so much sun shines on boats in Mexico, you don’t want to skimp on the bimini. latitude/Nick© Latitude 38 Media, LLC There may be…
Doo Dah Comes to a Close
The ‘West Marine Contingent’ — Jay and Micah on Moorea, Bruce, Karen and Joshua on Gitana Vela and Doug on Rigel (not all of them work at West Marine) — spent their free days lampin’ in Potato Slough’s Bedroom 2. latitude/LaDonna© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Moments before this story was uploaded, the final Delta Doo…
In Hot Pursuit
Just about everywhere you look around San Francisco Bay, there are treasures of our rich maritime heritage. Some, though, are less obvious to the untrained eye than others. We last saw the M-Class sloop Pursuit on the Bay in 2005, during the Sail San Francisco parade. latitude/Andy© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Take, for example, Ron…
Dawdling on the Delta
Peter Yates shoehorned 47 boats into Boyd’s Harbor on Bethel Island Monday afternoon. Locals dropped by all day just to see what the heck was going on with all those masts. latitude/LaDonna© Latitude 38 Media, LLC When last we checked in with the Delta Doo Dah fleet, they were departing Pittsburg Marina en masse, bound…
What Are You Doing in October?
We’ve been accused of ‘Ha-Ha’ing our readership to death in the past. But with the Baja Ha-Ha‘s September 10 entry deadline just over a month away, it’s high time for an update. After months – if not years – of anticipation, it’s a wonderful feeling to finally be heading south to the Cape. latitude/Andy© Latitude…