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Archive for May 2018

See Ron Holland in S.F. or Sausalito

An event coming up this week escaped inclusion our May Calendar, but we hope this mention will get to you in time to attend a special event at Spaulding Marine Center in Sausalito this Thursday, May 10, 7-9 p.m. More »

Opening Bay

There’s often a lot of bluster about growing sailing, so it’s a welcome sight to see a new community program join the Bay Area’s collection of dedicated sailing programs. Kame Richards and an able and qualified crew of volunteers have patiently brought to life an impressive community program adjacent to Alameda Point (the old naval air station). More »

Clipper Race Passes San Francisco

Over the past 24 hours the 11-boat fleet of Clipper Round the World racers has been slowly making its way south outside the Golden Gate in the 4,100-mile leg from Seattle to Panama. More »

Playing the Current

On a recent trip back East, San Francisco Bay Area racer and Latitude 38 advertiser Chris Boome, who is well versed at rounding marks in the Bay’s notoriously tricky currents, noticed one mark in strong currents that no one should ever attempt to round. More »

First IC37 Launched and Sailing

The IC37 was designed purposely for the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, sailed in odd years in Newport, Rhode Island. © Mills Design Ltd. The first Melges IC37 arrived at New England Boatworks last Monday, and was out sailing on Tuesday afternoon after the team fitted the keel, rudder and rig. More »

Ta-Ta Question Answered

As we cracked open the pages of the just-delivered May issue of Latitude 38 we were concurrently reminded that the question posed in Sightings regarding the possibility of running the 7th annual SoCal Ta-Ta had already been answered. More »