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Archive for September 2016

More Ta-Ta Wind Would Be Nice

September 16, 2016
Santa Cruz Island was moody the first two days the Ta-Ta fleet was there. But the day the fleet left, it was sunny and bright.  latitude/Richard
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC Wind for the first three SoCal Ta-Ta’s — the Baja Ha-Ha-style cruisers’ rally from Santa Barbara to Catalina with stops at Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands Harbor and Paradise Cove — was mostly excellent. More »

Young Sailors Chime in

Last week we published a shout-out to young sailors in an effort to learn about their sailing habits, how they got started, and how we can do a better job of entertaining them in the pages of Latitude 38.  More »

A Peek at the Paralympics

Paralympic sailors are just like us — they mill about as the ‘cat in the hat’ flies from the startline boat, indicating a postponement. © Will Ricketson / US Sailing All three sailing classes in the Paralympics were deviled by light air on the second day, yesterday, in Rio. After More »

Light Air Plagues AC World Series

September 12, 2016
The Japanese and Swedish teams sailed within inches of each other at Toulon, France, this weekend — we presume this edgy shot was taken during prestart maneuvers. © Ricardo Pinto / ACEA 2016 As has been the case for most of this year’s America’s Cup World Series events, this weekend’s event in Toulon, France, was another frustrating, light-air affair. More »

It’s Ta-Ta Time Again

Petra Svehlove, one of the crew on Profligate, leads the 95 Ta-Ta participants in the conga line of life, a Ta-Ta tradition, before dinner at the Santa Barbara YC.  latitude/Richard
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re going to kick off a weeklong cruising event in Southern California with a dinner, could there be a better place than on the beach directly below the Santa Barbara YC? More »

Please, No More Expired Flares

About that expired-flare collection drive we announced recently. . . Enough already! You may recall we requested that recently expired marine flares of all types be dropped off at our Mill Valley offices, explaining that they would be used in Mexico by prospective boat captains during training classes.  More »

Shout Out to Young Sailors

Although they learned to sail in different countries, with different sailing conditions, the young crews of (left to right) Orkestern, Hydroquest and Ninita all had dreams of bluewater cruising, and worked hard to convert those fantasies to reality. More »