Archive for February 2020
Richmond Yacht Club’s Sail a Small Boat Day
This event is open to everyone, sailors and non-sailors, young and old. Thinking about buying your own boat? Start small.
Westwind Boat Detailing
Washing, waxing, varnishing. Serving the entire Bay Area for more than 25 years. “Boat looks great. Please pass my thanks to those who did the work."
Sailing to the Ends of Sanity and a Flat Earth
We don’t quite get websites that intentionally run bogus stories. Well, okay, some ‘articles’ are amusing and we guess that sells ads. But these days, journalism is having a tough enough time with credibility without throwing gasoline onto the fire. More »
Make Plans to Attend Our Spring Crew Party
Meet and greet fellow sailors. Find crew or get on a boat. Thursday, March 5, 6-9 p.m. Held at the spectacular Golden Gate Yacht Club in San Francisco.
The Worst Time of Year for Northern California’s Best Sailing Destination
It’s no surprise that we so often find sailors in the mountains. We have often said that while seemingly disparate, skiing and sailing go hand in hand. We’ve speculated that maybe it’s a love for the outdoors and the fickle muse that is Mother Nature. More »
Joyon Smashes Tea Route Record
After 31 days, 23 hours, 36 minutes and 46 seconds of sailing, Francis Joyon and his crew set a new record for the Tea Route between Hong Kong and London this morning.
Petition Circulating to Save Southern Marin’s Travis Marina
This week in the evolving Bay Area waterfront: Travis Marina.
The funky, random and idyllically perched piece of shoreline is, like much of the Bay’s waterfront property, vulnerable to development incommensurate with its current character. More »
Caption Contest(!)
Here’s your February Caption Contest(!). Don’t forget to check next month’s issue of Latitude 38 for the winner. More »
Workaholics Adrift by Judy McCandless
Workaholics Adrift is a travel memoir that follows a corporate workaholic who discovers her humanity via extended travel.
Corinthian Midwinters Go Out with a Whimper
A literal whimper, and shouts across the water of "No!" could be heard in the vicinity of YRA 8, aka R4, a buoy one mile east of Angel Island's Point Blunt.
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