Sign Up For Our Newsletter! SIGN ME UP
When the sun is shining and the breeze is up, it’s easy to make new converts to the sport of sailing.latitude/Andy
And they’re off! On cue, the breeze kicked in just before the 11 a.m.
Last week we reported on Laurie Chaikin’s successful trip under a 70-ft bridge on her Leopard 45 Charleette II, which sports a 71-ft mast.
Henk de Velde, the only person to have ever circumnavigated nonstop on a catamaran, is visiting the Bay Area through the weekend.
Paul Sutchek and Richard vonEhrenkrook have taken home a lot of hardware over the last few years.
“Are those people stuck together? Do you think they need help?
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you happened to come across the human jumble above, you might be inspired to scream for a lifeguard — unless, of course, you were a veteran of the Baja Ha-Ha rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas.
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you happened to come across the human jumble above, you might be inspired to scream for a lifeguard — unless, of course, you were a veteran of the Baja Ha-Ha rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas.
Great news! The May issue of Latitude 38 is making it’s way to all the usual places today.
Are you in the ‘zone’ yet? If so, make sure you’re in the right zone, or it will also be ‘tow time’.
As any sailor knows, approaching a bridge with a relatively low — but doable — clearance can really get your blood pumping.
If docks could talk, this one would tell us about the hundreds of international cruisers who once took respite at the Pedro Miguel Boat Club.
name: Zechariah Kjaer-Olsen
email: [email protected]
message: i just had a look at one of your articles on the murder of my father Bo Kjaer-olsen—-
More on Panama Murder
July 16, 2010 – Pedregal, Panama—-http://www.
July 16, 2010 – Pedregal, Panama—-http://www.
Ira aboard his much-loved Lone Fox, which was built in Scotland for Commander Whitbread in 1957.
From April 12-15, StFYC organized a training clinic for sailors planning to compete in the Laser Masters Worlds to be held on the Bay August 5-13.
OYRA President Andy Newell’s Santana 35 Ahi on the way back in from the Lightbucket on Saturday.
The Sea of Cortez holds a wealth of magical anchorages where life in the mainstream seems a million miles away.
Laura Dekker, 15, has made it through the Panama Canal and is now bound for the Galapagos.
"I’ve heard rumors that yachts transiting the Panama Canal will pick up help, in the form of line-handlers, for a transit," write Jeff and Lisa Thayer, who own Jim, an International 470, in Montara.
Brad Van Liew rides a four-leg-win wave into Charleston in the Velux 5 Oceans Race.
We sometimes describe our publication as a "regional magazine that’s outgrown its regionality," as Latitude 38 is now read by a dedicated tribe of sailing news junkies all over the world.
There’s no better way to celebrate Earth Day than to go sailing!
latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Friday is the internationally recognized day to celebrate Mother Earth.
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Friday is the internationally recognized day to celebrate Mother Earth.
Latitude 38’s Associate Publisher, John Arndt, performing the fireman’s carry on Crissy Fields while scampering away with a keg of suds at the close of Strictly Sail yesterday.
"Your online Crew List is really amazing," writes Marcel Flütsch. "I’m from Zurich, Switzerland, and I made a recent road trip from San Francisco to New Orleans in a VW Vanagon.
For most of us, the tricky thing about making charitable donations — both locally and when cruising — is feeling confident that your well-intended gift will be spent wisely, and will truly make a difference.
It’s Strictly Sail time at Jack London Square!
latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Strictly Sail Pacific, the only all-sail boat show on the West Coast, opened its doors yesterday and continues through Sunday at Jack London Square in Oakland.
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Strictly Sail Pacific, the only all-sail boat show on the West Coast, opened its doors yesterday and continues through Sunday at Jack London Square in Oakland.
According to a Wall Street Journal report yesterday, the U.S. has taken a bold step in combating Somali piracy.
Twenty years ago, Steve Schmidt, then of Saratoga, promised Bill Lee of Santa Cruz Yachts that he would never race the heavily ‘cruis-ified’ Santa Cruz 70 that he wanted Bill to build for him.
This photo was shot on Saturday, not in Alaska, but in Baja California!
Sailors en route to or from the Hawaiian Islands have always had to keep a sharp eye out for shipping traffic, migrating whales and runaway containers, but they’ll soon have another — potentially more ominous — hazard to deal with.
Why is this crew smiling? Because they’re headed to the sunny isles of Tahiti with the 2011 Pacific Puddle Jump fleet aboard the fast, comfy MacGregor 65 Braveheart.
Delta Doo Dah vets Erik and Brian Jones of the Berkeley-based Glastron Spirit 28 Sizzle were honored with US Sailing’s Hanson Rescue Medal last week for their role in rescuing two Bay sailors on July 19, 2009.
Few things will get you more pumped up about sailing on the Bay and beyond than a visit to Strictly Sail Pacific — the West Coast’s largest sail-only boat show.
Sign Up For Our Newsletter! SIGN ME UP