Posts by Christine Weaver
Merlin’s New Keel Tastes Saltwater
Merlin in the sling, ready to be splashed. The banner on the side reads, "Fast is fun."
© 2016 Transpac 2017
Like Latitude 38 itself, Bill Lee’s 68-ft Merlin is pushing 40 years old. More »
Capsize and Rescue During Fleet Week
Peter Detwiler and his guests viewed Saturday’s Fleet Week air show from aboard the Catalina 36 Valhanna, sailed out of Tradewinds Sailing Club in Richmond.
© 2016 Peter Detwiler
"So low, so loud, so cool," writes Peter Detwiler of Sacramento, succinctly describing the San Francisco Fleet Week air show, enjoyed on the water and on shore by many thousands of spectators over the weekend during an October heat wave. More »
Here Come the Blue Angels
Right now, as you read this, you may be hearing the deafening roar of those jet engines overhead. If you hear them over to the south, look to the west, because by the time you hear them they’re already halfway across the sky. More »
Golden Globe Race Update
We’ve introduced you previously to the 2018 Golden Globe Race, but just a quick reminder — it was conceived in celebration of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s first-ever nonstop solo circumnavigation of the globe, in 1968’s Sunday Times Golden Globe, aboard his Atkins-designed ketch Suhaili. More »
Summery J/70 Worlds
This photo of the new J/70 world champions, Joel Ronning and crew on Catapult, shows how wet the boats are in big breeze. But also take note the rooster tail off the transom, an indication of their abrupt — and thrilling — acceleration. More »
October Latitude Out Today
It’s been a fruitful September at Latitude 38, and a tasty October issue is the result. Read it online, pick it up at one of our faithful distributors, or order a copy by mail. More »
SSS Race to Half Moon Bay
The SSS Half Moon Bay Race started on a light easterly, with many sailors hoisting spinnakers right off the line, on Saturday, September 24.
© Sergei Zavarin
Thanks to a substantial ebb, the Singlehanded Sailing Society’s Half Moon Bay Race got underway on time on a negligible easterly last Saturday. More »
Women’s Racing Preview
Fall brings with it a flurry of races for women. Some are women-only, others are for women skippers with coed crew, and one just requires that half the people onboard be women. More »
‘The Weekend Sailor’ Returns
If you missed the award-winning film The Weekend Sailor when it debuted in San Francisco in March, you’ll get a second chance to watch in a theater next month.
The 107-year-old Roxie Theater in San Francisco’s Mission District will host an encore on Wednesday, October 19, at 7 p.m. More »
USA Silver in Paralympic Sailing
The American Sonar team won silver in Rio.
© World Sailing
We took a little break from reporting on the Paralympics to cover the Rolex Big Boat Series in San Francisco, but we couldn’t let another day go by without acknowledging the accomplishments of the Americans who competed last week in Rio. More »
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