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Archive for March 2017

A Deeper Dive into the Delta

March 24, 2017
This summer you’re anticipating another lazy spinnaker run up the Delta as you head to your favorite anchorage among the tules and look forward to jumping in for that first freshwater swim. More »

Warrior Sailors Race in SCYA Midwinters

At the Southern California Yachting Association’s Midwinter Regatta on February 11-12, crewmembers included military veterans who had only learned how to sail a few months earlier. The Warrior Sailing Program (WSP) was founded in 2013 with a mission to introduce wounded, ill and injured military and veterans to the sport of sailing. More »
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What Is Both Legal and Illegal?

March 22, 2017
While marijuana gradually continues to be decriminalized and quasi-legalized across the country, transporting cannabis by boat, especially in large — or massive — quantities, is still likely to land you in jail.  More »

Opening Day Turns 100

In the olden days, Opening Day had a more literal meaning. © PICYA Archives In April 1917 Woodrow Wilson decided it would be a good idea to join the ‘war to end all wars’. More »

Sign Up for the 9th Delta Doo Dah

March 20, 2017
It’s hard to believe that she’s already nine years old! Dreamed up at a Latitude 38 staff Christmas party in 2008, the Delta Doo Dah cruising rally has facilitated, encouraged, coaxed, enabled and charmed hundreds of sailors venturing beyond San Francisco Bay into their own back forty, a watery wonderland formed by a network of rivers and sloughs just a few miles yet worlds away from the urban jungle. More »

The Best Really Big Boat Racing

Remember when an 80-ft boat was a ‘maxi’? These days the likes of the spectacular Frers/Vitters 151 Unfurled is what passes for a mid-size big boat.  latitude/Richard
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J/24 Opportunity for Young Sailors

March 17, 2017
A tight J/24 race start on San Francisco Bay on a sunny, warm day. © Peter Shumar The U.S. J/24 Class has launched a program that will help 20-somethings acquire their own boat. More »

Crossing the Atlantic the Easy Way

Bertish’s Atlantic crossing was impressive, but not a hundredth as impressive as if he’d gone west to east.  © 2017 Brian Overfelt / The SUP Crossing People have used all kinds of ultimate superlatives to describe Chris Bertish paddling an SUP from Morocco to Antigua over the last few months. More »