Posts by Christine Weaver
Sailing Gets Extreme This Week
Long one of our favorite racing series out there, the Extreme Sailing Series will bring eight teams to sunny Southern California to contest the penultimate round of their 2017 championship in a weekend that promises to provide plenty of action and a few surprises. More »
PSSC Small Boat Regatta
That’s Amoore. Joy Dahlgren’s Moore 24 hailing from Royal Victoria YC prepares to hoist the spinnaker.
© 2017 Jan Anderson
Jan Anderson of Jan’s Marine Photography sent us these photos of the PSSC Small Boats Regatta. More »
YRA Racer Social: VHF and DSC
For the last couple of years, the Yacht Racing Association has been organizing occasional Racer Socials. The next one, coming up next Thursday, October 19, will cover "All you ever wanted to know about VHF marine radios and DSC." More »
Joan Storer Race Smoked Out
In Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic Latitude, we previewed Tiburon Yacht Club’s Joan Storer Regatta, scheduled for tomorrow, October 14. But TYC has decided to postpone the women’s/coed race. This announcement appears on the TYC website: "As we pray for our friends and neighbors in Sonoma and Napa counties, we also are concerned about the unhealthy air quality resulting from the devastating fires. More »
A Flurry of Female Races
The fall sailing season in the San Francisco Bay Area brings us a flurry of female-friendly regattas, starting this Saturday. October 14’s Joan Storer Regatta will be hosted by Tiburon Yacht Club on the east side of the Tiburon Peninsula. The More »
US Sailing Nominations Open
US Sailing is accepting nominations for 2017 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year through November 30. Each member of US Sailing may nominate the one American male and one female sailor they believe turned in the most outstanding on-the-water performance during the 2017 calendar year. More »
Photo of the Day a Blast from the Past
"This burbled up from the archives of Charlie Gay, who I crewed for in the ’80s," writes Richard vonEhrenkrook. "Hope you might find it entertaining."
Start ’em young, we always say. More »
Heads Up: It’s Fleet Week
To find out about each Fleet Week activity, go to fleetweeksf.org and click on each icon in the graphic.
© San Francisco Fleet Week
When Bay Area sailors think of Fleet Week, taking the boat out to view the Blue Angels air show from the water is the first thing that comes to mind. More »
Weekend Racing Wrap-Up
Don Jesberg’s Viva takes a wave. Andrea Cabito, Bill Hardesty and Robbie Dean joined Jesberg on the SFYC-based boat, which placed seventh in the Worlds. The top local boat was another from SFYC, Jim Cunningham’s Lifted, with Chloe Holder, Jeff Madrigali and Mark Ivey, in fourth place. More »
Pick Up the October Issue
It’s only September 29, but we’re getting a jump on October by distributing the October issue of Latitude 38 today. You’ll find the paper-and-ink version of this fine publication at the usual places around the Bay Area, the West Coast and beyond. More »
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