Latitude 38 Hats for the Golden Ticket Winners
Lizzy Winstead from Mill Valley doesn’t own a boat, “but [I] sail with my family and friends whenever I am able!” The lack of a boat also doesn’t stop her from enjoying reading about sailing, and it didn’t stop her winning a new Latitude 38 hat when she picked up the August issue a while back.
Lizzy’s sailing journey began during a college year abroad, when she took a summer job crewing on sailboats in the Mediterranean.
“From singlehanded global voyages to luxury yachts, I experienced every aspect of sailing and was hooked.”
When we asked why she sails, Lizzy responded with, “What I love about sailing: the freedom of open water, the adventure of new surroundings and technical challenges, and the peacefulness of sleeping under the stars. I also treasure the sailing community — the connections formed at ports with people from all over the world. Sailing has since become a family tradition, with winter holidays spent chartering boats.
“One of my most memorable recent experiences was last Christmas and New Year, sailing from Tortola to Necker Island in the BVI with my husband and three college-aged children. It doesn’t get much better than that!”
More recently, Alan Rayher from Atascadero picked up a copy of Latitude 38 ‘s October issue at Marina Village, Alameda. He and his wife live three hours from the Bay Area, but like Lizzy, they still find a way to sail.
“I currently have two boats, Stella Red, a Hobie Tandem Adventure Island and Stella Blue, a Catalina 36 MkII. [W]e use the Hobie for local sailing in Morro Bay and local lakes, and we use the Catalina for Bay sailing and nice long weekends on the water.”
Alan tells us he learned to sail in the 1970s aboard a Sunfish on Vasona Lake in Los Gatos. And as for his favorite thing about sailing?
“I love sharing sailing with other people, especially people that have never tried sailing.”
And yes! Alan is a fan of Latitude 38 magazine. “Thanks for a great publication. Been reading since mid-1980s.”
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