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AC Effort Makes Final Push

December 6, 2010
The final chance to show your support for San Francisco’s bid to host the 34th America’s Cup is coming up this Wednesday. The Board of Supervisors’ Budget and Finance Committee will first review the fiscal impacts of hosting the America’s Cup, before deciding on whether or not to send the Host City Agreement on to the full Board with a stamp of approval. More »
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Nereida’s Wind Steering Fails

On November 29, a little more than a month after leaving Victoria, B.C. on a planned non-stop solo circumnavigation aboard her Najad 380 Nereida, Jeanne Socrates crossed the equator. "I suddenly realized that the latitude had gone from north to south," she wrote in a blog update. More »
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Apologies to Navtec and Lewmar

We hate it when we make mistakes, and never more so when they reflect badly on somebody or some company. But that’s just what we did in the December issue. We’d received a letter from Ed and Karen Lane of the San Diego-based Valiant Esprit Nordic 37 Blade, who reported that they had not been able to participate in the Ha-Ha 17 they’d signed up for because the diesel engine they had ordered on January 15 of ’10 — and were repeatedly promised would arrive shortly — did not arrive in time for them to have it installed for the October 25 start. More »

Final Day of the Blast

Today is the third and final day of the Banderas Bay Blast, the ‘nothing serious’ cruiser regatta and social extravaganza now in its fifth year. As always, the last day is also the Pirates for Pupils Spinnaker Run for Charity, which will see the 20-boat fleet carry chutes — and lots of guests who donated money to the charity — for 12 miles in tropical sailing conditions from Punta Mita to Paradise Marina in Nuevo Vallarta. More »
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One Step Closer

December 1, 2010
The San Francisco Port Commission voted 3-0 yesterday on two proposals to host the 34th America’s Cup on the San Francisco waterfront. The overflow crowd of about 100 people was joined by a cadre of local mainstream media to hear the arguments for and against the two proposed locations for the Cup. More »

Who Knows the Pacific Northwest?

In the tidepools of the Gulf and San Juan Islands, kids – like Hayden Stapleton – can find all sorts of fascinating creatures. © 2010 Tim Stapleton Do you know your way around the prime sailing venues of the Pacific Northwest? More »

In Memory of Alex Milski

Alex was an avid outdoorswoman. © The Milski Family "It was on the first night of last year’s Banderas Bay Blast that we learned of the death of our daughter Alex in Costa Rica," write Jim and Kent Milski of the Colorado-based Schionning 49 Sea Level. More »

New Latitudes Out Today

Ho ho ho! The December Latitudes are hot off the presses and headed your way for some holiday cheer. latitude/Annie
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC As the weather around the Bay Area continues to be chilly, the December issue of Latitude 38 is hitting the streets to heat up your holidays. More »