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Cleaning up the Planet
We'd like to join sailors everywhere in supporting ocean health and are now planning coverage in our June magazine, and throughout the month of June in our 'Lectronic Latitude' newsletter.
While our attention has been focused on the 2021 races to Hawaii, the 2022 Pacific Cup has been filling up.
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"I'll hit reverse at the right time, and the prop walk will pull the stern to port."
The YRA will continue their Shorthanded Sunday Series on May 2 (the Island Tour Regatta). Entries for the May 2 race close today, Wednesday, April 28!
Stanford University students marched outside the school on Monday to protest planned funding cuts that will see the end of 11 varsity sports programs, including women's and coed sailing.
Opening Day on the Bay 2021 might have been damp, but it was loads of fun as boats dressed up and paraded across the water.
We waited for two days and three nights while 25-35-knot NW winds blew off Point Conception and beyond.
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Paul Cayard and Luke Lawrence put in a winning performance at the Star Western Hemispheres sailing from the Biscayne Bay Yacht Club in Miami, FL.
Under a challenging COVID cloud, the organizers at SailGP delivered an action-packed regatta making the best of the current situation in the worst of circumstances in locked-down Bermuda.
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The California Boater Card shows that its holder has successfully taken and passed a NASBLA/state-approved boater safety education examination.
The 2021 Summer Sailstice ambassador program gives you an opportunity for an official role in getting the world sailing on June 19.
"We raced against him many times when 'Yeoman' was a Sigma 38 ..."
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Kimberly Kaleo was on the Bay to escort USS 'Oakland' into port for the Navy trimaran's commissioning ceremony last weekend.
It's race weekend for SailGP in Bermuda as the extreme foiling catamaran series launches the start of their second (third?) season.
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George Scott and his crew entered their first OYRA race together aboard s/v 'Freyja', and they had a blast!
"Critical habitat protection will help safeguard ocean areas essential for migrating and feeding. The designation will ensure that federally permitted activities do not destroy or harm important whale habitat."
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'Get to Know Jeanneau' at Club Nautique in Alameda, CA, is on this weekend! Come and see some of Jeanneau’s best-selling models at this 'by appointment only' event.
Though pot is now legal in California and many other states, the USCG is a federal agency, and while aboard your boat you do come under their jurisdiction.
Tomorrow, April 22, will be the 51st Earth Day. With mariners in mind, the California Division of Boating and Waterways sent in these Earth Day tips.
Bahia Tortuga, aka Turtle Bay, is the second stop in Baja Ha-Ha XXVII. So funky, so fun, such great people. Room for 1,000 boats to anchor.
Tom found a Golden Ticket when he picked up his copy of 'Latitude's April issue at Fortman Marina in Alameda.
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David Cohan shares his experience of sailing north from Santa Barbara to San Francisco aboard his Southern Cross 35 cutter, 'Synergy'.
Balboa Yacht Club in Corona del Mar will host the 2021 Youth Match Racing World Championship on August 9-14 in Governor's Cup 22 sloops.
When we ask, West Marine always explains that they put us back there for the same reason 7-11 puts the milk and beer in the back …
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"Encinal Yacht Club had their first Spring Twilight Race on April 9," writes Fred Fago. "It was a cool evening with a nice steady breeze."
"I was struck by how much debris and trash existed right in the Bay and Alameda Estuary, so I began to pull trash from the waterways using just a net."
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Wanted: US Coast Guard-licensed captains for charters and private lessons. For power & sail. Hourly rate from $50 up. Weekend and weekday work available.
Have you tried "winging," foiling, SUPing, or other new(ish) watersports? Do you get excited when a new trend hits the water?
While Morro Bay is a well-protected harbor of refuge for boats traveling north or south, it's also a worthy destination on its own.
Ruth and Marvin were looking for a new place to have dinner one night and came across Ana Bananas. Here they found 47 Crown Royal pouches said to contain the ashes of their deceased owners.
While race committees everywhere strain to set perfectly square lines and courses that create the elusive, mythical 'fair' sailing arena, the average Friday night race is set up to fire a gun and go, regardless of what's out there.
According to Merriam-Webster's online dictionary, the third entry of "warp," as a verb, defines it as: "to move (something, such as a ship) by hauling on a line attached to a fixed object."
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Get to Know Jeanneau at Club Nautique in Alameda, CA. You’re invited to come and see some of Jeanneau’s best-selling models at this 'by appointment only' event.
The SailGP Season 2 opener on April 24-25 in Bermuda is in jeopardy. The island country is on lockdown due to a surge in coronavirus cases.
In this month's 'Latitude 38' magazine, we caught up with Mary Elkins and Tim Lewis aboard their Oyster 435, 'Euphoria Too.'
Latitude 38 Classy Classifieds
Are you looking at selling your boat? Don't delay. The May issue Classy Classified deadline is tomorrow! Thursday, April 15 at 5 p.m.
On April 1, the power cable connecting East Brother Light Station to the rest of the world broke. Unfortunately, the news was not a joke. The island is now without power.
St. Francis Yacht Club opened registration for the Rolex Big Boat Series last week.
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French Polynesia is considering opening its borders to tourists, under the condition of Coronavirus vaccinations.
The USS 'Oakland' will be sailing under the Golden Gate Bridge on Wednesday, ahead of her commissioning ceremony at Pier 22, Oakland.
Kirk wrote to us and admitted he had given us a bum steer about s/v 'Freedom's location. It turned out the naysayers were right.
Daniela Moroz will join the US SailGP Team as they compete in SailGP's second season.
Happy mid-April, readers. For this month's Caption Contest(!) we have a photo with a difference. What do you think is going on in this picture captured by Larry White?
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The 18th International Ocean Film Festival (IOFF) is set to roll and ticket sales are now open. This year’s annual Festival will screen a record 80+ films from 17 countries, including 10 premieres and 9 award-winners.
The MOD70s Phaedo3, Maserati, Concise 10 and PowerPlay have been a powerful force in the record-hunting world. PowerPlay has just knocked off one of the tougher records, on a very challenging course.
Latitude 38 Classy Classifieds
Are you looking at selling your boat? Don't delay, get your ad ready now for the May issue Classy Classified deadline: Thursday, April 15 at 5 p.m.
Plans are underway for the 27th Baja Ha-Ha, with registrations due to open at noon on May 6.
During our trip north, we received as warm a welcome as possible during a pandemic from Santa Barbara Yacht Club.
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Last Friday we put out a request to our readers to find a long-lost love. The missing love was a sailboat (of course) — the former flagship of St. Francis Yacht Club, 'Kate II'.
Brian Mullen brought his Bay Area-based J/70 Orange You Glad to California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey in March.
When we wrote about the mystery surrounding 'Freedom's exact location at the time of the much-talked-about photo, we weren't ready to commit to a location. But now …
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