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What’s New at the Boat Show

April 6, 2018
Marina Bay Yacht Harbor, all decked out for the Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show. latitude/Chris
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show will return to Richmond on April 19-22; we’ll be there and hope you will be too. More »

Do Something About the Weather

April 4, 2018
"Everybody talks about the weather," says the Pacific Cup Yacht Club. "You can do something about it." The fifth and final Pacific Offshore Academy leading up to the 20th Pacific Cup race to Hawaii will tackle the tricky topics of weather and navigation.  More »

World Water Day

March 21, 2018
Did you know that tomorrow is World Water Day? In fact, it’s the 25th anniversary of an event designated by the United Nations to draw attention to the importance of water. More »

Puddle Jumpers Prepare to Pounce

March 12, 2018
Are these Pacific Puddle Jumpers excited about making the crossing to Polynesia? Oh, just a wee bit. Having sailed south to Banderas Bay from Alaska, Canada and the US, these Vallarta YC Sendoff Party participants struck this pose at Paradise Village Resort. More »

Sail a Small Boat Day

March 7, 2018
All kinds of boats produced all kinds of smiles as everyone got a ride at Sail a Small Boat Day — for many it was their first sail ever.  latitude/Monique
©2018Latitude 38 Media, LLC Despite the hail, rain and gray skies, Richmond Yacht Club’s Sail a Small Boat Day was a complete success. More »

Sail a Small Boat Day This Saturday

February 28, 2018
Putter about in a small boat or two or three — or as many as you can squeeze in — this Saturday, March 3, at Richmond Yacht Club’s Sail a Small Boat Day. More »

A(nother) Crew List Success Story

February 5, 2018
Scenes from the Golden Gate Yacht Club as sailors mix it up, trying to find the perfect ride or crew.  latitude/Chris
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC "Anyone can do it," said Ryan Waters in a YouTube video he made about jumping aboard a Cal 43 as an inexperienced crew. More »

Winter Is Seminar Season, Part 2

January 15, 2018
Picking up where we left off on Friday’s ‘Lectronic Latitude post… Corinthian Yacht Club invites racers to sail or drive in to the CYC on the Friday night before the Corinthian Midwinters on January 20-21. More »

Winter Is Seminar Season, Part 1

January 12, 2018
The winter months of January and February are so replete with seminars on virtually all aspects of sailing that we won’t have room to list them all in one post. But we’ll get a start with events this weekend. More »

Captains Courageous on the Big Screen

January 10, 2018
As a movie buff who spent endless hours of adolescence watching movies from the ’30s and ’40s on TV channels with high numbers (like 36, 40 and 44), usually worn-out prints badly chopped up by do-it-yourself used-car-dealer ads, this editor can only wonder how she managed to miss seeing Captains Courageous. More »