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November 4, 2013
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

November 1, 2013
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?

October 30, 2013
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 »

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

October 28, 2013
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 »

Losing Faith in Long-Range Forecasters?

In May of this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, citing unusually warm ocean temperatures, predicted that there would be 7 to 11 hurricanes in the Atlantic / Caribbean this season, and that three to six could become major hurricanes with winds of over 110 knots. More »

Jeanne Socrates to Speak at TYC

For the last several years, we’ve closely followed the exploits of one particularly spunky British granny, Jeanne Socrates. On July 8, Jeanne finished her third solo circumnavigation — this one nonstop — and, at 70, became the oldest woman to have achieved the feat. More »

Bye Bye to Paper Charts

October 25, 2013
Paper is so passé — at least according to the federal government. NOAA announced earlier this week that the Federal Aviation Administration, the government agency that prints maritime charts, will cease printing them after April 13, 2014. More »