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Archive for January 2016

2016 Sailing Resolutions

January 13, 2016
Jim Hopp, guiding his J/88 White Shadow through Raccoon Strait in 2015’s SSS Round the Rocks Race. © 2016 In late 2015, we asked our readers for New Year’s sailing resolutions. More »

The Cruisers & the Orphans

The kids from the orphanage on the lawn of the marina. That’s ‘house mom’ Veronica Gomez Garcia, who helped make it happen, in the top center. Jane White
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Is there a group of people any more deserving of love and help than children who, for one reason or the other, don’t have parents or a family member they can live with and who cares for them? More »

Weekend Racing Round-Up

With a blast from the shotgun, BYC’s Division A starts Saturday’s Midwinter race in the chilly drizzle. latitude/Chris
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Berkeley YC’s penultimate Midwinter weekend featured two races in dying breeze, with intermittent raindrops on Saturday and intermittent sunshine on Sunday. More »

Jules Verne Finit

January 11, 2016
On Friday afternoon, Spindrift 2 crossed the finish line between the Créac’h lighthouse, France, and the Lizard lighthouse, Cornwall. © Eloi Stichelbaut / Spindrift Racing Spindrift 2 finished her Jules Verne Trophy attempt on Friday afternoon. More »

Eight Bells for Wild Oats Patron

The international sailing community has lost one of its best-loved father figures. On Sunday Australian billionaire Bob Oatley, 87, succumbed to a longtime illness. Billionaire yachtsman and philanthropist Bob Oatley seen with his sons atop their Hamilton Island Resort. More »

More Waterfront Development

In the December issue of Latitude 38 (pages 65-67) and in ‘Lectronic Latitude on November 20 and January 8, we told you about controversial plans to redevelop the Alameda Marina, on the Estuary side of the island. More »

Waterfront Developer Seeks Input

January 8, 2016
In November, when preliminary plans were proposed that would drastically change the layout and character of Alameda Marina, it created a furor of protest and outrage among many local boaters. The many sailors who currently dry-sail their boats out of Alameda Marina feel particularly threatened by the move to redevelop the property. More »

Big Wave Day

Triple-overhead swell stacks up along the Sharp Park area in Pacifica. © 2016 Erik Simonson The pro surfers at Mavericks may have been delighted with yesterday’s 40-ft waves, but the huge surf that pounded the California coast in the wake of the most recent El Niño-enhanced storm prompted the closure of the Pacifica Pier, San Francisco’s Fort Point, and King Harbor Yacht Club in Redondo Beach, doubtless among other venues. More »

SF Boat Show Moved to April

Following the recent march of storms and surging waters even inside San Francisco Bay, the National Marine Manufacturers Association last night made the tough decision to postpone the Progressive Insurance San Francisco Boat Show. More »