General Sailing
State Proposes Ban on Sailing
Because of continued ensnarement in environmental litigation, skyrocketing costs of waterfront real estate, and dogged declining participation in both the sport and lifestyle of sailing, a group of lawmakers has quietly been discussing an outright ban on recreational boating in San Francisco Bay. More »
No Joke: April Issue Hits Newsstands Today
But seriously, folks, the April issue is out today, and it’s one of our favorite Latitudes ever. April has traditionally been our “Boat Show” issue, and this month, we have a 40-page guide to the upcoming Pacifc Sail & Power extravaganza coming to a Craneway Pavilion in Richmond near you this Thursday. More »
Cool Science-y Stuff Happening on the Ocean
Another Bay Area Boat Rounds the Horn
Just over a week after Randall Reeves completed his carousel circuit of the Southern Ocean and made his second rounding of Cape Horn, another Bay Area boat was on his heels. More »
Looking in on Sailing Symposiums
The pressure to climb the pyramid, at the expense of long-term participation and well-rounded skill development, has parents, instructors and program leaders looking to US Sailing for guidance and a different approach. They've seen too many kids drop out.
Another Sailor Survives the Golden Globe
Since it began last July, we’ve been calling the 50th anniversary of the Golden Globe Race the most grueling ocean racing event in recent memory.
We can’t believe how much we’ve been understating it. More »
Surfing the Webb
On Monday’s we like to surf the www-dots to see what kind of sailing news percolated over the weekend. The web brought us to Webb. Well, sort of.
Webb Chiles is reportedly struggling through light winds off the west coast of Central America. More »
Photos of the Day
A steampunk sailing adventure to celebrate the last weekend of winter, and the first really nice weekend for months.
Randall Reeves Re-Rounds Cape Horn
We got the following email from Randall Reeves not long after we posted ‘Lectronic on Wednesday:
Well, Mo is around and has passed for the second time this passage under Cape Horn, thus completing her circuit of the Southern Ocean via the Capes, non-stop and solo. More »
Another Flare-Up
A few months ago, a Latitude reader asked what they should do with their used flares. As it turns out, disposing of expired flares — which are, of course, mandatory on nearly every vessel — can be a hard thing to do. More »
An Equinox for Lunatics
Today is the vernal equinox, the first day of spring, and, for most, the start of the peak sailing season. It's the day the sun crosses the equator from the Southern Hemisphere to the North just as members of the Pacific Puddle Jump fleet are doing the opposite — they are heading north to south.
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