General Sailing
Learning the Multihull Ropes
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
Everyone is welcome to joing the Delta Doo Dah DIY, so grab all your scurvy dog friends and make plans today!
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Delta Doo Dah has taken a twist this year. More »
© 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
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 »
The World’s Greatest Sailing Spectacle
A full moon over the Bucket fleet at the quay in Gustavia.
© Edmund Gudenas
In the past we’ve called the St. Barth Bucket "the greatest sailing spectacle in the world" because of the number of great, large yachts — 11 of them over 155 feet — sailing in nearly ideal tropical conditions. More »
The April Issue is No Joke
It’s no joke, the April issue of Latitude 38 is hitting the streets today! Our annual boat show issue is packed to the gunwales with great stuff, starting with the Strictly Sail Pacific show guide tucked neatly within the pages of the magazine. More »
Bucket About to Tip
Five J Class yachts wowed crowds in an exhibition race yesterday.
© St. Barth Bucket / Ingrid Abery
The 18th Annual St. Barth Bucket, three races for yachts from 100 to 289 feet, starts today in building winds. More »
Swimming with Dolphins and More
Kurt Roll of San Diego recently flew to Auckland to join Dietmar Petutschnig and Suzanne DeBose of the Las Vegas-based Lagoon 440 Carinthia for another season of cruising. For the trip, he packed a new Quadcopter equipped with a GoPro camera for ‘helicopter’ video of their sailing. More »
Eight Bells for Rick Wood
It is with heavy hearts that many Bay Area sailors are learning of the drowning death of local sailor and boatbuilder Rick Wood. His body was reportedly found near him home in Richmond on Sunday. More »
The Floating Boat Show
One of the great things about anchoring off St. Barth is the great boats you get to see. Some are old, some are new, some are big, some are small. It takes all kinds. More »
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