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Latitude 38’s May Issue Is Out Today

Welcome to May! Did you know? May 1 is the 121st day of the Gregorian calendar. How time flies when we’re having fun! And fun is what we have for you in this month’s issue of Latitude 38. Here’s a preview …

Master Mariners Racing — An Ageless Tradition

People often ask, “When did sailboat racing start on San Francisco Bay?” The answer is, about the time the second sailboat arrived. With the annual Memorial Day weekend Master Mariners Race on the calendar for May 27, we thought it a good time to revisit the roots of San Francisco sailing, and the Master Mariners Benevolent Association (MMBA).

Terry Klaus and daughter Lindsey, along with their 1924 Herreshoff schooner Brigadoon, are part of the foundation of the MMBA.
© 2023 Latitude 38 Media LLC / John

The Pitfalls and Pleasures of Hauling Out in Tahiti

It is a sailor’s dream to sail the South Pacific, and more specifically, French Polynesia. Referred to in general as Tahiti by those who are not familiar with the French territory, Tahiti is one of the more than 120 islands and atolls that make up French Polynesia. Sure, you have heard of Bora Bora, but what about Maupiti or Tubuai? Many sailors know of these islands, but for the general public, these are new words. Tahiti is merely the doorstep to endless tropical destinations. The more remote you go, however, the more removed you are from supplies. Access becomes limited for spare boat parts, hardware stores and even large grocery stores.

“Our haulout time was roughly three weeks … maybe four days had no rain, and five days had rain in the afternoon with a sunny morning.”
© 2023 Karson Winslow

Making Sense of a Life At Sea

Last year, I made an extremely difficult decision: I left a four-year relationship with a man and a seven-year relationship with a lifestyle. Boat life had come to define me. I was introduced as “Emma, my friend (daughter, granddaughter, niece) who is sailing around the world.” I was terrified to walk away from seven years of incomparable freedom; of living at the whim of the elements, and of a comfortable home with a new backyard each day. It is essentially all my adult self has known, the scaffolding of my existence. But I was clinging too tightly to that limiting identity of “boat Emma,” and needed space to extricate my self-worth from those searoving years. It was 2015. I was 21, fresh out of college, and in search of adventure. Thankfully, I was also naïve. And brave, but maybe the bravery fell beneath the umbrella of naïveté.

May issue 2023
A sample from Emma Casey’s journal during her early adult life at sea.
© 2023 Emma Casey

Plus all your favorite, regular columns:

  • Letters: Moore Memories from Ron Moore; A Sailor’s Search for the 10-Meter Yacht Sirius; A Kind of Eulogy for San Leandro Marina; Cut the Red Tape Clinging to the Estuary; and many, many more.
  • Sightings: Happening on the Bay in May and Beyond; Sadness, Rescues, and Drama on the Pacific; Why Cruise the Delta? and other stories.
  • Max Ebb: “Cabin Tales for Two.”
  • Changes in Latitudes: Ashley Gremel and Scott Racette “Going With the Flow;” Osieck Family “Pacific Passage;” Katherine and Andrés Gonzalez “From the PPJ Logbook;” Joe Heinzmann “No Racing Plans;” and a forepeak full of Cruise Notes.
  • Racing Sheet: This month we visit SBYC’s Island Fever, StFYC’s Bunny Bash, EYC’s J/105 & Express 37 Invitational, the SSS Round the Rocks, the South Bay Bridge Series, the Bullship for El Toros, SCYC’s Champion of Champions and Doublehanded Buoy Fiasco, the Carmiggelt Trophy for Mercurys, the Laser Masters Worlds, and the Ultimate 20 PCCs. It’s been a busy spring! Box Scores, Race Notes and photos fill in the gaps.
  • Loose Lips: Check out the results of the April Caption Contest(!).
  • The sailboat owners and buyers’ bible, Classy Classifieds.

If you’ve subscribed to Latitude 38, you should receive your issue shortly. If you haven’t subscribed, you’re missing out, but you can still pick up your copy from your favorite distributor.

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  1. me 11 months ago

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