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April Latitude on the Docks Today
For our 40th anniversay we borrowed a classic San Francisco Bay sailing scene from the inimitable Jim DeWitt, whose work has always showcased the magic of sailing the Bay.
© 2017 Cover image Jim DeWitt / Cover graphics Latitude / Annie
The March of time. More »
Beware of Unfamiliar Moorings
As we’ve written many times before, trusting your boat to an unfamiliar mooring buoy can be risky. During the 40 years we’ve published Latitude, we can recall many boats being lost because of problems with moorings. More »
Get Discounted Boat Show Tickets
If you’re planning to go to Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show on April 6-9 at the Craneway Pavilion and Marina Bay Yacht Harbor in Richmond, you can use the Latitude 38 discount code LATITUPBS17 to save money when you purchase tickets online in advance here. More »
Matthew Turner Drops Her Skirt
The Matthew Turner surrounded by scaffolding. Now you see it …
© 2017 Woody Skoriak
As reported in the current issue of Latitude 38, more than three years of labor by several paid shipwrights and roughly 600 volunteers have gone into the construction of the 100-ft LOD brigantine Matthew Turner — which was 100% funded by private donations. More »
A Deeper Dive into the Delta
This summer you’re anticipating another lazy spinnaker run up the Delta as you head to your favorite anchorage among the tules and look forward to jumping in for that first freshwater swim. More »
What Is Both Legal and Illegal?
While marijuana gradually continues to be decriminalized and quasi-legalized across the country, transporting cannabis by boat, especially in large — or massive — quantities, is still likely to land you in jail. More »
Alamedan Wins National Award
An Alameda sailor was named as the 2017 Educator of the year this week by the US Power Squadrons. Hailing from Ballena Bay in Alameda, Dr. Luther ‘Lu’ Abel has taught more than a hundred classes to thousands of boaters over the last 35 years in both the Bay Area and Boston. More »
Crossing the Atlantic the Easy Way
Bertish’s Atlantic crossing was impressive, but not a hundredth as impressive as if he’d gone west to east.
© 2017 Brian Overfelt / The SUP Crossing
People have used all kinds of ultimate superlatives to describe Chris Bertish paddling an SUP from Morocco to Antigua over the last few months. More »
Women’s Ultimate Fantasy Underway
Men, lots of them, cleaning with a will aboard Rosehearty, the Perini Navi 190 that once belonged to Rupert Murdoch.
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©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Ultimate Women’s Fantasy has started in St. More »
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Ultimate Women’s Fantasy has started in St. More »
America’s Cup Travel How-To
Many Bay Area sailors will recognize Tucker Thompson as the announcer for Rolex Big Boat Series video produced by T2PTV. But Thompson is now the ‘Public Host’ of America’s Cup 35. More »
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