Events
Summerwind Aground in Baja Ha-Ha
The 350-mile San Diego-to-Turtle Bay first leg of the Baja Ha-Ha cruisers’ rally featured the strongest, most consistent leg-long winds in the 23-year history of the event. After a 2.5-hour rolling start — motoring allowed — out of San Diego on Monday morning, the wind filled in nicely to the 18- to 25-knot range, just south of the Coronado Islands. It More »
Flashgirl’s Homecoming
Flashgirl is home after a decade in the South Pacific.
It wasn’t what we’d call an ideal photo op, but somehow Nancy Tompkins’ camera managed to record this shot of Flashgirl returning through the Golden Gate to her Sausalito homeport on Wednesday night. More »
Huge Baja Ha-Ha Fleet Heads South
The crew of the New Mexico-based Catana 471 Footloose was in high spirits as they paraded out to the starting line.
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©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC At 10 a.m. today, the 23rd annual Baja Ha-Ha rally’s fleet of 136 boats paraded out of San Diego Harbor escorted by two local fireboats, while print, TV and radio reporters captured the scene from the deck of the sportfishing vessel Dolphin. More »
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC At 10 a.m. today, the 23rd annual Baja Ha-Ha rally’s fleet of 136 boats paraded out of San Diego Harbor escorted by two local fireboats, while print, TV and radio reporters captured the scene from the deck of the sportfishing vessel Dolphin. More »
Women Who Sail Meet Up
On Saturday, October 22, Women Who Sail is having a reunion meeting at the pool at La Cruz Inn that will include all the original speakers from the very first meet-up there in February 2014. More »
Here Come the Blue Angels
Right now, as you read this, you may be hearing the deafening roar of those jet engines overhead. If you hear them over to the south, look to the west, because by the time you hear them they’re already halfway across the sky. More »
Welcome to Fleet Week
Waters off the Cityfront get pretty churned up due to all the erratic boat traffic, but it’s always big fun to be out there during an air show.
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Before you become buried under the avalanche of tasks and obligations that the new week holds for you, let us remind you that today through next Monday is Fleet Week, when roughly a million people will flock to San Francisco Bay to tour naval vessels, rub shoulders with active-duty personnel, and marvel at the jaw-dropping feats of aerial acrobats who fly fighter jets and stunt planes. More »
Tomorrow Is Coastal Cleanup Day
Volunteers clean up an East Bay wetland. It’s a great feeling to be part of this massive annual effort.
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Just as the sport of sailing requires harnessing the power of the wind, those who take part in it can’t help but become acutely aware of their natural surroundings. More »
Cold Case Solved
Back in 2009, a routine hydrographic survey by NOAA revealed a wreck on the ocean floor only a few miles from Southeast Farallon Island. No big surprise — hundreds of vessels have foundered over the years on or near the Rockpile. More »
Women ‘Capture the Power’
Women teach women how to sail at Island Yacht Club’s annual Northern California Women’s Sailing Seminar, the slogan of which is ‘Capture the Power’. "Top-notch women sailors from all along the Pacific Coast volunteer their expertise to provide instruction in workshops in the classroom and on the water," says organizer Nancy Hird. More »
Delta Doo Dah This Weekend
Potato Slough is an anchorage popular with cruisers of the California Delta, and puttering around in a sailing dinghy is a popular way to pass a hot, sunny afternoon.
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©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Next weekend’s Delta Doo Dah events will wrap up the official itinerary of the inland cruising rally’s eighth year. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Next weekend’s Delta Doo Dah events will wrap up the official itinerary of the inland cruising rally’s eighth year. More »
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