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Reading Latitude in Malta

April 17, 2013
Emmanuel Uren got such a kick out of assisting on the Royal Malta YC’s race committee boat, he joined the club! © Emmanuel Uren Bay Area sailor Emmanuel Uren sure does get around. More »

Goin’ to California…for the TransPac

Phaedo is on her way to the West Coast for the start of July’s TransPac. Phaedo
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It was only a few years ago that Lloyd Thornburg was attending the prestigious Art Design College in Pasadena and sailing out of Marina del Rey. More »

Ronnie Simpson Speaks at SFYC

April 15, 2013
Regular readers will be familiar with Bay Area sailor Ronnie Simpson for his many sailing exploits, including a couple of Singlehanded TransPacs, as well as for staging sailing clinics for wounded veterans (Simpson was wounded in Iraq and feels strongly about helping other wounded soldiers). More »

Youth Introduced to Sailing at SSP

“Put yer backs into it, ye scurvy urchins!” The Seaward crew instructed Bay Area youth on how to raise sail aboard the schooner. latitude/John A.
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC There was more going on at Strictly Sail Pacific this weekend than just sailors looking for good deals on gear and boats. More »

Ad: Special Price on 120W Panels

John & Lynn Ringseis outfitted their BVI-based Leopard 43 Moonshine with our panels. © 2013 Southbound Solar Southbound Solar specializes in solar solutions for sailors — say that three times fast! More »

Learning the Multihull Ropes

April 10, 2013
Sailors, like everyone, are resistant to change. When it was announced that the America’s Cup would be sailed in multihulls, monohull lovers the world over voiced their outrage. But after seeing these fantastic machines do things that once only seemed possible in science fiction, many Luddites are changing their minds and becoming interested in sailing in their own multihulls. More »

Delta Doo Dah DIY Registration Open

April 8, 2013
Everyone is welcome to joing the Delta Doo Dah DIY, so grab all your scurvy dog friends and make plans today! latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Delta Doo Dah has taken a twist this year. More »

Train with Team Artemis

No, you won’t win a ride on Artemis’s AC72, but you will get to breakfast with the team and ride along on . . . © Sander van der Borch / Artemis Racing America’s Cup fans take note! More »

A MOD 70 at the America’s Cup

April 3, 2013
A MOD70 will be coming to the Bay in time for this summer’s America’s Cup racing. © Yvan Zedda MultiOneDesign After Oracle’s AC72 flipped last October, we wrote a long and partially tongue-in-cheek editorial that the ultra-high-tech but untested AC72s should be immediately replaced — at Larry Ellison’s expense — with the much-less-expensive, ocean-tested, soft-sailed MOD 70 trimarans, which are darn near as fast as the AC72s. More »