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Ta-Ta Question Answered

May 2, 2018
As we cracked open the pages of the just-delivered May issue of Latitude 38 we were concurrently reminded that the question posed in Sightings regarding the possibility of running the 7th annual SoCal Ta-Ta had already been answered. More »

The Clipper Race Off California

April 30, 2018
They’re off! Again. The 11 boats in the current Clipper Around the World Race, the most accessible circumnavigation race to the average sailor, started off Seattle yesterday under partly cloudy skies and light winds. More »

‘Racing with Copepods’ at SMC

April 25, 2018
Back in 1951, Myron Spaulding bought property in Sausalito and started a boatyard that has since become the Spaulding Marine Center. Over half a century later, the center is a hub for boatbuilding, lectures and cultural events (such as movie night) and a unique education program for kids. More »

Sunny Pacific Sail Show

April 23, 2018
Yes, we know it was a beautiful weekend for sailing and Opening Day. We watched enviously as boats sailed past our booth at the Craneway building while we exhibited at the Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show, but we also had a fabulous time chatting with an endless parade of visitors during the busy four-day show.  More »

Opening Day

April 20, 2018
It’s a busy weekend for sailors in the Bay Area. You’ll find most of our staff at our booth at the Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show, where we’ll be schmoozing and showing off our new swag, the Latitude 38 hoodie. More »

Beat This!

April 16, 2018
We’d never seen it before, but in April’s Sightings, we featured a story about love on the water. Robert Bauman and Claudia Allison sent in the following photo of their track from a carefully plotted Valentine’s Day sail a few years ago. More »

Living Aboard in the Bay Area

Whether because of the high cost of housing, dreams of sailing away, or a close-to-nature, live-lightly ethos, numerous Bay Area residents find themselves fortunate enough to live aboard sailboats in the Bay Area. More »

Major Eye Candy Alert

April 11, 2018
A visual treat from Day 2 of racing in Les Voiles de St. Barth. © Christophe Jouany The ninth Les Voiles de St. Barth has enjoyed two days of spectacular racing, with photo galleries and videos posted on the event’s website, www.lesvoilesdesaintbarth.com. More »

Happy 406 Day

April 6, 2018
It’s not 4/20 yet, but it is 4/06.  The United States Coast Guard will not be celebrating the former, but they are celebrating the latter. April 6 is known to the Coasties as 406 MHz Day, calling attention to the importance of emergency position indicating radio beacons (known to sailors far and wide as EPIRBs). More »