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Walder Boom Brake

Enjoy Sailing Downwind with Walder Boom Brake

Walder boom brake is an essential safety device that ensures the indispensable protection of your crew and equipment.
Sabots on the water - Black & white

Sailing’s Brain Trust Identifies Unknown Sabot

August 31, 2020
Recently we brought you the story of Ben McGinty's new sailboat and invited readers to help identify whether the little ship was indeed a Naples Sabot, as Ben suspected. Read on to discover the verdict.
Celebrating on deck

Latitude 38’s September Edition Out Tomorrow

Happy September sailors! This month has significance for a variety of reasons, and mostly because the new edition of 'Latitude 38' is about to hit the streets. That's right, it's out tomorrow.
The air is better

Sailors Escaping the Haze

Friday's fresh air and fun seekers did their best to sail through the haze, as they closed out the Friday night summer beer can series.

Division of Boating and Waterways Boater Card

The California Boater Card shows that its holder has successfully taken and passed a NASBLA/state-approved boater safety education examination.
Damage from Hurricane Laura

Hurricane Laura Lashes Gulf Coast

August 28, 2020
Hurricane Laura made landfall in the early hours of Thursday morning bringing sustained winds of up to 150 mph. As the northern eyewall of the hurricane raced over Cameron Parish, Louisiana, NOAA's Hurricane Center issued an update urging all to "Take action now to protect your life!"
Fireworks

A Bare Boat Charter and a Wedding in the Eastern Caribbean

We can’t help ourselves — we love St. Vincent and the Grenadines. So, we returned again for 28 days from December 20, 2019, to January 18, 2020. This would be a somewhat different trip because Yumi and I had earlier decided to get married on Bequia at the Frangipani Hotel.
Delta cruising

Delta Doo Dah August Newsletter

As Labor Day approaches we've sent out an end-of-summer newsletter to participants in the 12th Annual Delta Doo Dah. Despite the challenging times, the Doo Dah has been a huge success.