Caption Contest(!)
Here's your August Caption Contest(!). This video and subsequent still photos went viral a few months ago, inspiring our non-sailing, non-boating friends to send us the footage.
The Tables, and Ships, Are Turning in the Oakland Estuary
Last week, I was delivering my Columbia Challenger Esprit from San Rafael to Oakland, marking just the second time I'd made my way down the Estuary in a sailboat. Near the entrance, we saw that a container ship was turning behind Yerba Buena Island, rather than heading for the 'parking lot' of ships in the South Bay.
Latitude (Wherever You Are) Nation
Nation — We will take any and all latitude theme establishments that you might have come across in your international travels.
The Weird Wind and Weather Continue
“Attached is a photo taken from the El Cerrito hills, on the Bay, in the late afternoon of May 24 — I’ve seen this phenomenon many times but this is the first time I documented it,” wrote Larry Radcliffe. More »
Caption Contest(!)
Here’s your June Caption Contest(!). Don’t forget to check the July issue for the winner, and top 10 runner-uppers.
Thanks to @denizkilic1355 for the shot (or whoever you swiped the photo from). More »
On the Water with Lauren de Remer
Latitude Nation — For your viewing pleasure, here’s a mini-documentary of Sausalito super-sailor Lauren de Remer.
The video, On the Water with Lauren de Remer, was produced by the San Francisco-based Bearfish Productions. More »
Jimmy Buffett and a Salt Shaker that Will Never Be Found
In these seemingly timeless times, what better occasion to check in with that drifting-est of drifters, that leaf floating on the proverbial wind, that proverbial proverb who is both the enigma and the answer. More »
Keeping Inflatable Life Jackets in Life Saving Condition
Do you use an inflatable life jacket? Have you checked it recently, or ever?
Last week, May 16th to 22nd, was Safe Boating Week, and US Sailing posted a great video (below) in their free online Starboard Portal called Keeping Inflatables in Life Saving Condition. More »
Radical Sailing: America’s Cup ‘Sky Jumps’; Kite-Powered Racing Boats
In the immortal words of the Steve Miller Band, "I wanna fly like an eagle . . . To the sea . . ." Apparently, so does the new America's Cup class.
What’s the Sketchiest Harbor You’ve Ever Sailed Into?
On my last day in New Zealand, a trip marked by the start of the pandemic and cancelled flights, we took a long drive south along the east coast of the North Island. More »
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