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Archive for May 2017

Lookin’ Good on a Morris

May 24, 2017
A day sailing the Bay is more than enough reason to smile. latitude/John
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Long summer sailing days mean that San Francisco Bay is dotted with numerous boats shaking off the winter rains. More »

Antigua to Bermuda for the Cup

May 22, 2017
With the sailing world turning its focus to the America’s Cup in Bermuda, racing yachts have begun their annual pilgrimage to the remote Atlantic island. Just wrapping up its inaugural edition as of this writing, the 935-mile Antigua Bermuda Race attracted a diverse and impressive fleet of 21 competing yachts. More »

US Match Racing Qualifiers

Seven western teams match-raced in StFYC’s J/22s over the weekend on the Cityfront. "The race committee had their hands full keeping a square race course with the shifting currents," commented photographer Chris Ray. More »

Latitude 38 Reader Survey

With questions like "How old is your 2-year-old?" and "Are you tall for your height?" you’ll find the 2017 Latitude 38 reader survey as enlightening as a Rorschach test. Perhaps you already found it on page 11 of the current May issue, filled it out with a pen, popped it in an envelope and mailed it to us. More »

Matthew Turner Shipyard Sale

May 19, 2017
This Saturday, Call of the Sea is hosting a shipyard sale to benefit the continued construction of the 100-ft brigantine Matthew Turner. The event will take place in "the Big White Tent" where the Turner was built. Nautical More »

Fast Boats, Big Talent at Nacra Clinic

On May 13-14, the St. Francis Sailing Foundation hosted a High Performance Nacra 15 Clinic at St. Francis Yacht Club on San Francisco Bay. An impressive cadre of volunteer coaches came together to train 26 kids aboard a fleet of six Nacra catamarans. More »

This Old Cal 20 Has a Bright Future

Paul Kaplan and grandson Will Deuyour check out Sprite’s spiffy transom paint. Sprite
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Last fall Scott Lamson tore a Classy Classified ad out of Latitude 38 and said to Paul Kaplan, "Here’s a Cal 20. More »

From the May Issue

May 17, 2017
Don’t Panic looks relaxed enough heading to weather in the 80° air and water of the BVI.  © 2017 Dean Barnes / STIR 2017 In the May issue, Michelle Slade highlighted Julian Mann’s very active race program with the Don’t Panic team’s recent participation in the BVI Spring Regatta. More »

Phaedo3 Nips Transpac Record

Less than two years after the maxi-trimaran Lending Club 2 shocked the world with a 3-day,18-hour record run to Hawaii, that record has fallen. Lloyd Thornburg’s ultra-quick MOD70 trimaran Phaedo3 has been going after big race victories and world sailing records for years now, and this week’s L.A.-to-Honolulu More »