General Sailing
Overstaying His Welcome
A man identified by the San Francisco Chronicle as Bryan Pennington has anchored his 30-something-ft trimaran at Aquatic Park Cove for over 100 days, overstaying his welcome and triggering action by law enforcement. More »
A Cautionary Tale
As we were motoring out of the San Rafael Creek yesterday, we noticed a boat — maybe 35- to 40-ft — anchored just outside the channel markers. This was curious, as the San Rafael Canal is notoriously (although shockingly) shallow, especially where this boat had dropped the hook. More »
Extended Interview: Carter Cassel
We first met Carter Cassel — the skipper of San Francisco’s National Historic Landmark ship Alma — at Summer Sailstice last June. We’d heard that Cassel comes from a serious sailing family. More »
Catching Up with the Middletons
Actually, since they’re sailing their Atlantic 57 Nogal, you won’t likely catch them. Since they left the Bay Area in spring 2016, Frank, Marilia, Julia and Sophia have sailed thousands of miles across the Pacific, had first-hand lessons on sailing the world’s oceans, kept up with some book learning, and are now are enjoying Southeast Asia. More »
The Latitude Movie Club: Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was a good movie, and everything that followed diminished in quality, fun and coherent storytelling, and repeated the same tired, monster-laden formula that was, in our sailorly opinion, the weakest part of the original plot to begin with.
Three Knockdowns and a Broken Window for Randall Reeves
Randall Reeves had a bad day — a really bad day. Long story short, he is making his way to Australia for repairs. It’s not clear what impact this will have on the Figure 8 Voyage as a whole, as Reeves was already behind schedule in his circumnavigation of Antarctica and his projected return to Cape Horn by the end of April, before the onset of winter in the Southern Ocean. More »
Panama Puddle Jump Sendoffs
In the coming weeks, dozens of Pacific Puddle Jump boats will make landfall in the Marquesas. A series of seminars in Panama and Mexico will give them an advance education on what to expect. More »
Weekend Stories: Joy Ride on ‘Joyicity’
When you ask sailors how their weekend was, you’re likely to hear some interesting stories. Thanks to everyone who answered the call last week (it seems like this most recent weekend was a near-identical repeat of the last, with a warm, calm-ish Saturday, followed by a cold, windy Sunday). More »
Love Is in the . . . Water?
Hey, it’s February 14. Maybe you heard, or maybe you’re reading this and going, ‘oh shit’, I’d better go buy some damn roses and make reservations. Welcome to the Valentine’s Day edition of ‘Lectronic Latitude, where we’d like to ask the following question: Did Cupid’s arrow ever pierce your heart while onboard a boat, or while sipping bubbly on a yacht club deck? More »
How Was Your Weekend?
How was your weekend? Do you have any photos or a story to tell? Please send them here, and we’ll publish them in the next few weeks.
On Saturday, we were lucky enough to get on the water while the Bay was doing its best impression of a warm, windless summer day. More »
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