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Archive for October 2017

Escape From Al-Cat-Traz

October 25, 2017
On the left-hand boat and peering out of a porthole is a cat that cannnot be contained.   © 2017 Quincey Cummings My wife Quincey Cummings and I recently moved onto a friend’s beautifully finished West Sail 32, Costanza, while our Fuji 32 Windrose was in the yard. More »

In Praise of Club Racing

Casual club racing brings an alternative style to the normally very competitive and very challenging high-profile sailing events found on San Francisco Bay. These events usually operate quietly in the background of the YRA season, the OYRA season, Rolex Big Boat Series, Etchells Worlds, Express 27 Nationals and an endless number of other events vying to attract significant fleets. More »

Another Charter Option Besides Turkey

"Come on in, the water’s fine!" The waters of Croatia are every bit as lovely as those in Turkey.  Geja
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC Now that the squabble between the United States and Turkey has escalated to the point of denying visas to citizens of the respective countries, you may want to rethink plans for a sailing charter in Turkey next summer. More »

Can’t Lose Racing

October 23, 2017
It was a do-good, feel-good, sail-good kind of day. San Francisco Yacht Club’s 12th annual Pacific Union Leukemia Cup Regatta made for a stunning day on the water, as well as another stunning result on the fundraising mission.  More »

San Diego Delivers Extreme Sailing

Team Extreme San Diego, skippered by Santa Cruz native Morgan Larson, sails close to shore during racing in San Diego. © 2017 Lloyd Images Act 8 of the Extreme Sailing Series is now in the books, and San Diego delivered the goods in wholesale fashion. More »

The Larry Cup

What would you do if you wanted to amp up the drama surrounding the America’s Cup? More lawsuits? Reality TV shows from each team’s compound?  Or how about another regatta entirely? More »

Sailing with Spirit

There are lots of treasures scattered among our monthly Classy Classifieds. As you look through the boats, you find each has a story and heritage, as well as a future waiting to happen. More »

Where’s Rimus . . . Now?

October 20, 2017
When Rimas Meleshyus didn’t show up anywhere in the South Pacific after he departed Hawaii in June, we feared the worst. This is how most stories about Rimas start.  The 66-year-old Russian immigrant left Hilo in his Rawson 30 Mimsy over four months ago. More »

Big Boats in Seattle

The J/145 Jedi raced on the North Course in the PSSC Big Boats Regatta. © Jan Anderson The Puget Sound Sailing Championship for Small Boats was followed up, of course, by the PSSC Big Boats, held on Seattle’s Shilshole Bay. More »

Man Overboard Practice to the Rescue

The man overboard. How that brought such dread while trying to pass the practical test before getting a sailing certification. I heard stories of people who passed all other components of the test, and then just couldn’t get Bob — the elusive orange juice container — out of the water. More »