Skip to content
Archive for December 2014

For the Love of Sail

December 5, 2014
This is what a Swan 90 looks like, although we’re not sure she’s the model owned by our mystery multiple boat owner.  Swan Yachts
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC If we’re not mistaken, we have a new and undisputed champion of sailboat boat ownership in Northern California — and for all we know, the world. More »

Holiday Celebrations on the Waterfront

December 3, 2014
A sled — er, sailboat — full of Christmas characters and decor plies the waters of the San Rafael Canal. © Shirley Vaughan ‘Tis the season for lighted boat parades, those maritime celebrations of the holiday spirit. More »

Get Ready to Splash and Blast Off!

Three boats ‘pleasure racing’ in close company on the warm, smooth waters of sun-drenched Banderas Bay during the 2012 Blast.  latitude/Richard
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC From Northern California to mainland Mexico, hasn’t the weather been great? More »

It’s Official: Bermuda to Host AC 35

As of yesterday widespread rumors about the venue choice for the 35th America’s Cup became official: It will be Bermuda, not San Diego. The decision was announced by Harvey Schiller, the AC commercial commissioner, at a press conference held in New York yesterday. More »

Container vs. Lakota

The notch taken out of Lakota’s starboard ama should be easily repairable. But we can only imagine what would have happened if she’d been traveling at the record-setting speeds that she is capable of. More »

And Then There Were Six

The most recent photo of the beached Team Vestas Wind Volvo Ocean 65 shows that the boat is still in one piece. © 2014 NCG Operations Room / MRCC Mauritius Team Vestas Wind ran aground in the middle of the Indian Ocean while racing from Cape Town, South Africa, to Abu Dhabi in the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday evening. More »

December Issue Out Today

Don’t let the forecast of several more days of rainy weather make you blue. Our reservoirs desperately need the water, and besides, we’ve got an ideal suggestion for passing the time indoors: soaking in all the latest sailing news from the just-released December issue of Latitude 38 magazine. More »