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Archive for April 2011

SF Marina Renovation to Begin

April 8, 2011
After a decade of planning, the much-anticipated renovation to the San Francisco Marina West — just behind St. Francis YC — is slated to begin on April 25 with the removal of the current docks. More »

3D Full in 30

April 6, 2011
No one was more surprised than us when, 25 minutes after posting Monday’s ‘Lectronic Latitude, all 50 spots on the Delta Doo Dah 3D entry list were filled — that’s two boats a minute, folks! More »

La Paz Bay Fest This Weekend

The Club Cruceros de La Paz is holding their annual Bay Fest this weekend, April 7-10, and everyone is invited. There will be something for all: the Rock the Dock sailboat race, the art show, the Club Cruceros vs. More »

Voiles de St Barth Heats Up

Steve Schmidt drives Hotel California, Too, to a 7th out of 22 boats in class in the first of four Voiles de St. Barth races. latitude/Richard
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Find It All at Strictly Sail Pacific

April 4, 2011
Bay Area sailors should consider themselves lucky for all sorts of reasons, not the least of which is because every April our Bay hosts the biggest sail-only boat show in the West: Strictly Sail Pacific, slated for April 14-17 this year. More »

Seeing the Bigger Picture

Thomas Coville’s Sodeb’O fell just short of Francis Joyon’s singlehanded ’round the world record last Thursday. Coville sailed 28,431 miles in his attempt, at an average speed of 19.42 knots. © 2011 Francois Van Mallenghen / Sodeb’O We’re not much on heroes of any sort, but the individual who comes closest to fitting that description for us is Frances Joyon, the soft-spoken, semi-reclusive, and universally-admired French soul sailor who has astounded sailing experts with his singlehanded around-the-world and transoceanic exploits, and who is the current owner of the singlehanded around-the-world record. More »

Announcing the Delta Doo Dah 3D

Don’t miss out all the fun in the sun during the Delta Doo Dah 3D — registration is now open! latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC After last month’s seemingly incessant rains, thoughts of many Bay Area sailors turned to sunnier locales. More »

April 1 Issue Out Today

April 1, 2011
Hopefully you’ve remembered by now that today is the first day of April. As such, not only are all of the above stories (with the exception of the Doublehanded Farallones ad) complete bollocks, but today is the day you’ll find the April edition of Latitude 38 in all the normal places around the Bay Area. More »

AC34 News

The big news today is that AC34 will be designated a "National Special Security Event," which means that the Secret Service will take over the responsibility for the regatta’s security and the FBI will take over policing duties. More »

Singlehander Saved by Real Doll

Marijn in happier days aboard one of Lullig’s previous powerboats. © 2011 Alleen Lullig Bizarre news came out of Hiva Oa this morning when Dutch singlehander Alleen Lullig was rescued after his Winner 11.20 Mijn Dame reportedly hit a submerged object and sank. More »