Latitude Hat Winner Found in Sacramento

Sacramento sailor John Abbott and his wife, Doreen, got more than a great magazine when they picked up a copy of this month’s Latitude 38 — they also won a hat! Tucked inside an undisclosed number of Latitude 38 magazines is a Golden Ticket, which entitles the finder to a Latitude T-shirt or hat.

“My wife picked up this issue with its surprising announcement ‘YOU’VE WON’ at Berkeley Marine Center, as our Catalina 30 Shellback was going back in the water with a fresh bottom,” John wrote.

Despite what John described as “a low blanket of smoke seasoned fog,” he and Doreen moored Shellback in Ayala Cove, where they spent their time enjoying “Volume 519 of the best sailing rag in the world.”

“By the way, re this month’s letters, our very first sail out the Gate was an early summer passage to Port Townsend that we intended to do in one go. The primary feature of our trip was a full gale off Point St. George that saw us turn and run for Crescent City.”

John is now the proud wearer of a Latitude 38 cap.