After crossing 3,000 miles of open water, it’s nice to be greeted by a friendly face — and Polynesians are known for their warm, welcoming nature. latitude/Andy
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC When voyaging sailors need to cross a big patch of water, they typically wait for the ideal seasonal weather window to make the trip. More »

Sailing past Crockett on Carquinez Strait in the 2012 Delta Doo Dah. latitude/LaDonna
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC Delta Doo Dah 7 had a ‘soft opening’ on Friday. This year’s rally will continue to welcome do-it-yourselfers, so that you can explore the Delta on your own any time between May 16 and Labor Day, but we’ll also include some organized activities during the season to give our fleet opportunities to meet each other, socialize, and cruise in company. More »

John Arndt, the Associate Publisher of Latitude 38, will give a talk, ‘A Sailing Life Inspires a Celebration of Sailing and Ocean Conservation,’ at a St. Francis Yacht Club Yachting Luncheon this Wednesday, February 11. More »

This weekend will be a big one for boat shows on the West Coast. The Seattle Boat Show Indoors + Afloat will start on Friday and run through February 1, with boats on the water on South Lake Union and indoor displays and seminars at CenturyLink Field Event Center. More »

In 1936, Warwick ‘Commodore’ Tompkins sailed from Gloucester, MA, to San Francisco via Cape Horn aboard his family’s 85-ft 1896 Elbe River pilot schooner, Wander Bird. He was 4 years old at the time. More »

All sorts of sailors do the Pacific Puddle Jump each year, sailing aboard a wide variety of boats. Last year, roughly 20 nations were represented on the fleet roster. © Fred Jacq Based on the emails we’ve been receiving, adventure-hungry sailors all along the West Coast of the Americas are busily preparing to do the Pacific Puddle Jump — that is, the 3,000-mile crossing to French Polynesia. More »

A sled — er, sailboat — full of Christmas characters and decor plies the waters of the San Rafael Canal. © Shirley Vaughan ‘Tis the season for lighted boat parades, those maritime celebrations of the holiday spirit. More »

Corinthian Yacht Club’s popular speaker series returns to the club’s beautiful ballroom in downtown Tiburon this Wednesday evening, with the first film portrait by Life on the Water. The Sausalito-based enterprise interviews local sailors, racers, and watery souls at length and produces short films to capture the essence of the subject. More »