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Archive for April 2017

Budgets as Clear as Mud

April 21, 2017
There is federal money available to dredge silted-up Bay Area waterways, but boaters will have to act fast, before April 28!   If you’ve never sailed up the San Rafael Canal to Terrapin Crossroads let this sailboat serve as a warning. More »

Legends of Sailing Go at It Today

If you’re in the vicinity of the San Francisco Cityfront this afternoon around 2 p.m., on land or sea, you might want to take a moment to witness some legendary sailors doing their thing. More »

Circling the Globe on a 24-Footer

During much of Webb Chiles’ trip up the South Atlantic weather conditions were mild — sometimes so mild, in fact, that tiny Gannet could sail with her hatches open.  © 2017 Webb Chiles "The Moore 24 ‘Southern Hemisphere Fleet’ went out of existence at 12:35 p.m. More »

It’s Beer Can Season in Vallejo

April 19, 2017
The Vallejo Summer Beer Cans are in full swing!  Last Wednesday, about 10 boats slugged it out under steady breeze and ominous skies that threatened rain (but never delivered). The course started immediately outside Vallejo Yacht Club and went all the way down the Napa River and into a bumpy San Pablo Bay. More »

Happy Anniversary

While adjusting the dials on the ‘wayback’ machine as we dug into the archives for stories and anecdotes for Latitude 38’s 40th-anniversary features, we discovered we’re sharing our decade anniversary with a good number of other businesses and organizations that also started in years ending in the lucky number ‘7’. More »

Pacifier Is Cute on Two Sticks

With all sails flying, the 1979 10-ft LOD Pacifier was seen sailing in the America’s Schooner Cup on April 1 in San Diego. © 2017 Bayshots Pacifier is not just cute on a stick, she’s cute on two sticks, as the above photo will testify. More »

The Easter Bunny Brings Beer Cans

April 17, 2017
Friday night racers sail their courses while a changing San Francisco skyline glows in the evening light. © 2017 Wildflowers coat California hillsides and Easter eggs have been sighted rolling around on the White House Lawn, sure signs of spring. More »

Not Much Wind, Not a Problem

Large or small, all boats in the Voiles are competitive. But no matter how competitive ‘Pinky’ is, she’s going to get rolled by the Farr 115 Sojana.  latitude/Richard
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC With a maximum of 18 knots during the first race, 12 in the second, eight in the third, and none in what was supposed to be the fourth and final race, the eighth annual Voiles de St. More »

Petaluma River Basin Silted In

April 14, 2017
Recent storms have deposited so much silt in the Petaluma River that boats can’t currently get to the docks in the downtown turning basin — and the normal flow of water itself is blocked. More »