170 years ago the masts and ships were all wood. Hurrica V is one of the few in the harbor that maintains that tradition.

We don't try to be the biggest ... but we passionately want to be the best.

"It was pretty sad to watch each race in our season get canceled after the March Shelter in Place order," reports Express 27 fleet captain Lori Tewksbury of Hang 20. "We had no racing for a few months. But then Richmond Yacht Club started their beer cans . . .

One of the best aspects of telling stories about sailing is that we get to write about the people and the sport we love most.

It was a sleepless night for many Sausalito boat owners Monday night into Tuesday morning as stormy winds sent boats scudding across the Bay.

Seattle Boat Show: Start online. End up on the water.

We've added 1990 to 2004 to our digital archives. Go back to read stories, research past events, and see what was going on in the black and white pages of Latitude 38.

Sea chanteys are no longer just for the old salts. The brave new world of doing everything virtually has brought them to Gen Z.

Clearly the Bay Area has a housing crisis, though just as clearly to most people, solving homelessness with illegal anchorages filling up with aging and poorly maintained vessels is not the solution.

Our employees have over 50 years combined experience in their fields of focus, and strive to create the finest marine canvas available.

One can see why just getting in and out of your slip in the dark, let alone driving around night blinded by your boats decorations, was deemed problematic.

The windowpane seals and gaskets on the opening portlights of Sampaguita, my 1985 Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20, were showing age. At first, it was daunting to consider taking these oval, bronze portlights apart.

In wake of the property owners’ decision not to renew the lease, Moore Sailboats Inc. will move production of the all-new Alan Andrews-designed Moore 33 to Riverside County.

Washing, waxing, varnishing. Serving the entire Bay Area for more than 30 years. “Everything looks great! It was a huge relief."

Europa was scheduled to spend 2020 crossing the Pacific to Australia, but on March 15 we felt the first ripples of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The regional conditions and shelter-in-place requirement means that race committee boats and competitor boats must be from the same household.

Bay Area boatbuilder Saildrone has launched a new vessel, the Saildrone Surveyor — a 72-foot uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) equipped for high-resolution mapping of the ocean seafloor.

The California Boater Card shows that its holder has successfully taken and passed a NASBLA/state-approved boater safety education examination.

Freedom and escape from the chaos ashore are two of the most alluring reasons to sail on the Bay. If you escaped this weekend, send us some pics!

It’s all on for the Prada Cup Challenger 'trio' as the dance begins tomorrow evening. The three Challengers, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, Ineos Team UK and American Magic, will begin a series of elimination Round Robins.

Welcome to our first Caption Contest(!) for 2021. What do you make of this photo?

Wishing you a safe, sane and happy 2021!

Twelve junior were sailing in Santa Cruz river mouth when "a massive swell" knocked over the sailboats, at around 4:30 p.m.

More than two months into the Vendée Globe, Yannick Bestaven continues to lead. On the long ascent of the Atlantic Ocean, Maître CoQ IV maintains the smallest of cushions as the leaders begin to slow down in light air.

Although stopped and resting, Sparrow's and Whitall Stokes' adventure continues from shore rather than at sea.

Complete your ASA IQCs at MSC! Our new instructors receive 100% tuition reimbursement for each clinic after teaching their first course at the level.

Josh drew the last Golden Ticket of 2020 out of his December issue of Latitude 38 which he picked up at Bridgeway Bagel in Sausalito.

We’re running a race in 2021, and it’s called WA360.

When contributing editor Ross Tibbits spoke to Santa Barbara resident, world-renowned sailing photographer and Ultimate Sailing Calendar creator Sharon Green for his story in our January issue, he asked her to send along a few shots for the story.

Washing, waxing, varnishing. Serving the entire Bay Area for more than 30 years. “Everything looks great! It was a huge relief."

From January 6 to April 7, Wooden Boat Festival is hosting a series of eight behind-the-scenes interviews and demonstrations followed by Q&A sessions.

More than 57 days into this edition of the Vendée Globe, the leaders have now rounded Cape Horn and pointed their bows toward Europe.

We worked extra hard to ensure we kept bringing you a fresh edition of the Bay Area's favorite sailing magazine every month. And now we bring you the first 2021 issue of 'Latitude 38'.

Founded in 1959, we at Mariners Insurance over the years have maintained our shared commitment to provide both the best and right insurance protection for our boat owners and marine business clients.

The new, 2021 race calendar is packed with events including the Three Bridge Fiasco, California Offshore Race Week, the Transpac, Rolex Big Boat Series plus midwinters, beer can races, offshore racing and a solid, line-up of fun and challenging weekends.

Natasha, who has quadriplegic athetoid cerebral palsy, left Gran Canaria, Spain as part of the 2020 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) fleet. And on December 11, the skipper and her crew crossed the finish line in St Lucia after 18 days, 21 hours and 39 minutes at sea.