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Posts by Tim Henry

Adventures in AIS and Other Gizmos

September 6, 2017
As flocks of cruisers prepare to head south this fall, their nav stations will be packed with more state-of-the-art electronics than ever before. The Wanderer has broken down at length the pros and cons of the various systems available to oceangoing cruisers — deciding what’s best for you and your boat includes factors like cost (duh), installation versus a handheld system, the ability to text or communicate with other cruisers over thousands of miles, and even the ability to get Internet in the middle of the ocean. More »

Hurricane Irma Makes Landfall

A satellite image of Hurricane Irma spinning violently in the Caribbean.  © 2017 NOAA Hurricane Irma gathered steam in the Atlantic before finally making landfall in the Eastern Caribbean early today, threatening thousands of lives and homes, as well as infrastructure, and one of the largest concentrations of sailboats in one of the premier cruising destinations in the world. More »

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

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 »

‘Matthew Turner’ Gets its Masts

August 21, 2017
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 »

Tuesday Night Racing in Sausalito

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 »