General Sailing
Caption Contest(!)
Aaaaaannnnnnnnnd here’s your March Caption Contest(!). Good luck!
You can send your entries here, or comment below.
Thanks to @denizkilic1355 for this one. We highly recommend this Instagram account for all things maritime. More »
Hidden Boat Maintenance Issues
Do you know boatyard discharge has to be cleaner than drinking water? The water coming out of the hose going into the Bay is illegal. The same water from the same tap going into our water bottle is deemed safe for human consumption.
Alan Olson Wins Tall Ship Award
At the end of February, the Bay Area’s Alan Olson won the 2018 Leadership Award from Tall Ships America. The award is bestowed “to a member of Tall Ships America who has made a significant contribution to sail training through the demonstration of leadership at executive or senior levels,” Tall Ships America said, “and whose impact has been felt by the sail training community at large, beyond that of their own organization.” More »
Sailor Master Classes
The upcoming Pacific Sail & Powerboat Show has more to offer than looking and shopping. There are numerous free seminars in addition to a few all-day, advance-registration seminars requiring a paid tuition. More »
The Women Navigators
In this month’s Latitude, author Michael Kew brings us a dispatch from the South Pacific island of Yap, which could be considered the heart of the modest Polynesian Voyaging renaissance that’s taken place over the last four decades. More »
An Update from Webb Chiles
Nation — Another solo circumnavigator sent us an update. We were delighted to hear from the legendary Webb Chiles, who, after a unique transit of the Panama Canal, is about to embark on the last leg of his sixth circumnavigation. More »
The Naked Truth
When you leaf through old issues of Latitude, a few things might . . . ahem . . . jump out at you. We’re not talking about the sepia-colored photos, the big hair or the beamy boats. More »
Randall Reeves Says Hello to Latitude Nation
It’s time for your monthly Randall Reeves-ing. Nation, last night, the solo-sailor extraordinaire sent you a message:
Greetings from 47°S and 122°W. That position is significant; it’s the same longitude as San Francisco, although the latitude is some 5,000 miles further south. More »
Spring Crew List Party March 7
Make plans to attend Latitude 38's Crew Party, Thursday, March 7, 6-9 p.m. at Golden Gate Yacht Club in San Francisco
Humboldt Bay; Beached in Tib; Jokes of the Day
“Changing Conditions” in Humboldt Bay
If you’re planning on sailing into Humboldt Bay in the next few days or weeks, the Coast Guard is urging extreme caution.
“Coast Guard crews and mariners are observing breaking waves in the channel near the charted position of buoy ‘9’ which is no longer on-station due to the conditions in the area,” a press release said. More »
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