Events
A Plethora of Opening Days
In March 22’s ‘Lectronic Latitude, we previewed the 100th anniversary of Opening Day on the Bay, coming up on Sunday, April 23. But San Francisco Bay’s Opening Day is not the only one. More »
Opening Day Turns 100
In the olden days, Opening Day had a more literal meaning.
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In April 1917 Woodrow Wilson decided it would be a good idea to join the ‘war to end all wars’. More »
Sign Up for the 9th Delta Doo Dah
It’s hard to believe that she’s already nine years old! Dreamed up at a Latitude 38 staff Christmas party in 2008, the Delta Doo Dah cruising rally has facilitated, encouraged, coaxed, enabled and charmed hundreds of sailors venturing beyond San Francisco Bay into their own back forty, a watery wonderland formed by a network of rivers and sloughs just a few miles yet worlds away from the urban jungle. More »
Calendar Erratum
Our February Calendar listed an incorrect date for Corinthian YC’s Speaker Series event featuring Dirk Rosen of MARE. We said Rosen’s presentation would be on February 12 when it was actually on February 2. More »
Seminar Season Is Upon Us
During the years that we’ve been editing Latitude 38’s Calendar, we’ve noticed that a mustering of energy in preparation for the spring sailing season manifests itself as a spate of seminars during the break between the holidays and the beginning of evening beer can racing. More »
A Celebration of Both Sail and Power
All this writer wants for Christmas is a rowing/sailing gaffer from Gig Harbor Boat Works. Sweet!
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©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC With the recent announcement that Sail America’s annual Bay Area boat show will include powerboats this year, some sailors dissed the idea as an unwelcome dilution of what had always been an exclusively sail-focused event. More »
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC With the recent announcement that Sail America’s annual Bay Area boat show will include powerboats this year, some sailors dissed the idea as an unwelcome dilution of what had always been an exclusively sail-focused event. More »
Seattle Boat Show Goings-on
Boat shows are fun for the whole family.
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The Seattle Boat Show, which starts today on Lake Union and in the CenturyLink Center, will be the hub for a host of goings-on over the next week, starting with this evening’s Uncorked. More »
Happy Holidays from Latitude’s Crew
Tom and Naty Marlow’s Ketch 22, towing her dinghy, was among the boats lighting up the Estuary on December 3.
© 2016 Fred Fago
In observance of the winter solstice, the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re sharing some photos of sailors brightening up the darkness. More »
Lighted Boat Parades Part 2
In Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic Latitude, we listed a plethora of lighted boat parades that will put holiday sparkle into the next three weekends in Northern California and San Diego. We wondered what we’d missed, and some alert readers clued us in. More »
Lighted Boats Parade into the Holidays
Island Dreamer in last year’s Lighted Yacht Parade on the Oakland-Alameda Estuary.
© Fred Fago
Over the next couple of weekends, it will seem as if there are as many lighted boat parades as there are LEDs on a string of Christmas lights. More »
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