Forget Driving, Go Sailing!

In case you’ve had your head in the sand, let us remind you that we are entering the three-day Labor Day weekend, which is, of course, normally characterized by annoying traffic conjestion all over the Bay Area and beyond. This year, with the Bay Bridge being completely shut down until 5 a.m. Tuesday, the jam-ups are likely to be worse than ever. What to do? Our suggestion is to forget about driving and go sailing! Instead of trekking across three counties to visit grandma, max out the credit card at IKEA or do some wine tasting, why not minimize the stress and elevate the fun-factor by loading up the cooler, shanghaiing a load of friends and getting out on the water.

Early indications are that the weather will be excellent this weekend, so why not visit an in-Bay anchorage, dockside restaurant or outside-the-Gate destination that’s long been idling on your must-do list. The sun won’t be setting until about 6:30 p.m., by which time a nearly full moon will be rising to light the way home for those who want to extend their cruising into the evening. We’ll see you out there!

And, of course, for the hours when you can’t be on the water this weekend, be aware that the September edition of Latitude 38 is out on the street, chock full of sailing news from all over the world.