In Monday’s ‘Lectronic Latitude, we posted the trivia quiz questions posed to the racers in Sunday’s Great Pumpkin Regatta, hosted by Richmond Yacht Club. Here are the answers, shared with us by quizmaster Gordie Nash: All of the above Nicaragua Suisun Ghost Ship/Mothball fleet Polynesian sailors traded their chickens Australia Vendée Globe, France Named after Hawaiian sheep farmer, Joseph Poalie Friday Betsy DeVos with John Fauth Missed an island and had to go back Afraid of cannibalism Celestial navigation with sextant Imagine trying to read the questions (complete with history lessons) out loud, fielding opinions from the crew, and penciling in answers on a sheet of paper, all while racing more than 100 other boats going in two directions in somewhat sporty breeze. More »

November has California in its sights like a low-pressure system barreling down from the Aleutian Islands. A sample of major midwinter series (in alphabetical order) that start in November in the San Francisco Bay Area includes: BERKELEY YC — Midwinters: 11/11-12 (Chowder Races all other Sundays) ENCINAL YC — Jack Frost Series: 11/4 GOLDEN GATE YC — Manuel Fagundes Seaweed Soup Series: 11/4 ISLAND YC — Island Days on the Estuary: 11/12 REGATTAPRO/SYC — Winter One Design: 11/11 SAUSALITO YC — Sunday Chili Midwinters: 11/5 SEQUOIA YC — Winter Series: 11/4, Redwood Cup pursuit race series: 11/18 SOUTH BEACH YC — Island Fever Midwinters: 11/18 For the ongoing schedules for these and more, see our Calendar in the November issue of Latitude 38, coming out on November 1. More »

Co-skippers Wendy Corzine and Lisa Meier of Long Beach Yacht Club won the 26th annual Linda Elias Memorial Women’s One-Design Challenge on October 14-15, breaking a 14-year dry spell — the hosting LBYC team last won this regatta in 2003. More »

Team Extreme San Diego, skippered by Santa Cruz native Morgan Larson, sails close to shore during racing in San Diego. © 2017 Lloyd Images Act 8 of the Extreme Sailing Series is now in the books, and San Diego delivered the goods in wholesale fashion. More »

The J/145 Jedi raced on the North Course in the PSSC Big Boats Regatta. © Jan Anderson The Puget Sound Sailing Championship for Small Boats was followed up, of course, by the PSSC Big Boats, held on Seattle’s Shilshole Bay. More »

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 »

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 »