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Sun, Wind and Waves
Conditions were everything sailors had dreamed of and hoped for during the three-year wait for the return of Ullman Sails Long Beach Race Week.
Remembering a Wooden Boat
After reading about Bear Boats in a recent issue of 'Latitude 38,' Geoff Capell sent us a letter outlining the history of, and his search for, 'Nanook.'
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Royal Yacht Squadron
As Larry reports, the yacht clubs across the pond are full of pomp and circumstance with many club members sporting blazers, white slacks and officers' caps, and every event capped with tea.
What Do You Know?
Not all the photos in the issue were color; the half dozen on pages 100 -101 were a test run.
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Junior Sailors Racing On the Bay
Last weekend's Opti Heavy Weather Regatta sailed in near-perfect conditions as the Bay Area enjoyed spectacular weather.
Wood Is Good
Travel back in time and have a great day on the water's edge by visiting this weekend's Master Mariners Wooden Boat show at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon.
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Videos from the 'Road'
The 100-ish-boat fleet in June 11's Delta Ditch Run 'enjoyed' some big, gusty breeze on their course from Richmond to Stockton.
From the Magazine
Ryan sailed singlehanded from New York to San Francisco around Cape Horn on the 13,225-mile course called the "Route d'Or."
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Cal 40 on the Fast Track
In her final race with Stan and Sally Honey, their Cal 40 'Illusion' wins the Bermuda Race.
Race to Alaska Forks Over Ten Grand
Team Pure and Wild celebrated the first day of summer by ringing a certain bell in a certain town in Southeast Alaska.
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Sailors' Stories
In this week's 'Good Jibes' Mary Menninger talks about everything from growing up in a sailing family to volunteering in the sailing world.
Sailors Across the Globe
Sailors around the globe, from Japan, Ireland, Mallorca, Alexandria (Egypt), Colombia, and more joined the longest Saturday of sailing closest to the summer solstice.
Race Around Iceland
The Vendée Artique course is a difficult combination of Atlantic highs and lows.
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Colin Golder, from New Providence, N.J., has died in the 52nd Newport Bermuda Race after going overboard.
Sailing Sets You Free
Sailing has always expanded our horizons. The new Juneteenth federal holiday is a chance for all of us to expand our own horizons even further.
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Communication is Key
While Starlink will not qualify as the mandatory long-range two-way communication device for the Ha-Ha, it does have its place in offshore cruising.
Season 3 Continues
This weekend's exciting SailGP event in Chicago was game changer on many different levels as the high-speed foiling catamaran series comes of age.
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Race to Alaska's Washington to BC Leg
The day before the Race to Alaska started, Race HQ extended the time window for racers to complete Stage One to Victoria by a full 24 hours. Why?
Sailing the World Over
The first weekend of summer is already here. Are you ready to sail? It's time to invite friends, pack a picnic, and make the most of owning a boat on San Francisco Bay.
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The Cal 40 'Illusion' Changes Hands
Sally and Stan Honey are sailing their last hurrah — the 52nd Newport Bermuda Race aboard their Cal 40, 'Illusion,' before transitioning to the 'dark side.'
How Do Basketball and Sailing Compare?
Klay Thompson gets the reason we sail, saying his boat was a key part of managing his mental state through long, monotonous days of grueling rehabilitation.
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Things Go Wrong
The schooner 'Eleanora E' has sunk at her dock after being struck by an offshore rescue vessel.
Sailors' Stories
Anne McIntyre is the business director of the San Francisco Bar Pilots, and was the first woman bar pilot on the Columbia River.
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Bermuda on the Horizon
Two hundred years after Richard Henry Dana left Boston for California, Stan and Sally Honey are sailing south in the 2022 Bermuda Race.
DIY Legend Goes Sailing
Usually when we hear from the Resourceful Sailor it's to learn about his latest MacGyvering attempts aboard his Flicka 20, 'Sampaguita.'
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Running Up the River
Brisk breeze and gusty puffs promise two things for the Delta Ditch Run: a fast race with early finish times, and carnage along the 65-mile course.
Annual Race Returns
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID and related issues, the Great San Francisco Schooner Race and Belvedere Classic have returned to the Bay.
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From the Magazine
The Bay Area has a reputation for a lack of cruising options outside the Bay. In the June issue we explore the region to prove this wrong.
Small Boats with Big Dreams
The Race to Alaska started today. Crews who survive stage one will continue on in the race for the $10,000 prize.
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No Engines Allowed
After seeing 'ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ ɐʇʇno ʇɥƃᴉɐɹʇS' in an email subject line, we knew we had to find out what was going on.
World Famous L38
Oh no! There's a boat in my pool! Check out this month's World Famous 'L38' Caption Contest(!) and leave your caption in the comments section.
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Winning Sailors
Sailors make great winners. We know this because they keep finding Golden Tickets in 'Latitude 38' magazines.
Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award
Nearly four decades ago, Linda Newland, a greenhorn sailor, found herself alone on a sailboat with a sorry lack of nautical know-how.
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The Ocean Hosts Sailors
Sailors love the ocean, and why shouldn't they? It's home to some of the best days of our lives. Take a moment to say, "Thanks, ocean."
Sailing for Your Ears
Captain Donald Lawson talks about the planning and preparation needed to break some of the most difficult sailing records in the world.
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OYRA Full-Crew Farallones Race
Saturday's OYRA Race around the Farallones was a slow, gray affair.
Put This On Your Calendar
The 2022 annual Women on the Water/Woman at the Helm (WOW/WAH) regatta is set to take place over two days on August 6 and 7.
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Solo Sailor Reaches Destination
Kenichi Horie has reached his destination, and in doing so has become the oldest person to sail solo across the Pacific.
A David vs. Goliath Moment
Sailed by Seattle-based Alex Simanis and crew, Pell Mell has won California Offshore Race Week overall.
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If Not Now, Then When?
Making lifelong sailing friends and having a firm deadline for actually leaving the dock are two of the biggest reasons people are happy they did the Ha-Ha.
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Which was the first issue of 'Latitude 38' to have color photos inside?
Now at Latitude 38 South
After racing for many years on San Francisco Bay, Alistair Murray is now racing in Melbourne, Australia.
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