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Clouds Clear for Opening Day
San Francisco Bay saw clear skies and a generous breeze for Opening Day 2017. Lengths of colorful, flapping signal flags and burgees decorated a line of boats snaking its way through the calm waters of Marin, waiting to be blessed by the Corinthian Yacht Club’s official Blessing Vessel. More »
Budgets as Clear as Mud
There is federal money available to dredge silted-up Bay Area waterways, but boaters will have to act fast, before April 28!
If you’ve never sailed up the San Rafael Canal to Terrapin Crossroads let this sailboat serve as a warning. More »
Happy Anniversary
While adjusting the dials on the ‘wayback’ machine as we dug into the archives for stories and anecdotes for Latitude 38’s 40th-anniversary features, we discovered we’re sharing our decade anniversary with a good number of other businesses and organizations that also started in years ending in the lucky number ‘7’. More »
Not Much Wind, Not a Problem
Large or small, all boats in the Voiles are competitive. But no matter how competitive ‘Pinky’ is, she’s going to get rolled by the Farr 115 Sojana.
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©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC With a maximum of 18 knots during the first race, 12 in the second, eight in the third, and none in what was supposed to be the fourth and final race, the eighth annual Voiles de St. More »
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC With a maximum of 18 knots during the first race, 12 in the second, eight in the third, and none in what was supposed to be the fourth and final race, the eighth annual Voiles de St. More »
Petaluma River Basin Silted In
Recent storms have deposited so much silt in the Petaluma River that boats can’t currently get to the docks in the downtown turning basin — and the normal flow of water itself is blocked. More »
SPUR on the Delta
Delta waters may appear placid to recreational sailors, but what lurks beneath the (figurative) surface?
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©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC “The Delta and San Francisco Bay are fundamentally linked,” says Caitrin Chappelle, Associate Director of the Public Policy Institute of California. More »
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC “The Delta and San Francisco Bay are fundamentally linked,” says Caitrin Chappelle, Associate Director of the Public Policy Institute of California. More »
Living Life Artfully
Pen and watercolor of Victoria Dock, Hobart, Tasmania.
© 2017 Dorothy Darden
It seems as if it was only a few years ago when Tiburon residents Steve and Dorothy Darden launched their Morrelli & Melvin-designed 52-ft catamaran Adagio in New Zealand. More »
South Pacific Bound
We always love spending time in our booth at the Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show as we reunite with old friends, make new friends and connect with readers and sailors from all over the West. More »
New Battle over Largest Sailing Yacht
A few years ago there was a hotly argued debate over which was the largest privately owned sailing yacht in the world. The contenders were the 289-ft Maltese Falcon, owned by Tom Perkins of Belvedere; the 292-ft Athena, owned by Jim Clark of Silicon Valley; and the 310-ft Eos, owned by Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenburg of New Yawk. More »
It’s a Perfect Morning in St. Barth
This island is the place, and next week is the time.
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©Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s already 80°, the water is bluer than blue and 81°, and there are turtles all around. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s already 80°, the water is bluer than blue and 81°, and there are turtles all around. More »
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