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Farr 40 Worlds Preview

October 13, 2014
Farr 40s Nightshift, Plenty, and Voodoo Chile racing on the Cityfront in September’s Rolex Big Boat Series. © While seven teams of top-level sailors tackle the North Atlantic in the ‘Everest of Sailing’ (aka the Volvo Ocean Race), 19 teams, with no shortage of rock stars onboard, will be tackling the waters of San Francisco Bay this week. More »

Volvo Ocean Race Starts Tomorrow

October 10, 2014
An aerial view of Saturday’s race around the cans in Alicante. © David Ramos / Volvo Ocean Race Seven teams will start the 39,000-mile around-the-world Volvo Ocean Race tomorrow in Alicante, Spain, bound for Cape Town, South Africa. More »
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Job Opportunity in Production

September 26, 2014
Production Department Latitude 38 is a such great place to work that we rarely have job openings. However, we are currently looking for an organized and team-oriented person who possesses excellent time-management skills and the ability to work within deadlines – with minimal supervision – to work in our production department. More »

ACWS Future Is Foiling

September 17, 2014
The future is foiling for the fleet of one-design AC45s. © Guilain Grenier / Oracle Team USA The America’s Cup folks released an announcement early this morning stating that the fleet of AC45 catamarans will be modified to foil in the America’s Cup World Series. More »

Rolex Big Boat Series Wrap-Up

September 15, 2014
What a rush! Tom Thayer’s J/70 Rampage was looking fast at the Rolex Big Boat Series, but Andy Costello and Paul Cayard on Double Trouble won the 13-boat class. © 2014 St. More »

Rolex Big Boat Series

September 12, 2014
 J/70 crews prepare their boats on Thursday morning. latitude/Chris
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Our laptop’s dictionary defines "fluky": "subject to chance, unpredictable: Sailing conditions are generally good but wind can be fluky." Day More »

All Boats Great and Small

September 10, 2014
The TP52s Vesper and Beecom in last year’s Rolex Big Boat Series. Jim Swartz’s Vesper won IRC A and the West Coast IRC championship. Beecom is entered in this week’s series. More »

Ronstan Bridge to Bridge

August 29, 2014
The start of yesterday’s Ronstan Bridge to Bridge, just west of the Golden Gate Bridge. © Chris Ray Conditions too rough for most players left the field open to the bravest (or most foolhardy) competitors in yesterday’s Ronstan Bridge to Bridge, a dash from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Bay Bridge at 5:30 p.m. More »

Napa Valley Marina Rides Out Quake

August 27, 2014
"USGS shows the red dot right under our building," said Napa Valley Marina co-owner Tom Giovannoni of Sunday morning’s 6.0 earthquake that destroyed several buildings in downtown Napa. The marina, which includes a lot of dry storage and a boatyard, is located southwest of town. More »