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August’s Latitude Walks the Docks

By now, the August 1 issue of Latitude 38 should have made its way to the usual waterfront venues, plotting its course into the soon-to-be-ink-stained hands of West Coast sailors.

Sharon Green of Ultimate Sailing took to the sky in Hawaii to capture this photo of Merlin surfing into Oahu sporting a ’70s-retro spinnaker. We’re grateful Merlin finished the Transpac in daylight!

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Gracing the August cover in all her Generation-X splendor (but with a millennial paint job) is Bill Lee’s 40-year-old 68-ft sled Merlin, on final approach to Diamond Head and the finish of the 2017 Transpac. Within the pages you’ll find a recap of said race, plus stories about the Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendez-vous, YRA’s Westpoint Regatta, the New Age of Russia and Nathalie Criou’s Solitaire du Figaro. Max Ebb takes on back-staffing, and World of Chartering offers tips on bareboating worldwide.

Within Sightings, you’ll find news about whales in San Francisco Bay; young people on old boats; Delta Doo Dah deadlines; a women’s match-race Clinegatta; sailing with veterans; a Kiwi Cup announcement; the offspring of a sailor; and boatbuilder Kim Desenberg; plus a plethora of summer-reading book reviews. As usual, Calendar, Letters, Loose Lips, Racing Sheet, Changes in Latitudes, Classy Classifieds and display advertising round out the issue.

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Why didn’t I think of that?  © 2017 James Tantillo At some point in your boat owning career, it’s likely that you’ll have to tension the belt(s) on your engine.