Events
The State of Sailing Talk
Latitude 38 Associate Publisher John Arndt will talk on the state of sailing and the sailing industry at the St. Francis YC’s Yachting Luncheon this Wednesday. He’ll discuss challenges and opportunities — including ones the America’s Cup will bring to local sailing organizations — and how Latitude 38, SailSFBay.org, More »
Sailing the Bay Talks
Readers have no doubt seen mentions of Ron Blatman, who won four regional Emmy awards for his PBS documentary Saving the Bay, and his plans for a new documentary titled Sailing the Bay. More »
Kickin’ the Winter Blues
Sailors in the Lake Havasu Pocket Cruisers Convention will get continental when they sail under the London Bridge.
Lake Havasu Pocket Cruisers convention
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Six years ago, Sean Mulligan organized a small cruise-out for fellow trailer sailer owners to Lake Havasu, a Colorado River reservoir on the California-Arizona border. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Six years ago, Sean Mulligan organized a small cruise-out for fellow trailer sailer owners to Lake Havasu, a Colorado River reservoir on the California-Arizona border. More »
Kame Richards Talk on Wednesday
Kame Richards will speak on Wednesday night about the best sails to use for a tradewind run to the Islands.
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©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The fourth seminar in a free series leading up to this summer’s Singlehanded Transpac, a solo race from San Francisco Bay to Hanalei Bay on the island of Kauai, is scheduled for Wednesday night at Oakland YC. More »
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The fourth seminar in a free series leading up to this summer’s Singlehanded Transpac, a solo race from San Francisco Bay to Hanalei Bay on the island of Kauai, is scheduled for Wednesday night at Oakland YC. More »
Kame Richards Talk on Friday
Kame perches atop Angel Island when he gives his Bay currents talk at the Bay Model (which is being refilled next month after a couple years of construction, by the way). More »
Last Chance for the Photo Contest
Sausalito YC’s lighted boat parade had the highest turn-out — and most pleasant conditions — we’ve seen in years.
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©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC This is the last weekend before Christmas, and there are just two more Bay Area lighted boat parades remaining on this year’s schedule: December 16 — St. More »
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC This is the last weekend before Christmas, and there are just two more Bay Area lighted boat parades remaining on this year’s schedule: December 16 — St. More »
AC & Rigging Meetings Reminder
If you read Monday’s ‘Lectronic item about this week’s America’s Cup meetings within a couple hours of its being posted, you may not have caught the correct time for the first one. More »
Free Rigging Seminar
You don’t have to be an entrant in next summer’s Singlehanded TransPac to attend the seminars offered by the Singlehanded Sailing Society in the months preceeding the 2,120-mile race from San Francisco Bay to Kauai. More »
Lighted Boat Photo Contest
Stationary boats are much easier to photograph but you still need a motionless platform or you’ll end up with fuzzy pics.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC As we mentioned in Friday’s ‘Lectronic posting of all the Bay Area lighted boat parades, shooting such events is notoriously tricky. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC As we mentioned in Friday’s ‘Lectronic posting of all the Bay Area lighted boat parades, shooting such events is notoriously tricky. More »
Having a Blast on Banderas Bay
People often ask us if a certain type of boat is "good" or not. It’s hard to answer, because not only are different boats good for different uses, but they are often good or bad depending on who is trying to use them for a particular purpose. More »
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