General Sailing
r2ak: The Race Is On!
Two days into the wild and crazy Race to Alaska, Russell Brown’s Gougeon 32 PT Watercraft is already looking like the boat to beat. Last year, Brown set the solo record for the 710-mile race from Victoria, BC to Ketchikan, Alaska — 9 days, 6 hours. More »
Two Sailors Rescued in Washington
On Saturday, a couple was plucked from their floundering boat off the coast of Washington state.
After being struck by a rouge wave and flooded, the couple — who were en route from Hawaii to Bellingham Washington aboard a 46-ft sailboat — activated their EPIRB. More »
Folsom Lake ‘Lectronic
Reader Mark Werder sent us the first in a series (or dare we say essay) of photos back in April:
The April issue of Latitude, on the left — and used here as a type of water-level gauge — shows a full-ish Folsom Lake, with the January issue, on the right, for comparison. More »
A Feeling About the Weather, Part 2
As we discussed on Wednesday, sailors’ relationship with the weather is as complex as any marriage. Add to that the notion of climate change, and couples therapy might be in order. More »
A Feeling About the Weather, Part 1
In this month’s Sightings, we posed the following question: Have the winds been getting lighter in California? This is not an uncommon query we’ve heard from some of our readers, and a seemingly relevant question to ask given the planet’s changing climate. More »
That One Time
Remember that one time we went sailing with Giovanni Soldini aboard Maserati? It’s been almost exactly a year, but for a while, it was all we could talk about (it’s amazing what a ride on a next-level boat will do to your perception of sailing). More »
Sailing San Luis
Last weekend, Roger Briggs wrote in saying that he was about to do the first race of the season with the San Luis Yacht Club, which sails out of Avila Beach. More »
SV ‘Delos’ Pt. 2
What makes for the most popular sailing channel on YouTube? Just do your thing and follow you heart, said Sailing SV Delos, the most popular sailing channel on YouTube. Last week, Brady Trautman told us that Delos’ relatability and authenticity have made their show well liked among a broad audience of sailors and non-sailors alike. More »
A Singlehanded Farallones Story
Thanks to Lia Ditton for sharing Michael Chammout’s account of the Singlehanded Farallones race with us. The following is an edited excerpt from his Facebook page. You can read a full account of the race, which was held on May 19, in the current issue of Latitude. More »
Randall Reeves Crosses the Line
Randall Reeves is about a month away from San Francisco. The Bay Area native is returning home, and plans to make another attempt at the Figure 8 Voyage in the fall. More »
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