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Delta Doo Dah Kick-Off Party Friday

May 6, 2013
Ditch the summer gloom and head up to the Delta this summer in the Delta Doo Dah DIY © Alex Pearce If last week’s stunning weather wasn’t enough to jog your memory, we’ll remind you that summer’s nearly here and you know what that means…the Delta Doo Dah! More »
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Estuary Diver Found Dead

We’ve received word that the body of William Swanson, who owned the boat diving service Got Zinc, was found dead in the water near Jack London Square early Saturday morning. It’s been reported that his wife called police last night when he didn’t return home Friday night. More »

Sea Otter Spotted in Estuary

May 3, 2013
Bay Area diver Matt Peterson saw an unusual sight last night on the docks at Alameda Marina last night. "In all my years of working and sailing on the Bay, I’ve never seen one of these guys here before," he says of the sea otter. More »

British Sailor Lost Overboard in Pacific

An experienced 38-year-old British sailor crossing from Osaka, Japan — where he’d been working for the last three years — to Hawaii, with plans to continue on to Southampton, UK, reportedly fell overboard on Saturday night about 575 miles west of Midway Atoll. More »

Two Siblings Survive Long Swim

April 26, 2013
Two siblings are lucky to be alive today after the charter boat they were on sank out from under them. San Franciscan Dan Suski, 30, and his Seattlite sister Kate, 39, had chartered a fishing boat off the north coast of St. More »
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New Annual Fee for Documentation

April 22, 2013
If your boat is federally documented — as opposed to simply being registered in your state — expect to start paying a new $26 annual fee to renew. The fees are based on the actual costs of processing nearly a quarter million renewals annually. More »

Nor’Sea 27s Are Big Fun

April 19, 2013
Nor’Sea owners and fans gathered at Oakland YC last weekend in appreciation of their favorite design. latitude/LaDonna
©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s tough to dispute the assertion that good things come in small packages when you’re standing on a dock looking at a bunch of bristol Nor’Sea 27s. More »

Reading Latitude in Malta

April 17, 2013
Emmanuel Uren got such a kick out of assisting on the Royal Malta YC’s race committee boat, he joined the club! © Emmanuel Uren Bay Area sailor Emmanuel Uren sure does get around. More »

Youth Introduced to Sailing at SSP

April 15, 2013
“Put yer backs into it, ye scurvy urchins!” The Seaward crew instructed Bay Area youth on how to raise sail aboard the schooner. latitude/John A.
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC There was more going on at Strictly Sail Pacific this weekend than just sailors looking for good deals on gear and boats. More »