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Archive for September 2017

Etchells Worlds: The Heat Is On

September 25, 2017
The forecast for this week’s Etchells World Championship being hosted by the San Francisco Yacht Club on the Berkeley Circle is hot. Hot weather, and hot competition. The regatta starts today with a 2 p.m. More »

Hammer Time

While he’s always a gentleman, Fin can nonetheless swing an encouraging sledge hammer when required. latitude/Richard
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC A big problem arose on Profligate about two weeks ago after the Wanderer and Doña de Mallorca had spent the night on Harbor Reef, the approximate halfway point in their journey from San Diego to Santa Barbara. More »

Fall Sailing

There are plenty of boats headed south for cruising season, while others are out just enjoying idyllic, sunny fall breezes. Lone Star was lookin’ good while out for a Saturday evening sail off Angel Island when she lined up midspan in the autumn light. More »

SoCal Ta-Ta in Photos

September 22, 2017
If you’re going to have a kick-off party, why not have it on the beach at the Santa Barbara YC, the premier yacht club beach site on the West Coast? And with a reggae version of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon for a soundtrack. Yes, More »

Tips on TIPs for Mexico

If you’re taking a boat to Mexico, or buying a boat you think you might someday take to Mexico, you must be sure that everything is in order with regard to the Temporary Import Permit (TIP). More »

Friday Night Sundown Series

The sun sets on summer, and on these Sundown sailors in Marina del Rey. © Andy Kopetzky For the past 30-odd years Del Rey Yacht Club has put on their Friday night Sundown Series. More »

Reader Submissions: Sail into Fall

Can you feel it in the air? That undeniable crispness, the bite that comes from a cool, still day, rather than the searing, blasting cold of the summer seabreeze. The days are getting shorter, the late-afternoon fog is disappearing from the headlands, there’s football on TV, and coffee shops are stocking up on on their pumpkin spice flavoring. More »

SPECIAL REPORT: Huricane Maria

September 21, 2017
Much of the Caribbean must feel like Michael Staudt. After losing his boat Minx, a Lagoon 42 in St. Martin just over 10 days ago to Hurricane Irma, Michael, his wife Cynthia and their cat and dog evacuated to San Juan, Puerto Rico, only to have Hurricane Maria stalk them to the island where they’d sought refuge. More »

Hurricane Maria Engulfs Puerto Rico

September 20, 2017
Puerto Rico has sustained a ‘direct hit’ by Hurricane Maria, now a Category 4 storm with winds up to 140 mph — and perhaps worse, unrelenting rain inundating the island, which had already sustained damage from Hurricane Irma. More »

Young Farmers Want to Crew on Ha-Ha

You’d have to be nutzy not to like the Yutzy sisters’ outlook on life. Cheryl on the left, Machelle on the right. latitude/Richard
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC Sisters Cheryl and Machelle Yutzy of Pennslyania were, in the Grand Poobah’s estimation, the most hilarious potential Baja Ha-Ha crew at the Fall Crew List Party on September 6 in Sausalito. More »