Posts by LaDonna
No Lines in Our Online Chandlery
Need the perfect holiday gift for your favorite sailor but hate standing in line? Check out our chandlery for tons of T-shirts and hats — they make great stocking stuffers! More »
Cityfront’s Best Kept Secret
Pier 1 1/2’s 180-ft public dock has been open for a year but is practically deserted. The high-end Peruvian restaurant La Mar Cebicheria Peruana is conveniently located at the head of dock. More »
Seller Beware!
We built our boat, Morning Star, in our backyard over a 20 year period — she was even featured in Latitude 38 in 1996, the year we launched her. Selling Morning Star is like selling a child, but finances dictate the sale, so we advertised in sailing magazines and on numerous sell-your-own-boat websites. More »
December Issue Hits the Streets
Now that you’ve recovered from an overdose of tryptophan, family togetherness and migraine-inducing traffic, it’s time to settle down to a little vicarious sailing fun. The December issue of Latitude 38, which is being delivered all over the Bay Area today, is chock full of nuts . More »
Happy Thanksgiving
It may be raining today, but this weekend’s forecast is for sun, sun, sun! Go ahead, eat till you pop a button tomorrow, but don’t waste that sun. We expect to see each and every one of you out there using your boat at some point this weekend — we sure will be! More »
What Did You Do This Weekend?
Did you take advantage of this weekend’s lovely weather to go for a daysail?
© 2008 Peter Lyons
While some of us were chained to our desks in an effort to get the December issue to the printers, others were out enjoying a lovely, mild weekend on the water. More »
Weekend Fun for the Family
The San Francisco Maritime Museum may be closed until next year, but the Park Service still has many free and low-cost activities for the public to enjoy. Tomorrow, for example, your family could enjoy any one of the following:
Join a Park Ranger on a free Historic Waterfront Walking Tour starting at the Argonaut Hotel lobby, 10:30-11:30 a.m. More »
No Time Like the Present
We’ve heard it said that the average sailboat leaves its slip just 15 times a year. If you haven’t hit that magic number yet, there’s still time. Coordinate a raft-up with friends for Thanksgiving, sail over to Sam’s for a hot toddy or start rigging your boat with holiday lights in preparation for one of the Bay Area’s many lighted boat parades. More »
Dredging Begins in Vallejo
The Vallejo YC reports that the BCDC has finally approved permits to dredge the VYC harbor and replace the deteriorating wooden breakwater. Dredging has already begun and the new steel seawall is expected to be finished in February. More »
Classies Really Do Work
After this writer’s husband returned safely from this summer’s Singlehanded TransPac Race, we had a surplus of safety gear we no longer needed. We’ve always had excellent results in selling (as well as buying) through Latitude, so placing a Classy Classified was a no-brainer. More »
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