Archive for December 2020
Whitall Stokes Effects Repairs en Route to Cape Horn
Whitall Stokes and his Open 50 Sparrow are well on their way to Cape Horn and the Southern Ocean. If all goes well, he'll be back in San Francisco sometime in April.
‘Matthew Turner’ Meets ‘C.A. Thayer’ at Haulout
If you had been sailing or motoring on the Oakland Estuary in the past few weeks, you might have imagined you were seeing an apparition — not just one 19th-century tall ship in dry dock, but two.
How Did You Score in December’s Max Ebb Rules Quiz?
In the December issue of Latitude 38, Max Ebb and Lee Helm debated sailing rules as they appear in the new 2021 rule book. Did you take the quiz?
Give The Gift of Latitude
Our Shelter-in-Place special is back for the winter. Get Latitude 38 delivered to your home for January, February and March, and sip on whatever you like.
Help Local Kids by Joining Saturday’s Ho Ho Ho Row
This year the Santas are collecting toys for children who use the pediatrics wing of the St Anthony Foundation's Medical Clinic.
Caption Contest(!)
December is here, and we're excited to bring you another fun Caption Contest(!). Give us your best shot ....
Vendée Globe Roars Through the Forties
Jean Le Cam on board Yes We Cam! is continuing his ultra-impressive Vendée Globe. He's waiting on a jury decision as to how much redress he will receive after rescuing PRB’s Kevin Escoffier.
Jimmy Spithill Joins USA SailGP Team
Jimmy Spithill has signed as CEO and helm of the United States SailGP Team. Spithill will lead the American team vying for the $1 million prize…
Pandemic Adjustments Reappear on the Racing Scene
After a relatively stable couple of months, the most recent health orders in the state of California and most Bay Area counties have race committees once again scrambling to adjust to the ongoing pandemic.
Shooting the Breeze with J World’s Randall Rasicot
I learned basics from my father, but did not really learn to sail until my junior year of high school, when I was invited by a couple of family friends to sail with them to New Zealand on the Cal 36 Flight.
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