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February 2026

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12Calendar

18Letters

32Sightings

42Season Champs, Pt. 3

February marks the third and final edition of the Latitude 38 Season Champions feature, in which we highlight as many as we can of the winners from the past season.

46Will AI Win The Pacific Cup?

AI beats humans at chess, Go programming, and Jeopardy!. Is sailing next? As a Pacific Cup race board member, I wanted to share some of our thoughts about what keeps the fun in the "Fun Race to Hawaii."

50One of 50 Destinations

While Venezuela is in the news for its political issues, Nick Coghlan reflects on his and his wife's Venezuelan cruising experiences in 1988 aboard their Albin Vega 27 Tarka the Otter.

53King Charles' Former Southern Estate

Each year in the Land Down Under, while most of the world is still trying to figure out how to install batteries in their new Christmas gadgets, an intrepid group of sailors heads south to the land of wombats for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

56Max Ebb: Lunacy

I am not very big on major league sports, but when there's a big game on at the yacht club, it's a major league social event.

60The Racing Sheet

68World of Chartering

72Changes in Latitudes

81Loose Lips

82Classy Classifieds