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Archive for November 2017

Clagett Boat Grant Taking Applications

November 8, 2017
2.4mRs sailing in the C. Thomas Clagett Jr. Memorial Clinic on Narragansett Bay. © 2017 Rodrigo Fernandez / Clagett Clinic and Regatta The C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta invites North American community sailing programs and other sailing organizations aimed at expanding opportunities for sailors with adaptive needs to apply for the 2017 Clagett Boat Grant Program. More »

Call-Out for Lighted Boat Parades

November 6, 2017
It seems like Halloween was just last week and yet retail stores are already playing Christmas music. As our culture gears up for the holiday season, we’re collecting a list of holiday boat parades for our December issue Calendar. More »

Latitude Movie Club: ‘Coyote’

Who was the greatest American singlehanded round-the-world sailor? Do Americans even compete in races like the Vendée Globe or the Velux 5 Oceans Race (formerly known as the BOC Challenge)? While participation in those events seems more or less limited to the French, the Kiwis and the English — and before Bay Area local Bruce Schwab hit the scene in the mid 2000s — there was an American sailing around the planet with the best of them. More »

Sailing California Coast in the ’70s, Pt. 2

The following is Part 2 of a dispatch of John Tysell’s sail from San Diego to San Francisco in 1979 (Click here for Part I):   The biggest challenge of my trip from San Diego to San Francisco with my girlfriend Gwynne Crouse was rounding Point Conception, known for strong wind and nasty seas. More »

Baja Ha-Ha Sails South

Gray, light air remained for the first couple of days of the 24th Baja Ha-Ha, as the Navy seemed to escort the fleet out of San Diego Bay.  latitude/Tim
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC Everyone likes a nice breeze for a sail, but when you’re cruising, it’s just not as critical. More »

Grounding in Clipper Race

Unfortunately for the crew of CV24 Greenings, that entry is out for the remainder of the Clipper 2017-18 Race. On Wednesday, the Clipper Race office confirmed that the vessel was partially underwater on the western side of Cape Peninsula, South Africa, roughly halfway between Cape Town and Cape Point. More »

Volvo Race Leg 2 Starts Sunday

Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race starts on Sunday, November 5 in Lisbon, Portugal (at 1400, Lisbon time, which is 7 a.m. California time . . . but Sunday will also be the end of Daylight Saving Time, so good luck figuring it out). More »