General Sailing
Sailors Help Improve Data Collection on Floating Marine Debris
If you see debris from your boat, during a beach walk, or even on a social media post, share the details using the Floating Marine Plastic Debris Accumulation Reporting Tool.
Sharing More Memories of Mexico
If you do a Baja Ha-Ha, or if you did the Nada Ha-Ha because there wasn't an official Baja Ha-Ha this year, be careful, because you may be in for a much longer adventure than you anticipated.
Don’t Chafe on Me
I added these chafe guards in the spring of 2016. They are still intact, serving their purpose after somewhere around one hundred evenings at anchor in a large variety of conditions, some of them quite extreme.
KKMI Wishes you Happy Haul-idays
As an essential business, we want you to know that we are here to (safely) help you keep your boat ready to shelter in place on the Bay and beyond. Wishing you a safe, sane and happy Holiday Season!
Dreaming of a White Christmas
It can be hard to understand why some would choose to sail north until you see the raw beauty of the anchorages. Yes, it's cold, but if you're looking to get away from it all, this is the way to succeed.
Man Overboard in Berkeley Was Not a Drill
Niklas Hache was singlehanding his 22-ft Santana outside Berkeley Marina when his boom swung and knocked him overboard. The current and the cold water quickly conspired to create a life-threatening situation for the 32-year-old sailor.
Classy Classified Deadline for January Is Tomorrow!
Latitude 38’s Classy Classifieds is the place to buy or sell boats – as well as marine gear, trailers, liferafts, boat partnerships, trades and more.
Modern Sailing School & Club Is Hiring
Complete your ASA IQCs at MSC! Our new instructors receive 100% tuition reimbursement for each clinic after teaching their first course at the level.
‘Matthew Turner’ Meets ‘C.A. Thayer’ at Haulout
If you had been sailing or motoring on the Oakland Estuary in the past few weeks, you might have imagined you were seeing an apparition — not just one 19th-century tall ship in dry dock, but two.
Spinsheet Happy Hour: “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere ….”
"It's 5 o'clock somewhere..." Join Spinsheet's Zoom Happy Hour today at 2 p.m. and meet the sailing press. BYO Mai Tai!
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