West Coast Sailing
Rocking the Boat San Francisco Launches First Student-Built Boat
In front of an audience of 75 supporters, students and San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie performed an official christening with cups of sparkling apple cider and water from the Bay.
Max Ebb: Rally Rules — A Break From the Racing Schedule?
"Whenever two sailboats are in sight of each other, heading in the same general direction, they are racing."
Bay Area Knarr Sailors Take On the Danes and Norwegians
Latitude 38 racing editor Fritz Baldauf is in Norway this week, racing in the the International Knarr Championship (IKC) being held in Oslo
Sailagram: A Snapshot of July Sailing
Welcome to July's Sailagram. This month we share photos of sailors from up and down the West Coast, to Hawaii, and even a drop-in from France.
San Francisco on the Bay: “The List”
Discover San Francisco Bay and all that inspires those of us who live or visit here.
Tales of the 2026 Pacific Cup From the Helm of ‘Green Buffalo’
As a first-time Pac Cup racer, my biggest takeaway from sailing aboard 'Green Buffalo' was that knowing how to make a boat go fast is only one piece of a successful campaign.
Jim Immer’s ARC Europe Adventure Aboard ‘Queen Bee II’
The Europe route would take us from St. Maarten north to Bermuda, then east to the Azores, nearly 950 nautical miles west of Portugal.
Latitude 38 Rides the Wind to Norway
Latitude 38 racing editor Fritz Baldauf flew to Norway this week to compete in the IKC 56 — the International Knarr Championship being held in Oslo, August 7–15. As well as sailing Knarrs, Fritz is often seen racing locally aboard the J/105 Peaches. More »
East Bay El Toro Recollections From the 1950s
Mike Kelly came across a picture of two sailors in El Toros from the 1950s and shared what he remembers of the sailors with us.
Dismasted Boat Towed to Port in Sausalito
The Beneteau Oceanis 38 'Survivor' was towed to port after being dismasted on San Francisco Bay on Saturday.
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