Do You Have Your Copy of the October Latitude 38?
October’s Latitude 38 is off the press and on the newsstands. Do you have your copy yet? If not, here’s a sample of what’s inside …
Rolex Big Boat Series — Building Thrills
Rather the opposite of last year’s edition, the conditions at the 2024 Rolex Big Boat Series ramped up each of the four days of racing, September 12–15. Thursday was the sunniest day and made for pretty pictures. Saturday was the grayest day — the fog never did lift — and freezing cold. And Sunday was full-on madness with big winds and waves. Crew on the Express 37 Pazzo Express (a maiden RBBS team) noted a gust of 38 knots.
Baja Ha-Ha XXX — Who’s Going? Pt. II
After the successful Latitude 38 Fall Crew List Party and Baja Ha-Ha Mexico Cruising Seminar at Spaulding Marine Center on September 4, the migration of Mexico-bound cruisers continues toward San Diego. More than 120 boats are signed up and heading south with the annual migration of humpbacks and other whale species.
Pre-Marriage Racing Program — Not Recommended for Everyone
Taylor Joosten, a keelboat sailor in Seattle, and her friend JD were fortunate to gain the use of a J/80 for the Sloop Tavern Yacht Club’s Monday night beer can races. They were short a crew for one of the races, so JD brought one of his roommates, David. Taylor assigned him to the middle of the boat, the usual spot for beginners. He politely nodded and smiled as she explained how to launch and gather the spinnaker while they motored to the starting area. Things went wrong during the first takedown as voices were raised and nearby boats screamed for room.
Second Annual Sausalito Boat Show
Last year, history was made in the Bay Area’s saltiest city. In just a few short months, a grassroots coalition of marine businesses came together to put on the inaugural Sausalito Boat Show at Clipper Yacht Harbor. It was a tremendous achievement and an all-around super-fun event. We here at Latitude 38 were thrilled to be shoulder to shoulder with our friends, readers and a public curious about boating at a first event.
What else is featured in this month’s issue?
Letters: The People I’d Like to Thank … [from Tony English]; A Lot to Say About Max Ebb’s “Overdue” from the August Issue; Riding the Free Oakland Estuary Shuttle; and other readers’ letters.
Sightings: Sea Scouts Keep Calm, Sail On; Around Americas’ Voyage Completes Second Leg; The Hannig Cup Raises Money and Spirits; and other stories.
Feature Stories: Rolex Big Boat Series Thrills; Baja Ha-Ha — Who’s Going?; Melges 24 World Championship; Pre-Marriage Racing Program.
Max Ebb: “Scallops on the Bay”
Racing Sheet: Championships (Knarrs, RS Aeros, Stars) are interspersed with local classics (Jazz Cup, three YRA races, SSS Half Moon Bay), rivalries (the Cornerstone Cup and Veeder Cup), and new regattas (the freshman Boss of the Estuary Beer Cans and the sophomore Big Windward Leeward). Box Scores includes results from many beer can series, with more to come next month.
Changes in Latitudes: With reports this month on Noctiluca’s post-Ha-Ha activities; Grace’s trip south for the Lane family’s first extended adventure; the end of an era and passing of the torch for Geja; and some “tasty” Cruise Notes, especially if you’re a shark!
Loose Lips: A wrap-up of September’s Caption Contest(!).
All the latest in sailboats and sailboat gear for sale, Classy Classifieds.
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