When You’re Wrong in the Right of Way
In mid-October, after a summer of bizarre weather, it was 80-plus degrees and windless at Latitude's satellite office in San Quentin Village. The Bay went completely glassy for almost five days in a row . . .
The Weird Weather Phenomena and Piercing Prose of ‘Moby-Dick’
Has your compass ever gone 180 degrees in the wrong direction, or been generally flummoxed, in the wake of an electric storm? This scenario played out in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.
Caption Contest(!)
It's Caption Contest(!) time.
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 »
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