Archive for April 2019
‘Voyage of Inspiration’ Reaches Japan
On Saturday, blind sailor Hiro Iwamoto accomplished his dream and made the 6,000- mile crossing from San Diego to Fukushima, Japan, aboard Dream Weaver, an Island Packet 40. As we reported in the March issue of Latitude, Hiro, along with his crew and visual navigator Doug Smith, departed from California on February 24 to make the “first blind, nonstop Pacific crossing,” according to the Japanese Blind Sailing Association. More »
Peruvian Tall Ship ‘Union’ Headed for the Bay
Early Friday morning, the Peruvian tall ship Union will sail under the Golden Gate Bridge. For those of you early birds out there, the Union is expected to hit the Bay at approximately 7:15 a.m. More »
Westwind Boat Detailing
The Mysteries of Renaming a Boat
Is changing your boat's name bad luck? Renaming a yacht is, of course, not something to be done lightly. Since the beginning of time, sailors have sworn that there are unlucky ships and the unluckiest ships of all are those who have defied the gods and changed their names. So, the caveat is to do it correctly.
SailGP’s Early Winners
The foiling cats return to San Francisco Bay as SailGP’s first-ever US-held event is set to ignite the waters of San Francisco Bay. On May 4-5, six national teams will fight for supremacy aboard identical, supercharged 50-ft foiling catamarans capable of hitting 50 knots. More »
Angel Island Becomes Easter Island
While Easter Island in the South Pacific is one of the world's most remote inhabited islands, Angel Island is one of the world's nearest (practically) uninhabited islands. We took advantage of a fair forecast and sunny Easter weekend weather for a Saturday escape to Angel Island.
Boat Slips Available at The Cove
‘Little Wing’ Sailing Her First PPJ
As you read this, a handful of 2019 Pacific Puddle Jumpers have officially arrived in the South Seas. But the bulk of the 110-boat fleet are still a few days out. More »
Do you ‘Celebrate’ Earth Day?
Happy Earth Day, Latitude Nation.
What’s that? You didn’t realize it was Earth Day? (Some of you might even be asking, are they still doing that?) What with Easter and that peculiar “cannabis holiday” on April 20, the urgency of and attention to Earth Day get lost in the mix, which, sadly, is an apt allegory of environmentalism in the current zeitgeist. More »
Brickyard Cove Marina
Rates, rental forms and details on what Brickyard Cove has to offer.
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