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Archive for August 2017

Reader Submission: Back in the Bay

August 14, 2017
This photo was given to us by Joe Warren as part of our Reader Submission Series. "This was taken in August 2015," wrote Joe Warren. "David Allocco photographs the Golden Gate Bridge after he, skipper Perry Peters and I arrive back to the mainland aboard Perry’s J/120, Felicita, after 24 days at sea from Honolulu, Hawaii. More »

Internet at the Islands

August 11, 2017
There is no Internet at Santa Cruz Island. If there were, we can imagine the number of boats anchored there in the summer would dramatically increase.  latitude/Richard
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC Several entries for this year’s Baja Ha-Ha — there are currently 123 — have indicated they plan on spending some of the fall at the Channel Islands. More »

RBOC Opposes Twin Tunnels

The headline above may sound as if it should be really old news, but apparently it’s not. On August 4, Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association commodore Linda Blue wrote: "I would like to share the following press release from Recreational Boaters of California. More »

Diamond Head Lighthouse Turns 100

The 14th District of the US Coast Guard has been commemorating the 100th anniversary of Oahu’s Diamond Head Lighthouse, "a cultural icon and landmark," this summer. Diamond Head, which is featured on the cover of Latitude 38’s August issue, has been welcoming mariners to Oahu for centuries; the light has made the welcome safer. More »