Latitude 38 Magazine
Caption Contest(!)
Here is your February Caption Contest(!). Remember to check next month's Loose Lips for the winner.
Jim DeWitt, Prolific and Talented Sailing Artist
In the February issue of Latitude 38, we profiled the sailor, retired sailmaker and not-retired-yet artist Jim DeWitt. We're sharing more images of them here.
Ticket to Ride: Frank and Mary Grace Stitch Head West to Hawaii
Sailing to Hawaii was not even Plan B for Frank and Mary Grace Stitch when they took possession of their new HH55 catamaran, Ticket to Ride.
Sea of Cortez and Tahiti Updates: It’s All Different but the Same as Ever
The glorious Sea of Cortez is calling. It is as beautiful as always and unaffected by the pandemic. However, ashore in La Paz, COVID restrictions are in full force with masks required indoors and outdoors.
Get your Copy of February’s Latitude 38 Now!
February is here, and so is our second Latitude 38 magazine for 2021. Check it out!
Craftsperson, Fleet Leader, Sailing Champion – the Milly Biller Sailing Story Keeps On Sailing
We first wrote about Inverness sailor Milly Biller in July 1979 when she was engaged in "hard labor", repairing boats and practicing her craft at the upper end of the Richmond Boat Works railway.
Chartering the Pacific Northwest: Pine Trees, not Palm Trees
When the tide is going out, which is usually stronger due to the amount of rainfall and numerous rivers, all that water mass wants to get out to sea. Look at the chart and imagine all the blue stuff headed west — don't fight it, ride it.
2020 Season Champions Part 2: One Designs Plus the SSS
"It was pretty sad to watch each race in our season get canceled after the March Shelter in Place order," reports Express 27 fleet captain Lori Tewksbury of Hang 20. "We had no racing for a few months. But then Richmond Yacht Club started their beer cans . . .
Telling Stories About Sailors and Sailing
One of the best aspects of telling stories about sailing is that we get to write about the people and the sport we love most.
Krista’s Epic Corona Voyage Aboard Bark Europa
Europa was scheduled to spend 2020 crossing the Pacific to Australia, but on March 15 we felt the first ripples of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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