Come See Us at Strictly Sail

Even as we write this, a van full of Latitude 38 magazines, shirts and hats has just pulled out of our world headquarters in Mill Valley, destined for the Richmond Riviera. Latitude spokesmodel Crissy Fields is riding shotgun to supervise the set-up of our booth for Strictly Sail Pacific, which will start tomorrow and run through Sunday.

You’ll find us in space #C1 in Richmond’s Craneway Pavilion (the old Ford plant). Boats in the water will be on display in the neighboring Marina Bay Yacht Harbor. Andy Turpin, our managing editor, will present seminars on Baja Ha-Ha How-To (Friday the 8th at 1 p.m. and Saturday the 9th at 11:45 a.m.) and Cruising Tahiti and the Pacific Puddle Jump (Saturday at 1 p.m.). John Arndt, our associate publisher, will talk about Inspiring the Next Generation of Sailors, also on Saturday at 1 p.m. A complete seminar schedule can be found at www.strictlysailpacific.com. 

We hope you’ll join us for party night on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. We’ll host a reunion for circumnavigators and veterans of the Baja Ha-Ha and Pacific Puddle Jump, but everyone’s welcome to attend. We’ll bring some light snacks and drinks.

One of the aspects of the show that we really like is that we can often meet the inventor of the product or the owner of the company that interests us. The show guide includes a full list of exhibitors. 

More show highlights include: 

• Gary Mull Celebration
• Model boat racing
• Stand-up paddleboard racing
• View dinghy racing
• Authors’ Corner
• Helly Hanson raffles
• Life Jacket Exchange

All of the above and much more is free with your boat show ticket. Cough up some extra bucks and you can:

• Enjoy a Taste of Sailing
• Launch Your Sailing Life
• Cast Off for Cruising
• Attend intensive three-hour weather workshops
• Join an all-day Couples Cruising Seminar
• Get your US Sailing Coastal Safety at Sea Certification
• Sign up for Discover Sailing clinics
• Sail aboard the Derek M. Baylis
• Go for a romantic sunset sail in the Lap of Luxury

You’ll find all the details in the glossy insert conveniently bound right into the April issue of Latitude 38 magazine, or online here.