Archive for September 2019
‘Changes’ Cruisers Duck Hurricane Dorian
Josh and Christina are OK!
Along with the usual conversations and questions at our Crew List Party on September 11 came an unusual one from a number of people: “How are Josh and Christina on Tish?” More »
Who Will Be Ha-Ha XXVI Entry #150?
It could be you. We’re now up to entry 148, and with the addition of the Hunter Passage 42 Dakota, have two more boys, 11 and 7, in the fleet. For those of you headed south with kids this winter, that means we’re close to 20 kids slated to be in the fleet. More »
Catching Up with Latitude Nation
Here are a few happenings — ranging from the newsy to the slightly ancient — from around the Latitude Nation:
Labor Day Sub Sighting Sinking In . . .
“We were out cruising on Labor Day, and encountered what we thought was a capsized boat,” Art Hartinger wrote us. More »
Go Coastal with Passage Nautical
Coastal Cruising Adventure Courses. Longer distances, night sailing, crew overboard skills.
Great Deals at KKMI
Great deals to get your boat ready for the Baja Ha-Ha.
Big Breeze Returns to Rolex Big Boat Series
San Francisco's ocean breeze air conditioning system turned on, complete with the return of Karl the Fog and wind gusts of up to 30 knots. On Saturday, the heavy weather precipitated a gravity storm…
The Reasons and Right Ways to De-Name Your Boat
People change boat names for all sorts of reasons. Which is all fine and good as long as you do it the right way. For those of you newish to sailing, changing a vessel’s name the proper way involves a fair amount of attention to form and tradition. More »
Caption Contest(!)
Here’s your September Caption Contest(!). Please be sure to check the October issue’s Loose Lips for the winner. Good luck! More »
Clipper Race Catches Its Breath
The 70-ft monohulls handled conditions from a tough beat upwind to surfing downwind during an ocean-sprint thrill-ride on an exhilarating sea swell of over 13 feet.
Rolex Big Boat Series Heats Up
A light morning breeze from the east presaged a postponement, but the race committee sent the boats out on time so that they would be ready as soon as a proper San Francisco summer westerly appeared.
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