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Holiday Season Merriment
Latitude 38 crew came from near and far to gather at the Sausalito Cruising Club for what turned out to be a "jolly" good evening.
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Read up on the latest sailing news and adventures in the Bay and beyond!
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High Tide
Bay Area sailor Lauren Eisele adds planning for climate impacts to her busy schedule of teaching sailing and conducting sailing seminars.
Racing Notes
The pages allotted to Racing Sheet in the December issue of Latitude 38 were so action-packed that we ran out of space.
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Exciting Changes Ahead
Team USA has announced a change in ownership, just as CEO and driver Jimmy Spithill broke the news that he will be forming a new team based in Italy.
The Sounds of Sailing
Tune in as host Moe Roddy chats with sailor-turned-entrepreneur Bill Kreysler about sailing, business and building racing boats.
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Time Travel
A perfect weekend and a perfect place for a quick escape.
Colorful Corner
The Jim DeWitt mural on West Cutting Boulevard in Richmond is showing its full fall colors as it nears completion.
A Relatively Quiet Month
More Midwinter Series join the fun in December.
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Give Thanks
How was your sailing on a picture-perfect Thanksgiving weekend?
A Question for Readers
Do you have a California Boater Card, and have you ever been asked to show it to an authority?
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DIY Solutions
After an exciting sail into port under westerlies and a wind-against-current chop, The Resourceful Sailor finds the leech line of the jib partially extracted and wrapped around the starboard sheet. Whoops …
Interesting Sailboats
In the November issue we take a close look at 'Rosie G,' the junk rig built under the "WAG" concept — meaning "Wild-Ass Guess."
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#optsailing
Grab your family, your friends, your pets, and Thursday's leftovers, cast off the dock lines, and putter out into the Bay to enjoy some of that forecast 64° and sunny, weather.
The Bad and the Good in Mexico
Boats grounded in La Paz during last month's Hurricane Norma have become the target of looting and vandalism.
It's All About Sailing
This week’s co-hosts John Arndt and Ryan Foland get back to basics with yacht clubs — the community, the benefits, the stigma, and the battle to get more people on the water.
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#OptSailing
We've already checked the weather report, and the next four days are looking good! Will you #optSailing?
Princess and the Pea
If you're struggling to find the right Christmas present, we recently received an excellent suggestion.
Maritime History and Geography
We hope you are challenged, entertained, and educated by our short story question-style trivia questions.
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Ah... the Romance of the Sand
The Baja Ha-Ha's annual From Here to Eternity Kissing Contest is a rollicking good time, with partners lining up on the sand for their turn to roll in the surf.
Use your head
A sign of the times. Do you know where this one is hanging?
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Always Learning
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From the Magazine
Max Ebb and Lee Helm discuss solutions to sharing a bareboat charter with flying bugs.
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Island Yacht Club's Midwinter Series
Sons and fathers had a great day on the water — and did very well — at the first Island Yacht Club Island Days race.
Trapeze Act
Hans Henken and skipper Ian Barrows earned a gold medal at the Pan Am Games in Chile.
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A Community Milestone
Last month, Chico Yacht Club members gathered to celebrate 50 years of sailing activities and adventures.
Sailor's Stories
We're sending Keith the 'Latitude 38' Classic Covers T-shirt — December 1977 — which, he tells us, reminded him of an incident that occurred in that month, of that year.Â
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Dynamic Duo
Richmond Yacht Club's David Liebenberg sailed with his skipper Sarah Newberry Moore in the Nacra 17 class to secure an Olympic berth for the US.
Sailors' Stories
Paul Cayard is a National Sailing Hall of Famer, Olympian, several-time World Champion, and former executive director of the US Sailing Team.
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It's the Seasonal Vibe
The Bay Area sailing community is opening its door for everything from movies to art shows to live music and lighted boat parades.
Announcement
The USCG has issued a notice regarding security zones around the San Francisco waterfront this week.
Give the gift of Latitude 38
'Tis the season of lighted boat parades, crisp winter winds, hot chocolate and … gift giving.
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West Coast Sailing Fame
The National Sailing Hall of Fame has inducted its 13th class into the growing body of sailors recognized for their achievements and contributions to sailing.
What's Going on Here?
Something doesn't look quite right in this month's Caption Contest(!) photo.
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Fast Foiling
Daniela Moroz earns another gold medal, this time at the Pan Am games in Algarrobo, Chile.
Picking Up the Pieces
In the aftermath of the fire that swept through Maui's coastal town Lahaina, many boat owners are trying to rebuild, including those whose vessels once served the local communities.
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End of the Adventure
As the 29th Baja Ha-Ha draws to a close at Squid Roe, Cabo, the Poobah shares some comments on 'Boat Bum Gal's sinking at the entrance to Turtle Bay.
He Was Framed
Jim DeWitt's art continues sailing into more people's lives with a new art installation in Point Richmond.
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Rudderless
The Gibraltar orcas have done it again — boat sunk off the coast of Morocco.
The Cure for Sailing
Persistence pays off for Fernando Rosero when he takes the helm of his dream boat, 'Merlin.'
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