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Tales of the Delta, Part 2

August 17, 2018
Welcome to Bradford Island! © Rob Sesar The Delta Doo Dah X cruising rally’s last official event of the season was held on August 11 at Bradford Island. The friendly folks at Bay View Boat Club invited a small contingent of Delta Doo Dah sailors to join them for their annual big blowout BBQ bash on their rustic property along the San Joaquin River. More »

I-14 Worlds Makes a Splash

The practice race fleet at the I-14 Worlds approaches the weather mark. © 2018 Richmond Yacht Club The motto of the International 14 Worlds is "When you were little, did you run with scissors? More »

Tales of the Delta, Part 1

August 15, 2018
Jillian Cripps and her mom, Gig Kerr, paddled an inflatable Sea Eagle kayak in Owl Harbor’s Dinghy Poker Run. Gig’s drive to Sea-Tac from the far reaches of the Olympic Peninsula was slowed by wildfire, then her flight was delayed by the tragic actions of a Horizon Air employee who stole a plane and crashed it. More »

Harming or Helping the Delta?

August 8, 2018
In July, the California Department of Water Resources sent out the following press release: "The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today released a Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for California WaterFix. More »

Why We Love the Pacific

August 6, 2018
The following dispatches come from J/World’s Paul Martson, who was reminded why the Atlantic is not the Pacific, and why the Pacific is so darn appealing. Martson and a few J/World clients sailed in this year’s Newport to Bermuda Race in June aboard Westerly, a Santa Cruz 52. More »

Take the Tiller Rocks Pillar Point

Twenty-six women on seven Cal 20 keelboats with sails of varying colors like yellow, red, turquoise and orange raced with determination, warrior-like skill, and competitive spirit on July 28 in the first-ever Take the Tiller Women Sailing Regatta sponsored by the Half Moon Bay Yacht Club. More »

Crossing Tracks with the King Harbor Race

August 3, 2018
Yacht racing is everywhere in California, both inshore and offshore. You never know when you might run into (we hope not literally) a regatta underway. Latitude 38 contributing editor John Riise was "out sailing last Friday, on our way back from Santa Cruz Island to Oxnard, and we barged through the Santa Barbara to King Harbor Race (81 miles around Anacapa Island)." More »
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48 North Donated to NW Maritime Center

The Pacific Northwest sailing rag 48° North, based in Seattle, has been for sale for a while, as owners Richard Hazelton and Michael Collins want to retire. Yesterday, the editor, Joe Cline, announced that the magazine is being donated to the nonprofit Northwest Maritime Center, located in Port Townsend, WA. More »

Encinal Regatta Antics

August 1, 2018
A team of four race to repack a twisted spinnaker. © Fred Fago Saturday’s YRA race out to Point Bonita finished down the Estuary and ended at a party hosted by Encinal Yacht Club. More »

But Wait, There’s More

In Monday’s ‘Lectronic Latitude, we ran a preview of some upcoming races. Our list was not meant to be all-inclusive, but after that post we did hear from readers about a couple of events that missed getting into our Calendar entirely. More »