General Sailing
Importing Pets to Kiwiland
"I’ve been writing to the New Zealand government about pet policies and received tons of paperwork," writes Vicky Plett from the Vancouver, BC-based Hans Christian 38 Inspiration at Sea. Currently in American Samoa after having visited Hawaii, Palmyra and Fanning Island, Vicky is preparing to set sail for Tonga, Fiji, and hopefully New Zealand. More »
Half Moon Bay Anchoring Fee?
Half Moon Bay is a popular cruise-out spot for Bay sailors.
latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Frequent Half Moon Bay visitor Larry Blank alerted us yesterday to a change in the harbor’s fee schedule, noting a new anchoring fee. Indeed, More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Frequent Half Moon Bay visitor Larry Blank alerted us yesterday to a change in the harbor’s fee schedule, noting a new anchoring fee. Indeed, More »
Plastics!
If you’re of a certain age, you’ll remember that multiple Oscar winning actor Dustin Hoffman became famous for his role in the 1967 film The Graduate. He played Benjamin Braddock, a confused and disillusioned young man who, after being seduced by the wife (Anne Bancroft) of his father’s business partner, falls in love with her beautiful young daughter (Katherine Ross). More »
The Reviews Are In
Well, shucks. Hollywood has the chance to really represent sailing accurately — relatively speaking, of course — and it appears they dropped the ball . . . yet again. The debacle that was The Perfect Storm or even the ridiculous ‘rescue’ scene in Dead Calm were painful enough but now we have another epic fail to add to the list. More »
Last Call for Boats at Nelson’s Marine
Pass the word far and wide that there are still boats waiting to be claimed by their owners at Nelson’s.
© 2013 John Tuma
The City of Alameda is nearing the end of its efforts to find the registered owners of property that was stored at Nelson’s Marine at the time Nelson’s was shut down in May, according to Kevin Montee, an attorney with Horner and Singer, the outside counsel for the city. More »
Ha-Ha Fleet Hits a Home Run
At the annual Turtle Bay baseball game, seven-year-old Beto Eichen off the Sausalito-based Farr 44 Compañera had one of the narrowest strike zones in the fleet, but he got several powerful hits. More »
November Latitude Heads Your Way
With the Summer of Sailing now behind us, it’s time to grab a copy of the November issue of Latitude 38 at your favorite yacht club or chandlery. November is a great time to catch up on everything from September’s Rolex Big Boat Series to upcoming midwinter racing around the Bay to the first segment or our annual Season Champions series. More »
Latitude’s Secret HQ?
We had no idea what we were looking at when we sailed into Clipper Cove on Labor Day weekend.
latitude/LaDonna
©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "Uh oh," writes reader Rod Williams, who keeps his Catalina 42 Azure at Marina Village in Alameda. More »
©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "Uh oh," writes reader Rod Williams, who keeps his Catalina 42 Azure at Marina Village in Alameda. More »
Baja Ha-Ha Update
The 20th annual Baja Ha-Ha has been like all the others that came before in that the conditions just keep getting better and better. The event started Monday morning in rainy conditions and, by the afternoon, the fleet were dealing with light headwinds. More »
Baja Ha-Ha XX Sets Sail
This plate full of tacos were looking good, but their little chili pepper seemed less than thrilled with his costume.
latitude/Andy
©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The 20th annual Baja Ha-Ha rally got off to a spectacular start yesterday with the traditional Costume Kickoff Party at the Shelter Island West Marine super store. More »
©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The 20th annual Baja Ha-Ha rally got off to a spectacular start yesterday with the traditional Costume Kickoff Party at the Shelter Island West Marine super store. More »
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