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Ever Bought a Boat Sight Unseen?
We bought Olson 30 #66 in Richmond sight unseen about five years ago.She’s been a fabulous boat for us, both for Zen sailing on San Francisco Bay and for 15 singlehanded circumnavigations of St. More »
Moored Boats on the Loose
Profligate on her own hook in the rather deep water of Yelapa. The dark color of the water indicates how deep it is. You can’t sleep well on the hook in Yelapa. More »
Dogs Run Free, Why not Dolphins?
This is some of what is believed to be a dolphin pen just outside the Punta Mita anchorage.
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©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC Those who believe that marine mammals should not be confined — and we’re confident this would include most sailors — have been dismayed to learn that some organization is in the process of installing what looks to be the start of a dolphin pen just outside the Punta Mita anchorage. More »
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC Those who believe that marine mammals should not be confined — and we’re confident this would include most sailors — have been dismayed to learn that some organization is in the process of installing what looks to be the start of a dolphin pen just outside the Punta Mita anchorage. More »
New Boat, New Ocean, New Adventures
Although Aussie Rules is a 34-ft Catalina designed for coastal cruising, Dave and Rose found that she was big enough for the crossing to Australia about 80% of the time. Prior to leaving, Dave made a number of upgrades, including bigger standing rigging. More »
The Cruisers & the Orphans
The kids from the orphanage on the lawn of the marina. That’s ‘house mom’ Veronica Gomez Garcia, who helped make it happen, in the top center.
Jane White
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Is there a group of people any more deserving of love and help than children who, for one reason or the other, don’t have parents or a family member they can live with and who cares for them? More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Is there a group of people any more deserving of love and help than children who, for one reason or the other, don’t have parents or a family member they can live with and who cares for them? More »
2016 Sailing Resolutions
Jim Hopp, guiding his J/88 White Shadow through Raccoon Strait in 2015’s SSS Round the Rocks Race.
© 2016
In late 2015, we asked our readers for New Year’s sailing resolutions. More »
Jules Verne Finit
On Friday afternoon, Spindrift 2 crossed the finish line between the Créac’h lighthouse, France, and the Lizard lighthouse, Cornwall.
© Eloi Stichelbaut / Spindrift Racing
Spindrift 2 finished her Jules Verne Trophy attempt on Friday afternoon. More »
More Waterfront Development
In the December issue of Latitude 38 (pages 65-67) and in ‘Lectronic Latitude on November 20 and January 8, we told you about controversial plans to redevelop the Alameda Marina, on the Estuary side of the island. More »
Waterfront Developer Seeks Input
In November, when preliminary plans were proposed that would drastically change the layout and character of Alameda Marina, it created a furor of protest and outrage among many local boaters.
The many sailors who currently dry-sail their boats out of Alameda Marina feel particularly threatened by the move to redevelop the property. More »
Big Wave Day
Triple-overhead swell stacks up along the Sharp Park area in Pacifica.
© 2016 Erik Simonson
The pro surfers at Mavericks may have been delighted with yesterday’s 40-ft waves, but the huge surf that pounded the California coast in the wake of the most recent El Niño-enhanced storm prompted the closure of the Pacifica Pier, San Francisco’s Fort Point, and King Harbor Yacht Club in Redondo Beach, doubtless among other venues. More »
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