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Posts by Tim Henry

The September Issue Is Here!

September 1, 2017
The moment you’ve all been waiting for has arrived! The September issue of Latitude 38 is hitting the newsstands as we speak. This month, we have features about Tomales Bay cruising, sailor and ocean rower Lia Ditton, the Drake’s Bay Race, the story of the long-lost Phoenix of Hiroshima, the Pacific Puddle Jump recap, Racing Sheet, and much, much more. More »

Hurricane Harvey Still Wreaking Havoc

August 30, 2017
Editor’s Note: A picture has been removed from this posting because it was brought to our attention that it was either a fake, or from a different storm entirely. Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Louisiana early this morning, and continues to linger over southeast Texas. More »

Bowperson of the Week

August 23, 2017
In our occasional ode to the lone, brave soul who ventures to the pointy end of the boat to take care of business, we bring you a scene from spring time racing on the Bay. More »

Tuesday Night Racing in Sausalito

August 21, 2017
A typical summer evening in Sausalito: A thick fog bank rolls over Wolf Ridge and down the Waldo Grade, seeking out Richardson Bay. © 2017 Roxanne Fairbairn Sausalito Yacht Club’s August 8 Summer Sunset race was sailed in typical Bay Area summer conditions, with a brisk westerly wind, waning ebb and an early sunset. More »

‘Matthew Turner’ Gets its Masts

The Matthew Turner is looking more and more like a ship. On Saturday — and with the ceremonial fanfare we’ve come to enjoy from Educational Tallships — the Turner’s fore and aft masts were lifted by crane, stepped and fastened into place. More »

Phaedo3 Off to New Zealand

August 18, 2017
Phaedo3 flies down the homestretch of the Transpac, in Molokai Channel at sunset. Phaedo3
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC Hong Kong-based department-store baron Karl Kwok has long had an affinity for ultra-fast racing sailboats and has owned a plethora of them over the years. More »

The Ice Cocktail Challenge

August 16, 2017
In a ‘Lectronic Reader Submission from earlier this month, Janet Baker asked what we thought was an improbable question: "Have you ever had glacial ice in your whiskey?" The gauntlet thusly thrown down, we had a quick response from David Eberhard and Deborah Connors of San Francisco. More »

Volvo Ocean Race Intro

August 14, 2017
Volvo Ocean Race Team Dongfeng rounds Fastnet Rock. © Jeremie Lecaudey / Team Dongfeng Every two years the Volvo Ocean Race has proven itself the best at giving couch sailors a chance to see and hear what it’s like to race around the world. More »