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Boat Show Revelry

Gentle breezes and warm temps greeted showgoers at Strictly Sail this weekend.

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Strictly Sail Pacific couldn’t have been held on a more beautiful weekend — perfect for viewing boats in their ‘natural habitat’, so to speak. Attendees to the four-day show took full advantage of free sailboat rides, deeply discounted gear and services, and absolutely stunning weather.

This swarming mass of bodies consumed 31 gallons of Sierra Nevada, and 12 1.5-liter bottles (twice the size of normal bottles) each of Woodbridge Merlot and Chardonnay.

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©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC

Many of those who came on Friday stuck around after the show closed for Latitude 38‘s Baja Ha-Ha, Pacific Puddle Jump and Delta Doo Dah Reunion Party. We couldn’t begin to guess how many people stopped by to claim their free beer and wine, but we can tell you that the Latitude staff developed serious ‘bartender elbows’ — which required liberal doses of our own medicine — from so much pouring and keg pumping!

Supersize me! This Latitude-crazy partygoer shows off the Costco-sized bottle of merlot that murdered his white polo. He considered the stains a badge of honor.

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©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC

While Strictly Sail is now just a warm memory, it was a great jump-start to the sailing season, which officially opens this Sunday with Opening Day on the Bay. This year’s theme of "Building Bridges" will undoubtedly spark some creative entries in the boat parade, which starts around noon and runs from Crissy Field to Pier 39.

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