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Most Bay Area Beer Can Series get underway this week or have already started. Sign up and get your sails up.
Caribbean
Baja Ha-Ha alumni turn up in all corners of the world, as Poobah Richard Spindler discovered while visiting St. Barth.
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Despite all the wet and wild weather March threw at the West Coast, our community still managed to get out and get their sails up.Â
The Beauty of Sailing
Happy Monday, readers! We're starting the week off by sharing some of Mexico's natural beauty.
The Latest from NHC
The National Hurricane Center has announced changes to its Eastern North Pacific offshore forecast zones and web interface.
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We're hiring: Club Manager, Sausalito; Membership Sales, Alameda; Sailing and Powerboat Instructors.
The Perfect Event for April 1
Occupying a unique spot in the Southern Hemisphere, New Zealand has the resources for a proper inverted start.
Hot Off the Press
This issue contains many great stories, including the full story of S/V Raindancer, which sank in the Pacific after colliding with a whale.
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SailGP returns to San Francisco for the Season 3 Grand Final, May 6-7, 2023!
The Bay Area Waterfront
As a means to eliminate several ongoing problems requiring high-level community compromise, a group of East Bay city governments has indicated that they're open to "filling" or effectively paving over the bustling waterway bisecting Alameda and Oakland.
A Big Race Season Ahead
StFYC continues to move forward with new race director Felix Weidling and the implementation of the ORC rating rule.
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Unexpected Visitors
A US-flagged sailboat was boarded at gunpoint at 2000 hours off the coast of Isla del Rey near the islet of La Niña in the Las Perlas.
Sailors' Stories
Andrew is a San Francisco native who took up sailing over 20 years ago, and over the last 15 years has sailed his Islander 36 'Geja' all over the Mediterranean.
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Solo Sailors
11th Hour Racing has announced sailor and environmental activist Captain Liz Clark as its new ambassador.
How Swiftly Time and Race Boats Fly…
Northern California Regattas; Planning Ahead; the Ocean; Southern California Regattas; More…
Notice to Mariners
Port of San Francisco’s Pier 52 Corinne Woods Public Boat Launch is temporarily closed due to storm damage.
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The annual Berkeley Yacht Club Swap Meet is on again, Saturday, April 1, 2023 from 6 a.m. through the afternoon. Reserve a space: [email protected] or 510-543-9292.
It Ain't Over Yet
Are we there yet? It looks and feels like spring this morning, but tomorrow's storm looks like another windy, winter offering.
Getting Spring Sailing Ready
Traditional sailing vessel owners and enthusiasts enjoyed a Spring Fling potluck while discussing the 2023 sailing season and a much-anticipated race and party.
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Spring cruising sailboat auction is underway. Hull, mechanical, engine surveys and more. Inspect in person, bid online.
Sunny Southern Suds and Sailing
As Beer Can Racing cools off south of the border, it starts to heat up north of the border. Some scenes from down south remind us of what's ahead for locals who sign up now.
DIY Boat Modifications
The Resourceful Sailor explores how to add an additional propane tank to his 1985 Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20 'Sampaguita.'
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End of an Era
Famed Sausalito landmark sunk during the bomb cyclone.
Back to Business As Usual
After a COVID hiatus, the annual 'Intro To Yacht Racing' seminar at Del Rey YC was back in action on March 18.
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From the Magazine
In the March issue we shared a story commemorating the late Hank Easom and his life on the water and under sail.
Colorful Racing
Crisp blue skies and startlingly blue water set the stage for last month's fourth annual Bocas del Toro Regatta.
Sailing Women
There have been many pioneering women sailors who have opened the door for subsequent generations. Many were around long before 'Latitude 38' and our first women's issue in February, 1979.
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Spring cruising sailboat auction is underway. Hull, mechanical, engine surveys and more. Inspect in person, bid online.
Another Wild One
As the eye of yesterday's bomb cyclone passed over the Golden Gate Bridge, the accompanying weather caused boats to move away from the docks.
boat building
This week's host, Ryan Foland, is joined by Will Sofrin to chat boats and life. Will is a sailor, speaker, and the author of 'All Hands on Deck.'
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SailGP returns to San Francisco for the Season 3 Grand Final, May 6-7, 2023!
Women on the Water
There are countless women who are forging a career in sailing today, creating the historical sailing women of the future.
Dark 'N Stormy
Winter storms upset the California coast, making it a great time to escape to sunny Mexico.
Save the Turtles
Mike Casey and the crew of 'Foxfire' rescue their second turtle from being snared in fishing line and plastics.
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Spring cruising sailboat auction is underway. Hull, mechanical, engine surveys and more. Inspect in person, bid online.
Regata Internacional BahÃa de Banderas
Banderas Bay offered up perfect conditions for all three days (plus a practice day and five fiestas) at the 30th Banderas Bay Regatta last week.
Springing Forward
Yes, it's still raining, and yes, the snow is still falling, but eventually, the weather will catch up with the season and we'll start to see more sunny days and higher temperatures (we hope).
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They're Real
Almost anything can, and often does, happen on the Baja Ha-Ha.
Close Finish Leg
Half a month and several thousand miles of sailing later, however, the entire four-boat Ocean Race fleet is sailing within sight of one another on their way to Cape Horn.
Found and Lost
'Latitude 38's distribution map is to help the magazine get found, so you can get lost.
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The annual Berkeley Yacht Club Swap Meet is on again, Saturday, April 1, 2023 from 6 a.m. through the afternoon. Reserve a space: [email protected] or 510-543-9292.
Celebrating the Irish
If you do anything green today for St. Patrick's Day, take some photos and send them to us. We need more color in our photo archives.
Missing Sailboat
The US Coast Guard requests assistance locating the missing 55-ft cruising sloop 'Ishi'.
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Whoops!
Who woke up yesterday morning to find a 'Welcome Aboard' email from 'Lectronic Latitude', even if you've been aboard for years?
Pineapple Express
University of Hawaii wins in Northern and Southern California regattas on the same weekend.
Recognition Well Deserved
The Peninsula Youth Sailing Foundation in Redwood City has been awarded the Pacific Coast Yachting Association's Garrett Horder Memorial Trophy.
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True Story
A sailboat has sunk after being rammed by a whale in the South Pacific, its crew successfully rescued 10 hours later.
Sailing for Your Ears
Andy is a longtime Express 37 sailor, Bay Area marine surveyor, and Richmond Yacht Club port captain who has truly seen it all.
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Colleges Winning in Keelboats
Collegiate keelboat racing is alive and well with the Port of Los Angeles-sponsored Port of L.A. Harbor Cup.
More Than A Vacation
A chartered Bavaria 50 is alleged to have taken part in planting the explosives that ruptured the Nord Stream pipeline in the Baltic Sea.
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Get Ready!
Baja Ha-Ha, the world's most chill long-distance offshore sailing rally, is set to depart San Diego on Monday, October 30, for Cabo San Lucas.
The Warmth of Wood
A mahogany beauty now in new hands in Redwood City.
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Yacht donations are vitally important to supporting our students and programs. More info: cmafyachtdonation.org.
Racing the Baja Coast to Cabo
The biennial race to Cabo left on a wet Friday with the bulk of the fleet now off Turtle Bay.
We Knew It Could Be Done
'Latitude' readers love solving sailing mysteries. This time they succeeded in identifying an unknown boat, in some unknown time and place.
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