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A Head Start on February

January 30, 2015
The February Latitude — ahead of its time.  latitude/Annie
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC If your eyeballs are getting itchy to catch up on the latest sailing news, you’re in luck, as we’ve jumped the gun a wee bit and released the February issue of Latitude 38 today. More »
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King Tides Preview Future Levels

January 21, 2015
Yesterday’s 9.4-foot high tide at Redwood City was inches from flooding the grounds of this waterside facility. Imagine what this scene would look like in storm conditions — or if sea levels really do rise substantially.  More »

Feeling the Pain

January 19, 2015
Although our principal ‘beat’ is to report on sailing activities on the West Coast and beyond, we also do our best to keep track of news and trends in the wider watersports industry. More »

“My Wife Was Not Happy”

January 16, 2015
"We had a passage from hell after leaving Panama for Hawaii," reports Randal Barnhart, 69, of the Alaska-based Yankee Clipper Westwind. When we met him and his wife Carole almost a year ago at our annual Pacific Puddle Jump party in Panama, they were poised to cross the outbound track of their 15-year circumnavigation. More »

Ben Ainslie’s Honeymoon Rescue

January 14, 2015
After the mishap, Sir Richard Branson showers the newlyweds and their rescuers with a bit of bubbly.  © 2015 Jack Brockway / Virgin.com If you think you’re too hot a sailor to ever get in trouble with your boat, think again. More »

Cyber Seafloor Tour of the Bay

January 12, 2015
Ever wonder why the incoming current runs faster in some parts of the Bay than others, or why you have such a hard time anchoring close to Alcatraz? Check out the video below for a fascinating look at the San Francisco Bay seafloor. More »

Crewman Lost in Hawaii Capsize

January 9, 2015
After capsizing in heavy seas last Saturday, the 75-ft ketch Hawaii Aloha lies grounded in the Kona surf with her cabin destroyed and her rig completely gone. It remains to be seen if the Christian charity that owns her, Youth With a Mission, will attempt to rebuild her. More »

What’s Your Solution to Seasickness?

January 7, 2015
Historians tell us that ever since man first ventured out on the ocean seasickness has been an annoying — if not debilitating — problem. Episodes of mal de mer have crippled navies as far back as Greek and Roman times, and even famous mariners such as Admiral Nelson and Charles Darwin have suffered with it. More »
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Don’t Forget to Look Up

Oh Snap! Sailboat takes on bridge and loses.
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Is Apster Still Out There?

Seen here during a 2006 daysail on the Bay, the Lyle Hess-designed cutter Apster is a nautical work of art that rose from the ashes thanks to the exhaustive efforts of boatbuilder Dan Jones.  More »