Posts by Tim Henry
The Dutch Shoe Marathon
As adults, it’s easy to forget how awesome summer is for kids. For three months, there’s no school, and kids live at the beach or the docks in a near-constant state of play. More »
Bay Area Beatdown
We want to put another call out to any and everyone with a good sea story (or picture). Is anyone cruising the Channel Islands? Who’s doing unexpectedly well in their local beer cans? More »
Latitude Movie Club: The Disaster Film
Latitude Nation — We were looking forward to reviewing a sailing movie in ‘real time’, but alas, Adrift came and went before we managed to get ourselves to the theater. (Did anyone out there happen to catch it? More »
Laser Run to Benicia
Seven brave sailors and three support volunteers showed up at Richmond Yacht Club Sunday morning, July 1, to tackle the Second Annual RYC to Benicia Run. We had four Radials (Chris, Dan, Peter and Hideki) and three full rigs (Marcel, Julian and myself) plus Josh, Chris and Jocelyn in our support boat. More »
Another Mystery Boat
Readers, there’s another mystery boat out there. We got the following letter from Steve Fisher.
Any guesses as to the origins of this ’80s-looking boat?
© 2018 Steve Fisher
I have a boat that I bought a few months ago, which came with a new California-issued CF number. More »
Baja Ha-Ha Provisioning
If you’re heading south with the Baja Ha-Ha this fall, you may have questions about provisioning for a longer stay in Mexico. All medium to large cities in Mexico have US-style big box stores: Costco, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Soriano, Mega, and others. More »
The Reed Boat Expedition
"Reed boat does not take you where you want to go. Reed boat takes you where you should go, accompanied by the nature."
Jin Ishikawa, in the reeds.
© 2018 Jin Ishikawa
Last night at Spaulding Marine Center, Captain Jin Ishikawa stood in front of about 20 people with a laptop and projector. More »
Coast Guard Rescues Four in Suisun Bay
On Saturday, a 22-ft sailboat ran aground and began taking on water on Suisun Bay near Port Chicago in Concord. Onboard was a family of four, including a mother, father and two children. More »
Angel Island Movie Night: ‘Coco’
Happy Monday, Latitude Nation. Here in the Bay Area, we’re already making plans for next weekend. This coming Saturday, July 21, Angel Island will be hosting movie night, showing the Disney/Pixar feature Coco. More »
Randall Reeves Returns
He’s back.
After nine months and 27,000 miles, Randall Reeves and Moli have returned to the Bay Area.
© 2018 Joanna Bloor Figure 8 Voyage
On Monday, Randall Reeves sailed under the Golden Gate, completing a circumnavigation, but not the one he had envisioned when he left San Francisco last October. More »
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