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Readers Weigh in on Boater ID Law

July 3, 2017
In an April ‘Lectronic Latitude, we asked our readers to comment on a new Boater Identification law set to take effect in 2018, when California will begin to gradually roll out a requirement for certain motorized marine vessels — including sailboats with motors — to carry proof that they’ve taken a safety course. More »

QM2 Wins, but May Have to Do 720

In one of the more bizarre races of the year, the Queen Mary 2 has beaten four maxi-trimarans in a race from France to New York. But the ninth-longest ship in the world may have earned a penalty in the process of racing against four approximately 100-ft trimarans in a 3,000-plus-mile sprint across the Atlantic in the one-off event known as "The Bridge," and one of the QM2’s competitors has suggested a ‘penalty’ commonly seen in small-boat sailing. More »

West Marine: The Voyage Continues

June 30, 2017
Yesterday, West Marine announced it had been acquired by Monomoy Capital Partners. As an alternate Silicon Valley, ‘started-in-a-garage’ story, West Marine began as ‘West Coast Ropes’, and was founded in 1968, by Randy Repass in a Sunnyvale garage after he left Fairchild Semiconductor. More »

Cupdate: Kiwi Magic

June 26, 2017
It’s all over. Peter Burling, the youngest helmsmen to ever win the Cup, hoists the Auld Mug. We imagine that there are some happy sailors celebrating in New Zealand — where it’s early Tuesday morning as we write this.  More »

Saturday at Your Marina?

June 23, 2017
Don’t let your marina look like this on Summer Sailstice weekend. Hoisting sails helps improve sail shape and your outlook on life.  These boats were built for sailing. Treat your boat and family to a sail.  More »

Hokule’a Closes the Circle

June 21, 2017
The wa’a Hokule’a sails into Waikiki Bay, wrapping up her circumnavigation of the globe. © 2017 Lauren Easley More than 40 years after she was first launched, the Hawaiian voyaging canoe Hokule’a has returned to Hawaii after her most ambitious journey yet. More »

Wooden Boat Show This Sunday

Forests and forests of wood will be on hand for the Master Mariners Benevolent Association Wooden Boat Show on June 25.  latitude/File
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC For our money, one of the best shows in town this month is the Master Mariners Benevolent Association’s Wooden Boat show, coming to the Corinthian Yacht Club on Summer Sailstice weekend, Sunday, June 25.  More »

Cupdate: New Zealand Takes Early Lead

June 19, 2017
It’s starting to look a little familiar: Team Emirates New Zealand is walking away from Oracle Team USA, and seems to be in a league of its own, taking a 3-0 lead after winning the first four races handily (remember that the Kiwis started with a negative 1. More »