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Archive for June 2018

Wind Abandons Delta Ditch Run

June 6, 2018
Delta Ditch Run fleet members were looking good sailing past the Brothers Islands north of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge on Saturday, June 2. latitude/Chris
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC This year’s Delta Ditch Run attracted 132 entries, but only five of them finished the 67-mile race from Richmond to Stockton. More »

SV ‘Delos’ Pt. 2

June 4, 2018
What makes for the most popular sailing channel on YouTube? Just do your thing and follow you heart, said Sailing SV Delos, the most popular sailing channel on YouTube. Last week, Brady Trautman told us that Delos’ relatability and authenticity have made their show well liked among a broad audience of sailors and non-sailors alike. More »

A Singlehanded Farallones Story

Thanks to Lia Ditton for sharing Michael Chammout’s account of the Singlehanded Farallones race with us. The following is an edited excerpt from his Facebook page. You can read a full account of the race, which was held on May 19, in the current issue of Latitude. More »

Sailors Medevaced from SoCal 300

A CG rescue swimmer retrieved an injured woman from a SoCal 300 race boat on Friday. © 2018 Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Simpson / USCG The second event in the third California Offshore Race Week, the Coastal Cup from Monterey to Santa Barbara on May 28-29, suffered from light air, but the third passage, the SoCal 300 from Santa Barbara to San Diego by way of the Channel Islands on May 31-June 2, had breeze to spare. More »

Sailing in Folsom Lake

June 1, 2018
Are you looking to sail in the serene beauty of a lake? Here’s a note from Patrick Nolan: Shallow water? No problem, when you have a trailerable boat. © Pat Nolan "For those of you members with trailerable boats, lake sailing is still alive and well. More »

SV ‘Delos’, Pt. 1

In the March edition of Latitude, writer Greg Winters explored the phenomenon of so-called ‘YouTube Sailors’, a group of cruisers and amateur (but increasingly professional) videographers who have highly successful, highly viewed ‘channels’ showcasing their sailing exploits — in rare cases, some of these cruisers are making a living from their videos.  More »

RBOC Urges Action on Delta Tunnels

The following call to action came to us by way of the Richmond Yacht Club Sailing Advisory Committee and Board of Directors: "PICYA [Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association] and RBOC [Recreational Boaters of California] have called on their member clubs to contact their congressional representatives to oppose proposed elimination of judicial review of the California WaterFix (‘Twin Tunnels’) project. More »