Archive for August 2018
Randall Reeves and the OCC at AI
On Saturday the 11th, the Ocean Cruising Club will be hosting a potluck picnic at Angel Island between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. The event, held at Ayala Cove, Picnic Area B, will be hosted by Rick Whiting, the regional rear commodore for the OCC, and will feature Randall Reeves — who’s fresh off a solo circumnavigation — and his 41-ft sloop Moli. More »
Why We Love the Pacific
The following dispatches come from J/World’s Paul Martson, who was reminded why the Atlantic is not the Pacific, and why the Pacific is so darn appealing. Martson and a few J/World clients sailed in this year’s Newport to Bermuda Race in June aboard Westerly, a Santa Cruz 52. More »
Take the Tiller Rocks Pillar Point
Twenty-six women on seven Cal 20 keelboats with sails of varying colors like yellow, red, turquoise and orange raced with determination, warrior-like skill, and competitive spirit on July 28 in the first-ever Take the Tiller Women Sailing Regatta sponsored by the Half Moon Bay Yacht Club. More »
Catalina Stories Anyone?
Don’t get us wrong, we love the Bay Area. When we moved here years ago, we knew that we were going to get some serious heavy-weather sailing experience. And while bashing into 25 knots satisfies some of our deepest, saltiest desires, there are times when we wish for warm water, light breezes . More »
Oahu to Kauai Race
On Friday, the Kauai Channel Race saw 14 boats sail some 100 miles downwind from the Kaneohe Yacht Club on the east shore of Oahu to the Nawiliwili Yacht Club on Kauai. Taking More »
Crossing Tracks with the King Harbor Race
Yacht racing is everywhere in California, both inshore and offshore. You never know when you might run into (we hope not literally) a regatta underway. Latitude 38 contributing editor John Riise was "out sailing last Friday, on our way back from Santa Cruz Island to Oxnard, and we barged through the Santa Barbara to King Harbor Race (81 miles around Anacapa Island)." More »
TGI the Weekend
Latitude Nation, another weekend is upon us. For those of you who didn’t play hooky during the week, we hope you get to stretch your legs on the water over the next few days — and don’t forget to send us your stories and photos. More »
Boats Aground All Over the Bay Area
At least two boats found themselves aground in the Bay Area this past week. On Wednesday in San Pablo Bay, a 31-ft sailboat ran aground west of Mare Island.
It’s rare that you can see the boat in the grainy (but totally captivating) videos that the Coast Guard shoots during a rescue. More »
48 North Donated to NW Maritime Center
The Pacific Northwest sailing rag 48° North, based in Seattle, has been for sale for a while, as owners Richard Hazelton and Michael Collins want to retire. Yesterday, the editor, Joe Cline, announced that the magazine is being donated to the nonprofit Northwest Maritime Center, located in Port Townsend, WA. More »
But Wait, There’s More
In Monday’s ‘Lectronic Latitude, we ran a preview of some upcoming races. Our list was not meant to be all-inclusive, but after that post we did hear from readers about a couple of events that missed getting into our Calendar entirely. More »
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