Latitude 38 Magazine
The Strange Journey of the Formosa 51 ‘Fair Seas’
In June we asked readers for help in reconstructing the history of Fair Seas, a Formosa 51 that became the centerpiece of a restaurant in Tonga.
SV ‘Atalanta’ — Refitting a Modern Classic
When my boat partner Chuck Drake and I upgraded to 'Atalanta', a custom 1988 New Zealand-built Farr 53, although she looked beautiful, we knew we were in for a project.
Max Ebb — In Praise of Raster
Our local sailing school and its affiliated "club" were planning a charter flotilla, and tried to get around this limitation by projecting the charts on the big screen in the yacht club bar.
Richard Gordon-Rein and Angi Lungu’s Second Chance Cruise
On March 10, 2020, I sailed from La Cruz on my Pearson Triton 28 'Darwind', bound for the South Pacific and beyond. I was 19 years old.
First the Pacific Puddle Jump — Then College Graduation
In 2024, three college friends and I quit our jobs and poured our savings into a sailboat with the goal of crossing the Pacific Ocean.
Latitude 38 July Issue Out Now
Take a look at what's inside the July issue of 'Latitude 38'.
Eighteen Years Aboard the 85-ft Ketch ‘Nereus’
After sharing the story of the Pomeroy family's cruise aboard Nereus in the 1960s, a Port Townsend reader tells her story of 18 years working aboard Nereus.
Cruising Then and Now — A Retrospective
Have Starlink, solar power and Lithium batteries, AIS, and even stand up paddleboards changed the way we cruise?
Max Ebb — Tides and Details
Tide books, electronic charts, GRIB files, online data - they all have their uses, but which is better, and when?
Performance Art — The Creation of ‘C³’
One of the most unique boats to sail the Bay in recent years is Charles Ray's 60-ft 'C³' ("C cubed"). Part catboat, part "Batboat," part performance art.
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