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Caption Contest(!)

April 15, 2019
Here’s your April Caption Contest(!). The winner will be announced in the May issue’s Loose Lips, as well as on the May 1 ‘Lectronic Latitude. Good luck! You can comment below, or email us here. More »

Answer to a Bit of Trivia

April 10, 2019
Last Friday, we asked you if you knew in what TV show the painting Mouth of the Delaware by Thomas Birch made an appearance. We gave you a hint, saying that the painting was hung in the office of one of the main characters. More »
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Race Notes from the Boat Show

Those of you who read Racing Sheet in Latitude 38 are no doubt familiar with the odds and ends that populate Race Notes. This is an online version — tidbits culled by our racing editor during last week's Pacific Sail and Power Boat Show.

Lost Shaker of Salt: the Search Continues

April 8, 2019
When Jimmy Buffett was on my cat 'ti Profligate' yesterday in St. Barth and told me that the great Rhodes 73-ft centerboard yawl 'Escapade', a Caribbean legend from the 80s and 90s, was being completely rebuilt, I was pretty sure that he was mistaken. After all, when I'd seen her years ago, she seemed to be a lost cause in the KKMI yard in Richmond.

Craft of Unconvention, Part 2

On Friday, we told you about some unconventional vessels that have graced West Coast waters. Many of these are so-called backyard builds, labors of love that congeal in sheds, parking lots and the far-flung corners of boatyards. More »
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Sailing on Sports Talk Radio

I am on the ground floor of launching a radio program covering the sport of sailing. We have some pros, some classics and some local coverage. We have about 22 minutes within a two-hour sports program.

Unconventional Craft, Part 1

April 5, 2019
“People who do not know that a sailboat is a living creature will never understand anything about boats and the sea.”  — Bernard Moitessier, The Long Way Every now and then, readers send us photos of unconventional, custom-built  vessels. More »

Mainstream Sailing; Boat Show Shindigs; Trivia

As spring arrives and America’s favorite pastime is in full swing (pun intended), the Bay Area is preparing for the arrival of the foiling cats — and we don’t mean some mischievous felines that are playing with a roll of aluminum foil.