‘Latitude 38’ May Issue on the Docks Now
Latitude 38’s May issue is out now and ready for your reading pleasure. This month we cruise through the generations with stories about junior sailors, historic vessels, and good times in between. Take a look at the preview:
A Young Sailor with a Mature Passion
We often hear sailors saying, “Start ’em young,” or, “I wish I’d started when I was that age.” Driving down the road one day, we saw our neighbor coming up the hill. It’s a narrow street, so, as you do when bumping into neighbors, we stopped for a chat.
“Hey, we were just having breakfast at Lighthouse, and Claire picked up a Latitude magazine and started reading,” neighbor Dave Wilson said with excitement in his voice. “She loves it!” Claire is 9 years old, soon to be 10, and is a youth sailor at the Sausalito Yacht Club (SYC).
“Perhaps we should do a story on Claire,” we said. And we did ….
Wind in Their Sails — Death and Resurrection
“Wind in Their Sails: Death and Resurrection is my documentary about classic wooden sailboats and the people who care for them. It’s a story grounded deep in my past. In 1954, when I was 8 years old, my family came to San Francisco when my dad attended the American Medical Association’s annual meeting. My mom, being a resourceful woman, thought that taking me to see the tall ship Balclutha would be something I might enjoy. She was right!
“Walking up to Balclutha, I was mesmerized by the tall masts and yardarms, and I visualized going up the ratlines to break out the sails.”
One Sailor — Three Boats
In August 2024, we received a story from Richard Packard, a sailor and professor of physics at UC Berkeley. Sadly, as we worked to prepare Richard’s story for a recent issue, we learned that he had passed away in November, his story unpublished. While this may sound like a somber cliché, it turned out to be an opportunity to learn more about this unassuming man for whom sailing and boats were a passion, and a way of life.
The May issue includes your favorite monthly columns:
Letters: Memories from a first ocean race, Banderas Bay Regatta, Big Geiger, old boats and lost boats, groundings at Angel Island, Santa Cruz Harbor, and a postbox full of readers’ letters and comments.
Sightings: Baja Ha-Ha’s last “Hurrah;” L.A. fires; Cayard and Spithill join America’s Cup
Hall of Fame Class of 2025; VetsBoats resurrects SV Clover; and more.
Max Ebb: “It Starts Here”
Racing Sheet: Spring classics bloom in this edition. We visit Vallarta YC’s Banderas Bay Regatta, BAMA’s Doublehanded Farallones, the SSS Round the Rocks, the Boss of the Estuary Beercans, FLYC’s Camellia Cup, BYC’s Wheeler Regatta, and SCYC’s Doublehanded Buoy Fiasco. Box Scores — including some final midwinter results — and Race Notes fill in the gaps.
World of Chartering: A group of four couples decide to give a charter in Croatia another try, reserving a Fountaine Pajot Astrea 42 through Danielis Yachting via the Kastela Marina.
Changes in Latitudes: With reports this month on Kalea’s “slingshot” cruising; Peregrine Spirit’s post-Ha-Ha adventures; Flow’s Pacific Puddle Jump; Oatmeal Savage’s last big cruise with growing kids; and an eclectic selection of Cruise Notes.
All the latest in sailboats and sailboat gear for sale, Classy Classifieds.
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