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The Sea Is Calling

There are a lot of good reasons to head out sailing on the Bay or to sail out the Golden Gate to Mexico. But for many the question is how. If you don’t know where to begin, a good place to start is the Latitude 38 Crew List and Party. It’s not magic, but sometimes magical things happen when you bring together a group of people with sailboats and people who want to go sailing. This past Wednesday’s Crew List Party at Spaulding Marine Center in Sausalito again confirms the value of making the connection.

Jacob, Sam and Katie have all crewed with Call of the Sea’s schooner Seaward and were on hand to welcome Crew Party guests. 

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The Crew Party was preceded by a standing-room-only seminar presented by Dick Markie of Paradise Village Marina and Geronimo Cevallos of Marina El Cid. 

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Mark and Patty Thompson of the Catalina 470 Agave Azul were on hand for the Mexico cruising seminar as they’re trading in Bay sailing to join the Baja Ha-Ha fleet and a winter in Mexico. 

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Typically when stepping into a liferaft there’s not this much help nearby. Sal’s Inflatables helped us launch a new crowd sailing south. 

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In attendance were cruisers from the Pacific Northwest heading south to join the Baja Ha-Ha, local cruisers doing the same, and many Bay Area sailors and boat owners looking to connect up with crew for local sailing opportunities. There’s no shortage of people who want to step off the land and get on the water.

John, Sherry, skipper Tim Dick, Fred and Kim are all sailing together on one of the two Malolos in the Baja Ha-Ha. This Malolo is a Lagoon 42 catamaran.

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The other Malolo. Britt and Matt have one crew joining them aboard their Beneteau 411 for the Baja Ha-Ha. 

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If you find the sea calling and are looking to escape the mayhem ashore, the answer may be as close as San Francisco Bay, or it may take you miles beyond. Our twice-a-year crew parties are a reminder that, after deciding to go sailing, the next step is making the right connections.

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If you’re a sailor in the Pacific Northwest, then be sure to check out the Wooden Boat Festival starting today and running through Sunday at the Northwest Maritime Center.
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