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Singlehanded TransPac Seminars

The Singlehanded TransPac starts off the CYC race deck along the downtown Tiburon shoreline. This is David King’s Saraband, which won the Westsail 32 division in 2016. latitude/Chris
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Singlehanded Sailing Society has worked with host Corinthian Yacht Club to move the start of the 2018 Singlehanded TransPac, originally scheduled for Friday, June 22, to Saturday, June 23. More »

Call-Out for Lighted Boat Parades

It seems like Halloween was just last week and yet retail stores are already playing Christmas music. As our culture gears up for the holiday season, we’re collecting a list of holiday boat parades for our December issue Calendar. More »

Baja Ha-Ha Sails South

Gray, light air remained for the first couple of days of the 24th Baja Ha-Ha, as the Navy seemed to escort the fleet out of San Diego Bay.  latitude/Tim
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC Everyone likes a nice breeze for a sail, but when you’re cruising, it’s just not as critical. More »

Can You Solve the Great Pumpkin Quiz?

In a longstanding tradition, the Sunday pursuit race at Richmond Yacht Club’s Great Pumpkin Regatta is peppered with distractions. Not only must skippers choose which direction to round Alcatraz and Angel Island, but they are also tasked with hunting pumpkins dropped from RIBs and solving a trivia quiz laden with historical teaching moments and recent news factoids — all sailing-related of course.  More »

YRA Racer Social: VHF and DSC

For the last couple of years, the Yacht Racing Association has been organizing occasional Racer Socials.  The next one, coming up next Thursday, October 19, will cover "All you ever wanted to know about VHF marine radios and DSC." More »

Heads Up: It’s Fleet Week

To find out about each Fleet Week activity, go to fleetweeksf.org and click on each icon in the graphic. © San Francisco Fleet Week When Bay Area sailors think of Fleet Week, taking the boat out to view the Blue Angels air show from the water is the first thing that comes to mind. More »

Women on the Water North & South

There’s something for women sailors north and south this coming weekend, September 23-24. Down south, several yacht clubs and the Women’s Sailing Association run WOW and WAH, the largest women’s regatta in Marina del Rey. More »

Coastal Cleanup Day

California’s largest annual volunteer event, California Coastal Cleanup, takes place on the third Saturday of each September, along more than 2,000 miles of coastal and inland waterfront. This year’s Cleanup Day will be tomorrow, Saturday the 16th, from 9 a.m. 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 »

Women Take the Tiller

The Half Moon Bay Yacht Club Women’s Sailing Program hosted its second Take the Tiller Workshop on June 3 to resounding acclaim. Take the Tiller’s on-the-water portion made use of HMBYC’s fleet of Cal 20s. More »