Archive for May 2017
From Humble Beginnings
Larry Ellison once told a story about his first sail aboard a Lido 14 that he naively took out the Gate. He reportedly said to himself, "If God lets me back in alive, I will never do this again." More »
Lookin’ Good in a Knarr
The San Francisco Knarr fleet is one of the most active, most competitive, most beautiful and longest-lived fleets on the Bay. They’ve been sailing on the Bay for more than 50 years and regularly field fleets of 15-20+ boats. More »
Message in a Bottle
Sailors have long followed the tradition of putting a message in a bottle and hurling it into the sea, sometimes as a call for help after being stranded on a deserted island, sometimes just to see where it goes. More »
What Went Wrong (or Right) Here?
We are at a loss for what might have gone wrong (or right) here. Is this the rough beginning of an impromptu raft-up? Did the motor boat believe that they had starboard tack? More »
May Day Issue of Latitude Is Out
The May Day issue of Latitude 38 has hit the streets — er, docks — to demonstrate our resistance to… staying ashore.
On the cover of the May 2017 issue of Latitude 38, a herd of El Toros works its way down the Sausalito shoreline bound for San Francisco. More »
Sailors Beat the Traffic to Ensenada
For the second year in a row the first finishers in the 70th Newport to Ensenada Race, which started on Friday, completed the race before the race committee and media could drive from Newport Beach across the border to Ensenada. More »
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