General Sailing
A Brief but Powerful Starting Line Squall
This winter has been pretty wet and wild. The forecast for the Corinthian Midwinters on February 16-17 was a little shaky. Right during the 13-division starting sequence on Saturday, a squall burst through the starting area.
March of the Dockwalkers
Started by the California Division of Boating and Waterways in 1999, the Dockwalker Program encourages people to get trained as certified partners who “inspire and educate boaters to be safe and environmentally sound. More »
The Politics of Weather Forecasting Grind On
For more than a decade, a small group of lawmakers in Washington have tried and failed to privatize weather forecasting and effectively sell weather data — which has already been publicly funded — back to taxpayers. More »
Pull the Sheet
As we puttered along, the call suddenly went out to "Pull the sheet." In fact, along with the many large logs and other debris being washed into the Bay, was a large sheet of plastic that needed rescuing.
New Baja Ha-Ha Dates for This Year
If you are one of the many sailors making plans to participate in this fall’s Baja Ha-Ha XXVI — more than 10,000 sailors on over 3,000 boats have preceded you in the last 25 years — please note that the event will start a week later than in recent years. More »
The Inexplicable Lawsuit Against KKMI
On Friday, Keefe Kaplan Maritime, Inc., or KKMI, will face off against the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) in federal court at a settlement hearing to resolve allegations made by CSPA that KKMI is violating the federal Clean Water Act and its discharge permit with the San Francisco Regional Water Control Board. More »
The Coast Guard and a Capsized Cat
On Sunday, the Coast Guard rescued three people from a capsized 30-ft catamaran just north of San Diego.
The Coast Guard received a mayday call on Sunday afternoon from the boat Divided Soul — the catamaran’s EPIRB was also triggered. More »
A Valentine to the Other Woman
My wife recently said, “You’ve cheated on me!" Knowing that wasn’t the case, I asked if possibly she could run down some of the highlights to jog my memory.
Caption Contest(!)
Here’s your February Caption Contest(!)
We know that this photo was taken by a reader at last year’s Jazz Cup, but we have, unfortunately, lost the reader’s name. If this is your photo, mystery Latitude-ian, please write us here. More »
Winter Weekend Report
Cold, rainy and even snowy. That pretty much sums up the West Coast weekend (including Hawaii!), and is also a fairly accurate forecast for the coming week.
Sunny and always-temperate San Diego has not been immune to the round of chilly winter weather engulfing the West Side. More »
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