September Is Here! And So Is Latitude 38’s Newest Issue
September Is Here! And so is Latitude 38‘s newest issue full of hot stories about sailing including the Pacific Cup, the Olympic Hunger Games, sailing alone across the Pacific, the 30th Baja Ha-Ha sailing rally to Mexico, and much more.
Pacific Cup 2024 – Southbound and Down
Begun in 1980 as a low-key race to Hawaii, the Pacific Cup held its 22nd edition in the second half of July this year. The race from San Francisco to Kaneohe, on the east coast of Oahu, has been sailed every other year in even years, except for no-fun-for-you 2020. Starts this year were on Monday, July 15; Wednesday, July 17; and Thursday, July 18. Slower boats and two doublehanded divisions got the early jump.
The Olympic Hunger Games
There is much to celebrate with our Olympic sailing team as they all sailed with a renewed sense of spirit. Though the results were as mixed as the breezes off the Mediterranean Sea, the impression that was left on the competition and US competitors alike was that this is a team that will be more than ready for Los Angeles in 2028!
Ruby Gates — Alone Across the Pacific
As far as I know, I am the only woman to have sailed singlehanded from Mexico to French Polynesia in 2024. I spent 30 days at sea talking to myself, scolding birds who pooped on my deck, shushing fear, dancing to the moon and mistaking stars for ships. I ate when I liked, slept when I liked and read a big, thick book. I argued with myself about tactics and congratulated my equipment on a job well done. When it rained, I took a shower. When the wind died, I rested. When it stormed, I cursed.
Baja Ha-Ha XXX — Who’s Going?
Here’s more of what’s inside:
Letters: An Attempt was Made To Save Vadura. You Can Still Save the Memories of Alfred Mylne-Designed Boats; A Little Pac Cup Correction; Correcting the Correction; and many more.
Sightings: Dismasted Returning From the Pac Cup; The Inexplicable Sinking of Megayacht Bayesian; The Future of Coyote Point Marina; and other stories.
Feature Stories: Pacific Cup 2024 — Southbound and Down; The Olympic Hunger Games; Ruby Gates — Alone Across the Pacific; Baja Ha-Ha XXX — Who’s Going?
Max Ebb: “One-Room Schoolhouse of Sailing.”
Racing Sheet: This month’s edition features visits with one designs such as the Melges 24, Moore 24, C420, Cal 20, Mercury and ILCA classes. PHRF races include SFYC’s Great S.F. Schooner Race/Belvedere Classic, BVBC’s enduring Plastic Classic, YRA’s Encinal Regatta, and the YRA/SSS combo Drake’s Bay race. Our cup runneth over with Box Scores, but we were still able to squeeze in a trio of Race Notes.
Changes in Latitudes: With reports this month on Outrun’s South Seas adventure; Dave Bacon’s amazing 1981 cruise to Mexico on the engineless Dancing Bear; notes and recommendations on solo Pacific crossings from Ruby Gates of Makani; and some interesting Cruise Notes.
Loose Lips: A wrap-up of August’s Caption Contest(!).
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