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Reader Jan Passion — who sometimes captains the famed Golden Rule — submitted this picture of the Freda B back in October, when the days were about an hour longer and the temperatures noticeably warmer.
Rob Densem, the general manager for Farrier Marine wrote on Sunday: “It is with a heavy heart that I tell you Ian Farrier passed away in San Francisco on his way back from the USA yesterday.
On a recent trip to Southeast Asia, we spent a few days on the small island of Koh Rong Sanloem, about 12 miles to the east of Sihanoukville in the southern part of Cambodia.
Ready or not, here it comes. And like it or not, the law mandating the California Boater Card is going into effect on January 1, 2018.
Making his way to Cape Horn, Randall Reeves finds himself in the upside down.
The cast of characters appearing at the Star Sailing League Finals is studded with the sport’s celebrities.
In our ongoing attempt to keep track of the current rush of development around the San Francisco Bay Area waterfront, we’d like to alert you to a public hearing coming up next week concerning the big ‘Terminal One’ project planned for Point Richmond’s Brickyard Cove neighborhood, right smack up against Richmond Yacht Club’s property (which, fortunately, the club owns and is not leasing from any government agency).
As mentioned, all the production work on all Latitude 38 magazines was done in-house, from writing, to film developing and printing, to layout.
There a certain white and red J/35 that you’ve probably seen at almost every Bay Area race. Jarlen has
Have you ever impressed yourself by installing, removing or repairing something on your boat that you thought was impossible to do on your own? Did
"The Panama Posse kicked off their rally to Panama last Wednesday, November 29, with a huge party hosted by Marina Puerto Isla de Navidad, Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, Mexico," writes Bay Area sailor Lucie Mewes of the Van de Stadt 41 Georgia, which has been cruising Mexico the last three years.
The Round the County (San Juan County, WA) Day 2 start in Mosquito Pass.
In November, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) Enforcement Committee held a public hearing to review allegations of permit violations by Westpoint Harbor and Mark Sanders, the owner of the marina.
Six early members of Sausalito YC, left to right: Bill Whitaker, John Hooper (founder), Mark Mettier, Hank Easom, Robert Hobart and Jim Enzensperger (founder) in the late 1940s.
A boat that sailed in this year’s Baja Ha-Ha ran aground near Ensenada, about two weeks after the conclusion of the rally. Mr.
We’re calling it the Local’s Issue (hyperlocal, to be more accurate). The December Latitude 38 has stories concentrated in the Bay Area, including International 110s in Inverness, a young person putting some love into an old Albin Vega 27 in Sausalito, a profile on the J/35 Jarlen, an update on Cheyenne (formerly PlayStation), a short profile of Santa Cruz native Jim Holms plastic-to-diesel machine, and a musing on the joys of sailing small boats in San Francisco from one of our ‘new correspondents’, Mr.
We received a hot tip yesterday that designer Bill Lee of Santa Cruz had sold his 1977 sled Merlin, and that the legendary yacht would be trucked to Florida.
Within the pages of the aforementioned issue of Latitude 38, you’ll find the December Calendar, and within that you’ll find a long list of lighted boat parades and other festive waterfront holiday celebrations, ranging geographically from Portland, Oregon, to Southern California — starting as soon as tonight.
Three spots are open, wide open, for US Sailing Level 1 instructor training December 16-19 at Encinal Yacht Club in Alameda.
Back in the years BC — “before catamarans” — Latitude 38’s publisher owned a series of monohull sailboats.
It’s all pros aboard for the final act of the Extreme Sailing Series, but with many of our readers still in Baja California Sur after finishing the Baja Ha-Ha, some may wish to get into the act as spectators.
It’s been less than one month since the Clipper 70 Greenings ran aground on the opening day of the Clipper’s Race 3.
Blink and you’ll miss her. Bay Area kiteboarder phenom Daniela Moroz flies past the camera in Muscat, Oman, during the IKA Formula Kite Worlds.
"Thank you for the idea of going to Angel Island this holiday weekend.
Okay, fine — we lied.
The occasion was Thanksgiving, which we spent at home with family this year.
It may only be autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, but all along the West Coast of the Americas dozens of sailors are thinking ahead to early spring.
One thing you might guess about a person who owns a Melges 32 is that they like to be fast and first.
This week, Emirates Team New Zealand revealed their long-awaited concept for the 36th America’s Cup design.
With credit to REI for creating a ‘new Black Friday tradition’ by closing the doors on all their stores on Black Friday to encourage everyone to #optoutdoors, we are getting onboard with #optsailing for Black Friday.
While racing from South Africa to Fremantle, Australia, the Clipper Race entry GREAT Britain lost a crewmember overboard.
One of the great things about Shelter Island on San Diego Bay is the sailing vibe.
What happens in Vegas might stay in Vegas. But not at Latitude. Longtime readers will know we’ve been pretty forthcoming about mistakes, screw-ups and bloopers (which can be one and the same, but not always).
Sailing is one of the great escapes, and it’s nice to have a boat that’s ready to go when the mood strikes and the weather is right.
Ramp launching a Catalina 22 in Santa Cruz’s East Harbor.
© Vikas Kapur
Seeking a change of pace from daysailing on San Francisco Bay, reader Vikas Kapur headed to Santa Cruz last weekend for a sail on Monterey Bay in a Catalina 22.
One of our favorite sailors — and one of our favorite boats — has announced plans to attempt a world record.
The Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, the granddaddy of all cruising rallies, got underway on Wednesday with the first of two fleets.
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