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Posts by Christine Weaver

The Big 110

April 18, 2016
The W.F. Stone schooner Yankee (left) was already 31 years old when the Golden Gate Bridge opened. At 92, the L. Francis Herreshoff-designed Brigadoon (right) is a bit younger than Yankee but still older than the Bridge. More »

Big Waves Return to Bay Area Coast

April 15, 2016
If you’re planning to sail out the Gate today, be advised that the Coast Guard 11th District has issued a warning to "vessel owners, operators, and beach-goers of high surf and winds affecting the Bay Area." More »

Clipper Race Arrives in Washington

April 13, 2016
Here they come! Even the tail-enders of the Clipper Race fleet have only a few days left to reach landfall in Washington. © Clipper Race As we were writing this, Clipper Race entry Derry~Londonderry~Doire reached the finish line of the Pacific Ocean leg, at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. More »

Three-Peat at Congressional Cup

April 11, 2016
Taylor Canfield, the 27-year-old match-racing wunderkind from the US Virgin Islands, has pulled off an unprecedented feat, vanquishing all comers for his third consecutive win at the Congressional Cup, raced on April 6-9. More »

Gearing up for Delta Doo Dah 8

April 8, 2016
Buddy-boating in the Delta facilitates water fights, a most excellent way to keep your cool in the summer heat. latitude/Chris
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC Can this really be the eighth year of the Delta Doo Dah, Latitude 38’s summer cruising rally upriver? More »

Come See Us at Strictly Sail

April 6, 2016
Strictly Sail Pacific opens tomorrow on the Richmond Riviera. latitude/Chris
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Even as we write this, a van full of Latitude 38 magazines, shirts and hats has just pulled out of our world headquarters in Mill Valley, destined for the Richmond Riviera. More »

Sail and Endure Like a Girl

April 4, 2016
Michelle Boroski of Ventura has formed Team Sistership to sail an F-27 in June’s Race to Alaska. While visiting Port Townsend, WA, last March, Boroski saw the poster for the first R2AK, which started in Port Townsend and finished in Ketchikan, AK, last summer. More »

The Cup Comes to America

April 1, 2016
Here’s what sailing looks like from onboard one of Artemis Racing’s foiling AC45F catamarans. © Sander van der Boch / Artemis Racing We wish we could say that the America’s Cup Event Authority has relented and is bringing racing back to San Francisco. More »

April Latitude Out Today

The April issue of Latitude 38 hits the docks today. The boat show planner for Strictly Sail Pacific is bound right in. latitude/Annie
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC The April issue of Latitude 38 comes out today, April 1 — no foolin’. More »