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Tahiti Transpac in 2020

February 13, 2019
With a rhumbline distance of 3,570 miles, the Tahiti Transpac’s Los Angeles-to-Papeete course is more than half again the distance from L.A. to Honolulu, sailed biennially in the better-known Hawaii Transpac (2,240 miles). But that’s far from being the only factor that sets these two classic ocean races apart.

The Coast Guard and a Capsized Cat

On Sunday, the Coast Guard rescued three people from a capsized 30-ft catamaran just north of San Diego. The Coast Guard received a mayday call on Sunday afternoon from the boat Divided Soul — the catamaran’s EPIRB was also triggered. More »

Caption Contest(!)

February 11, 2019
Here’s your February Caption Contest(!) We know that this photo was taken by a reader at last year’s Jazz Cup, but we have, unfortunately, lost the reader’s name. If this is your photo, mystery Latitude-ian, please write us here. More »

Winter Weekend Report

Cold, rainy and even snowy. That pretty much sums up the West Coast weekend (including Hawaii!), and is also a fairly accurate forecast for the coming week. Sunny and always-temperate San Diego has not been immune to the round of chilly winter weather engulfing the West Side. More »

A Dip in the Bucket

What’s on your sailing bucket list? If Gallup took those sorts of polls, we’d expect to see high numbers for America’s Cup skipper, round the world racer, Olympic sailing and world championships in various classes. More »