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Posts by Christine Weaver

R2AK3 Entry Deadline Is This Weekend

April 12, 2017
The San Francisco  Bay Area-based Marstrom 32 catamaran Miller Racing demolished the R2AK last year. The trio of sailors, Randy Miller, Ian Andrewes and Colin Murphy, called themselves Team MAD Dog Racing. More »

First Nacra 15 on San Francisco Bay

April 10, 2017
Theodora Horangic, seen here at age 14 in the Caribbean, and her sister Helen are cruisers turned racers.  latitude/Richard
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Theodora ‘Teddy’ and Helen Horangic were featured in Latitude 38 while on a 2.5-year cruise with their family on the Outremer 49 catamaran Liladhoc. More »

The Bay from Another Point of View

April 7, 2017
On Tuesday, April 11, at 7 p.m., Richmond Yacht Club will host a YRA Sailors’ Social featuring guest speakers from the US Coast Guard, Vessel Traffic Services, and SF Bar Pilots talking about the busy waters of San Francisco Bay. More »

Welcome to Beer Can Season

April 5, 2017
Ready… Set… Go! It’s April and time for beer can racing to start. Following close on the heels of Daylight Saving Time — an excellent argument in its favor — and the vernal equinox, beer can season has begun. More »

A Plethora of Opening Days

April 3, 2017
In March 22’s ‘Lectronic Latitude, we previewed the 100th anniversary of Opening Day on the Bay, coming up on Sunday, April 23. But San Francisco Bay’s Opening Day is not the only one. More »

Age over Youth at the Ficker Cup

March 27, 2017
Scott Dickson and David Storrs went head to head in the Ficker Cup finals yesterday. © 2017 Betsy Crowfoot / LBYC Scott Dickson and David Storrs defeated young challengers Harry Price and Nevin Snow in the semifinals of the 38th annual Ficker Cup held in Long Beach Friday through Sunday. More »

Doublehanded Farallones Takes It Easy

March 22, 2017
The pretty red Dana 24 Dasein’s Den, sailed by Sarah Sherertz and Brian Cline, was one of the first boats to escape the Bay in the Doublehanded Farallones on Saturday. ©2017 norcalsailing.com More »

Sign Up for the 9th Delta Doo Dah

March 20, 2017
It’s hard to believe that she’s already nine years old! Dreamed up at a Latitude 38 staff Christmas party in 2008, the Delta Doo Dah cruising rally has facilitated, encouraged, coaxed, enabled and charmed hundreds of sailors venturing beyond San Francisco Bay into their own back forty, a watery wonderland formed by a network of rivers and sloughs just a few miles yet worlds away from the urban jungle. More »

The Best Really Big Boat Racing

Remember when an 80-ft boat was a ‘maxi’? These days the likes of the spectacular Frers/Vitters 151 Unfurled is what passes for a mid-size big boat.  latitude/Richard
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