Commentary
The Trouble With Sailing the Forbidden Path
Forbidden zones usually exist for a reason, and it behooves us as sailors to be aware of not only those zones, but also the reasons behind them.
Caption Contest(!)
Welcome to our last Caption Contest(!) for 2022! Although you'll have to wait until the new year to see the winners.
The Sailing Books That Made Us
Just to be clear, my telling you about my favorite sailing book — yet again — is an attempt to get you to tell us about your favorite sailing book. Can you say why it's your favorite? Can you say how it "made you" the sailor that you are?
Give the Gift of Sailing With the Siebel Sailors Program
Launched in 2019, the Siebel Sailors Program, US Sailing’s initiative to get more youth into sailing across the country, has served over 700+ youths annually.
Have You Seen the Daughter of Mount Tamalpais?
You can sail the Bay every day and still see things you might not have noticed before. Vikas Kapur sent us a view that we've missed over many, many sails.
Taking a ‘Good Jibes’ Holiday With a Read Through 2022
Over the coming weeks we'll be sharing live readings of some of our favorite stories from the pages of Latitude 38. You might even be surprised to hear one from our "waaaay back" machine.
A Relaxing Saturday Sail, or Messing About in Boats?
How often have you gone to your boat, feeling a bit grumpy and down about the "work" you have to do, only to get there and happily get stuck into even the dirtiest of jobs?
Here Are Some Salty Phrases To Start Your Week — Part 1
Most sailors are familiar with the main seagoing words that have made their ways into everyday jargon. But you might be surprised at how many familiar phrases also came down the gangplank.
Grateful for Blue Friday, Small Business Saturday, and #Giving Tuesday
However you choose to spend your Thanksgiving weekend, we hope you have fun, stay safe (and well), and that you get to enjoy the beautiful outdoors, especially on the water.
Jim DeWitt, Bay Area Renaissance Man and Master Artist, Passes at 92
On Saturday, James Harden DeWitt passed away at the age of 92. He was a giant in the Bay Area sailing world as a racer, sailmaker and painter, a true Renaissance man who wore his passions on his sleeve.
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