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Archive for August 2017

Baja Ha-Ha Deadline and Crew Party

August 18, 2017
If you’re dreaming of heading south this fall, one of the best ways to make it a reality is by signing up for the 2017 Baja Ha-Ha. Already 126 boats have signed up, and many more will join them by the September 15 deadline. More »

Phaedo3 Off to New Zealand

Phaedo3 flies down the homestretch of the Transpac, in Molokai Channel at sunset. Phaedo3
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC Hong Kong-based department-store baron Karl Kwok has long had an affinity for ultra-fast racing sailboats and has owned a plethora of them over the years. More »

Doin’ the Un-Doo Dah

"This summer the Delta was so hot…" "How hot was it?" "It was so hot we stayed in the Bay." Delta Doo Dah vets Gene and Cheryl Novak planned to take their 9-year-old granddaughter Madison on Doo Dah 9 to escape the Sacramento heat. More »

The Ice Cocktail Challenge

August 16, 2017
In a ‘Lectronic Reader Submission from earlier this month, Janet Baker asked what we thought was an improbable question: "Have you ever had glacial ice in your whiskey?" The gauntlet thusly thrown down, we had a quick response from David Eberhard and Deborah Connors of San Francisco. More »

High and Dry in Drake’s Bay

Last weekend’s Drake’s Bay Race, a two-day event that combined OYRA and Singlehanded Sailing Society fleets, saw more wind than in the past few years. After racing from the Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon up to the finish off Point Reyes, boats anchor and/or raft up to spend the night and then race back the next day. More »

Sunrise Off Richardson Bay

August 14, 2017
Latitude reader and cruiser Lee Panza reminded us that Richardson Bay is one of the hidden gems of the Bay Area. This time of year, outbound cruisers drop their hook in the waters off Sausalito in preparation for making a run for the lower latitudes — especially Mexico.  More »

Volvo Ocean Race Intro

Volvo Ocean Race Team Dongfeng rounds Fastnet Rock. © Jeremie Lecaudey / Team Dongfeng Every two years the Volvo Ocean Race has proven itself the best at giving couch sailors a chance to see and hear what it’s like to race around the world. More »