General Sailing
License to Sail
One of the Latitude staff was out in the shoreside world when they stumbled upon this little ditty:
Guess what time it is, Latitude Nation? We want to see all those sailing-themed license plates out there. More »
Step Aboard This Hunter 42 at Yacht Fest
This well-maintained, spacious center cockpit Hunter 42 is worth a close look. With two cabins and two heads, it offers very comfortable family or two-couple cruising.
Luxmore Real Estate
52-ft to dock your boat(s) when you buy this breathtaking Napa Valley home.
Come Aboard this Santa Cruz 52 at Yacht Fest This Weekend
Roxanne, the second to last 52 to come out of Santa Cruz, is one of the nicest ones you will find. She was originally built to go cruising with a family.
Photo of the Day
How many kids (plus their instructors and dogs) can you fit on a Hobie 16?
See This MacGregor 65 at Yacht Fest This Weekend
The MacGregor 65 is a legendary West Coast-built cruiser ideal for sailing from Mexico to Alaska.
A great West Coast cruiser because:
It motors fast and covers long northbound distances in a hurry. More »
The Peace Navy Offers an Alternative to Fleet Week
San Francisco has been at the center of the peace movement for many decades. It might have started with the founding of the United Nations at the Herbst Theater in 1945, or possibly with the Summer of Love and the Berkeley Vietnam War protests. More »
Women’s Sailing at CSC and on the Bay
No need to be an experienced sailor to notice that sailing may not be the most egalitarian sport when it comes to gender. Some attribute it to a difference in physical strength, less recklessness or, at a professional level, difficulties for women to convince sponsors, but certainly, there is a strong cultural dimension to it. More »
See the Hanse 388 at Yacht Fest Oct. 4-6
The new Hanse 388 is a cruiser that lets in more sunlight below deck than any other yacht in its class. A record number of portholes in the hull and on deck — and even alongside the companionway — flood the saloon with natural sunlight the whole day through. More »
The Bay Area’s Nuclear Thursday
Bay Area — wow! Yesterday was, in the parlance of sophisticated sailors everywhere, a super-gnarly day on the water.
A recent rule of thumb seems to be that, following a few days of unseasonable heat, big wind immediately follows. More »
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