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Archive for August 2017

Extremely High Diesel Prices

August 7, 2017
The pier at Turtle Bay, with Enrique’s fuel dock at the very end. The boats in the background are from last year’s Baja Ha-Ha.  latitude/Richard
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I want to give everyone doing a Baja Bash a heads-up on what Enrique has been charging for diesel at the pier in Turtle Bay," writes Leonard Lee of the San Diego-based Hunter Legend 40 Mi Casa. More »

Last Call for SoCal Ta-Ta Entries

Once upon a time, Channel Islands was the home of many empty slips. That’s no longer true.  latitude/Richard
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Due to space limitations at Channel Islands Harbor, the SoCal Ta-Ta is going to have to cut off entries at 25. More »

Windsurfing Is Alive, Well and Progressing

On Saturday, we headed to one of our favorite windsurfing spots at the Berkeley Marina. Berkeley is not exactly among the famous locales on the Bay, especially when compared to the epic scenery of Crissy Field, the gnarly ebb swells at Third Avenue in San Mateo or the nuclear sea breezes along the Delta. More »

Reader Submissions: Alaska

August 4, 2017
The following comes to us from Janet Baker: "The Talos IV in Glacier Bay, Alaska. We spent last summer exploring the northern waters of British Columbia and Alaska." Views of the ice from the boat, and apparently from inside a good rocks glass, too.  More »

Maine Bound

The schooner Alert was wending its way through the 200+ islands of Casco Bay. latitude/John
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC While San Francisco Bay boasts steady breezes, a 12-month season and spectacular scenery, most local sailors still want to explore much of the rest of the sailing world. More »

Team Wolfhound Treks to Scandinavia

The crew of a Marina del Rey-based 11:Metre are the first Americans to be invited to the class’s Scandinavian Nationals since 2002. Jamie Myer acquired Wolfhound five years ago, and the team has scored trophies in Santa Barbara to King Harbor races, Del Rey Yacht Club’s Berger/Stein Series and the Sunset Series King of the Hill. More »