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Racing Down South
Last Sunday's 18th annual Todos Santos Regatta featured a great mix of visiting US sailors and local racers battling for bragging rights.
Eight Clubs in One Day
The eight-club Alameda Yacht Club Community organized an island-wide open house.
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A Great Place to Sail
This Sunday, October 15, the City of Mountain View is celebrating the 40-year milestone with a family-friendly Community Celebration.
Don't Look Up
An annular (not annual) solar eclipse is coming to town tomorrow.
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Hurricane Lidia came ashore near Banderas Bay as a Category 4 storm.
The Sounds of Sailing
Dr James Bender has spent most of his career as a captain and educator aboard sailing ships, and in outdoor environmental education programs.
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Join Richmond Yacht Club's Sail a Small Boat Day on November 4, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Three Days of Salty Fun
Make your way to Marin this weekend for the first annual Sausalito Boat Show. Can't wait to see you all!
The World Famous L38
Add your comment to this month's Caption Contest(!), and check out last month's winners in the October issue of 'Latitude 38.'
Will the Future Be Foiled?
Losing the America's Cup was the best thing that could have ever happened to it, though there will forever be a debate about the soul of the event.
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NAOS will be at this weekend's boat show in Sausalito.
Heavenly Weekend
October is a gorgeous month on San Francisco Bay, punctuated by Fleet Week and the annual Air Show featuring an array of aircraft, including the Blue Angels.
Left Right Punch
Two tropical storms take aim at Mexico, with one potentially reaching hurricane strength.
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Meet the Fleet
Just when you thought you'd learned about all the interesting people joining this year's Baja Ha-Ha, we bring you another bunch.
Out There
Who are we to judge? Having had moments when they've been humbled by the sea, most 'Latitude 38' readers are usually generous and reserved in their judgments.
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'Latitude 38' and Spaulding host the Last Call in Paradise Party at the Sausalito Boat Show on Sunday, October 15.
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As jets rumble overhead and contrails fleck the sky like brushstrokes, Fleet Week (2023), the Bay Area's largest annual boating event, roars to life.
A Matter of Degrees
California is home to great training resources for anyone who wants to pursue a professional sailing and maritime career. Cal Maritime Academy is right off San Pablo Bay in Vallejo, and graduates new classes of merchant marines every year.
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How to Beat the Heat
Rick Elkins shares snippets of his travel in Europe, including sighting a mysterious vessel in Italy.
Have You Found Yours?
"Thanks to all you salts!" wrote Terry Jackson, who found a Golden Ticket in an issue of 'Latitude 38' in September.
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In Memory
Tragic loss of much-loved Bay Area kiteboarder in shark attack while swimming off of Point Reyes.
Dinghy Dust Up
San Francisco Bay offers challenging sailing conditions to all sailors, but it's especially challenging when you have 60 5O5 competitors on one starting line for their World Championship.
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Join Us!
Next week, Clipper Yacht Harbor will host the first-ever Sausalito Boat Show in the saltiest city in the Bay Area.
"The word that comes to mind is freedom"
It was a thrill to hear from Webb Chiles a few weeks ago, with some exciting news to share.
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"I was fine."
After the Coast Guard issued a BOLO in March for Ishi and Donald Lang, the 55-ft sailboat and her captain have checked in — apparently in the Hawaiian Islands — and are safe and sound. In fact, Don Lang's cup seems to be overflowing.
Sunny SoCal Sailing
After many years, the Del Rey and Channel Islands Yacht Clubs bring back the downwind Channel Islands to Marina del Rey race with a 35-boat fleet.
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S is for September Sailing
Sailagram: A Snapshot of September Sailing
Better in Print
Have you picked up the October issue of 'Latitude 38' yet?
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Keep the Vision
There's much to be done, but don't forget what the Oakland Estuary has to offer.
Read All About It!
Hot off the presses and straight onto the docks, we proudly bring you the October issue of 'Latitude 38.'
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How do you voyage for Earth?
Held together by six miles of rope with no nuts, no bolts, and no screws, the Hōkūleʻa‘ is an oceangoing canoe tethered together by trust, tradition, and Polynesian culture.
The Last Real Day of Summer
As we write these words and bang away on the keyboard, as the October issue of 'Latitude 38' is making its way to your local waterfront, mailbox and inbox, boats are making their way onto the water.
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The Sailing Buffet
The 'Latitude 38' 'Classy Classifieds' are a treasure chest full of classics, business opportunities, sailboats for sale, job opportunities and inspiration for any kind of sailor.
Highlights from the Weekend
What appeared to be a routine SailGP F50 catamaran nosedive for Jimmy Spithill's Team USA in the third Race of Season 4 in Taranto, Italy, turned dangerously serious
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Get to Know the Fleet
We now bring you Part 2 of a sneak peek into some Baja Ha-Ha profiles.
Racing into Autumn
The first weekend in October actually starts in September. It will be a busy one for yacht racers in California.
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Big Fleet Racing
It's not often enough that a world championship is held on the Bay, but when it is, it always produces some exciting racing. The 5O5 Worlds are on this week.
Baja Ha-Ha Profiles
It's that time of year again when we get to know a few of the sailors signed up for this year's Baja Ha-Ha. Here are a few of the faces sailing with the class of 2023.
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A Deep Revival
'Sampaguita,' a 1985 Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20 sailboat, came with an Apelco Ranger 360 Echo Sounder when The Resourceful Sailor purchased her in 2013 in Seattle.
Estuary Progress
Many sailors have expressed their concern over the many problems plaguing the Oakland Estuary. After months and years of neglect, the Estuary is finally attracting the attention of several agencies
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Classic Ride
The spectacular ketch 'Miramar' has a long history and is always stunning to capture in photos.
Dive In
Put your own tax dollars to work! Boating tax money is now available in the form of boating access grants.
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For the Nation …
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Pick Up that Plastic
The planet doesn't care what weekend you choose to clean it up. Last weekend, Brooks Island got a buffing from planetary caretakers, and there are more opportunities tomorrow for Costal Cleanup.
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