Posts by John Arndt
Spring Has Sprung Loos!
On Sunday, March 18, the San Francisco J/24 Fleet 17 hosted the first in a series of race clinics. We’re hosting these by ourselves, for ourselves (and any interested crew and potential crew) because this fleet always enjoys sharing knowledge with one another, always learning and re-learning, and just hanging out. More »
Contrasts in Singlehanded TransPac
Registration for the 2018 edition of the Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race opened in January, and so far 23 boats are signed up. The biennial race, which starts June 23 this year off the race deck of the Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon, and finishes in Hanalei Bay, Kauai, HI, is the signature event of the Singlehanded Sailing Society of San Francisco, with a 40-year history. More »
Spring Is Coming
How do we know? Besides all of the allergy sneezing, a quick look at the Northern California Racing Calendar shows nine separate events scheduled for Saturday and five more on Sunday.
When we looked at the weather earlier in the week, it looked like the gods were reserving the weekend for sailors. More »
Save Yourself First
A few weeks ago we reported on an unfortunate incident near the entrance to the Oakland Estuary. On the very blustery Sunday of February 11, the Harbor 25 pictured below simply ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time. More »
That Sinking Feeling
These are good days to own a sailboat. Adding to concerns that sea level rise will inundate much of the shoreline, there is mounting concern that, at the same time, the shoreline is sinking into the sea. More »
Westpoint Harbor Update
Latitude 38 reader and Westpoint Harbor supporter Bob Wilson wrote to remind us about the next BCDC meeting concerning West Point Harbor. "Thank you again for helping to inform your readers of the overreach of the BCDC. More »
New Alameda Cruising Opportunity
One thing experienced cruisers know is that once you reach port your mobility can be limited to walking, public transit or cab services. But, if you were to cruise Alameda and find a guest slip at one of the many marinas there or have reciprocal privileges at one of the six Alameda yacht clubs, you’d be able to cruise the island with a new option: Lime Bike. More »
Catching Up with the Middletons
Actually, since they’re sailing their Atlantic 57 Nogal, you won’t likely catch them. Since they left the Bay Area in spring 2016, Frank, Marilia, Julia and Sophia have sailed thousands of miles across the Pacific, had first-hand lessons on sailing the world’s oceans, kept up with some book learning, and are now are enjoying Southeast Asia. More »
Dodging Drops to Deliver Latitude
The only thing good in today’s forecast is the delivery of the March issue of Latitude 38 (and snow in Tahoe).
Our drivers are on the road now bringing Latitude 38 to the best waterfront businesses in the Bay Area. More »
Chillin’
The weather gods have been kind to San Francisco Bay this winter. Besides a few blustery days and the odd raindrop or two it’s been pretty pleasant sailing all winter when there’s been enough wind to sail. More »
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