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Tropical Storm Bears down on La Paz

August 30, 2017
It seems that Harvey is not the only storm of note in the Northern Hemisphere at the moment. We’re receiving early reports that a tropical storm is headed for La Paz in Baja California, Mexico.  More »

Bowperson of the Week

August 23, 2017
In our occasional ode to the lone, brave soul who ventures to the pointy end of the boat to take care of business, we bring you a scene from spring time racing on the Bay. More »

‘Matthew Turner’ Gets its Masts

August 21, 2017
The Matthew Turner is looking more and more like a ship. On Saturday — and with the ceremonial fanfare we’ve come to enjoy from Educational Tallships — the Turner’s fore and aft masts were lifted by crane, stepped and fastened into place. More »

The Ice Cocktail Challenge

August 16, 2017
In a ‘Lectronic Reader Submission from earlier this month, Janet Baker asked what we thought was an improbable question: "Have you ever had glacial ice in your whiskey?" The gauntlet thusly thrown down, we had a quick response from David Eberhard and Deborah Connors of San Francisco. More »

Reader Submission: Back in the Bay

August 14, 2017
This photo was given to us by Joe Warren as part of our Reader Submission Series. "This was taken in August 2015," wrote Joe Warren. "David Allocco photographs the Golden Gate Bridge after he, skipper Perry Peters and I arrive back to the mainland aboard Perry’s J/120, Felicita, after 24 days at sea from Honolulu, Hawaii. More »

Sunrise Off Richardson Bay

Latitude reader and cruiser Lee Panza reminded us that Richardson Bay is one of the hidden gems of the Bay Area. This time of year, outbound cruisers drop their hook in the waters off Sausalito in preparation for making a run for the lower latitudes — especially Mexico.  More »

Reader Submission: East Bay Cruising

August 11, 2017
This picture was sent to us by Walter Funk. "Predator, a Hobie 33, heads to the City," Funk wrote us. Predator passes Yerba Buena Island and sails upwind for the Cityfront. More »

An Account of the Sunken Ketch

August 9, 2017
We’ve been trying to piece together what happened to a wooden ketch off Treasure Island on the last weekend of July. As we reported in a previous ‘Lectronic, a sailboat — which some of our readers have identified as the Sans Souci, a Block Island ketch — was taking on water one mile north of the Bay Bridge and east of Treasure Island on Saturday, July 29.  More »

Man Killed in Boat Explosion in Ensenada

A man has died after a possible propane explosion and fire aboard a sailboat at Marina Coral in Ensenada yesterday afternoon, according to reports from witnesses in the marina. The man’s identity is not known. More »