Meet ‘Latitude 38’ November Cover Sailor Mikayla Scott
The Latitude 38 November cover photo was lifted from our July Sailagram gallery, submitted by Mikayla Scott. The photo was taken “[d]uring the long downwind leg of the YRA Encinal Regatta, [where] Miki Scott helps maintain proper sail trim on Tri Jolie, a Corsair 880 trimaran. 12.9-knot boat speed!”
When Miki (Mikayla) saw herself on the cover of Latitude 38, she wrote to us.
“Hello team!
“My name’s Mikayla, and I’m on your November cover! That photo was taken during a race where I was crewing with my skipper, Rafi, on his Corsair 880. We were racing in the YRA Encinal regatta that weekend from East Bay out to Point Bonita and back, and he told me, ‘Climb on the boom,’ and sent y’all the photo haha.…
“I grew up sailing and started out on Optis when I was 5 years old, then moved onto Lasers, and then 420s in high school, but my passion was always offshore racing on the bigger boats. Most of my sailing in the last 15 years has been on trimarans, so when I moved out to San Francisco for a travel-nurse contract, I was stoked to find that BAMA [Bay Area Multihull Association] existed. I got connected with a couple of skippers and have been really lucky to crew on a couple great boats out here.
“Sailing in the S.F. Bay is wildly different than offshore in Florida. I love seeing that the sport is thriving out here on the West Coast though! I worked in San Diego for a little bit and was blown away by how active their racing fleet is — we had over 60 boats one night, all flying spins for a Wednesday night beer can race!
“I’m also really thankful for the travel opportunities that sailing has afforded me. I’ve spent my last few summers crewing on a sailboat somewhere new each year, which led me to New Zealand, French Polynesia, Greece, and the Bahamas.
“Thanks for the opportunity to introduce myself, and for featuring me on your cover! Looking forward to picking up a couple copies from a local spot today :)” – Mikayla Scott.
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