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Sailagram: A Snapshot of February Sailing
Sailing in February saw us enjoying Valentine’s Day, aka “I love sailing day,” plus some wet and wild weather and summery weather.
Sailagram: Snapshot of January Sailing
2024 is off to a racey start! Lots of winter regatta action. Catch it here as Sailagram brings the heat to an otherwise chilly month on the S.F. Bay!
Sailagram: A Snapshot of December Sailing
Happy post-holiday rush to you all, and cheers to a new year ahead with many days out on the water. Here are the last days of sailing in 2023 for your enjoyment.
Sailagram: A Snapshot of November Sailing
Holiday festivities got going in earnest this month with some Thanksgiving sailing!
Sailagram: A Snapshot of October Sailing
October was a big month: fall-themed regattas, Oktoberfest, Halloween and more!
Sailagram: A Snapshot of August Sailing
Sailors gotta sail! Check out what your community was up to last month.
Sailagram: A Snapshot of July Sailing
We’re excited to share all these excellent photos our readers have taken during the past month.
Sailagram: A Snapshot of June Sailing
Here it is, the eagerly awaited June Sailagram! Is your photo among the beautiful images shared from last month’s sailing adventures?
Planning Meetings and Sail Seminars
Current tenants of Pete’s Harbor are fighting back against a developer’s plan to evict them.Pete’s Harbor© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Tenants of iconic Pete’s Harbor in Redwood City are hopping mad about plans to turn the property around the affordable liveaboard marina into a 411-unit housing complex and their imminent eviction from the premises. Pete…
Time and Weather
While lying in our bunk this morning, using our iPad to check Hurricane Paul‘s path toward Baja, we were reminded how dramatically cruising has changed in the last 30 years. Our first race/cruise to Mexico was the early November Long Beach to Cabo and La Paz Race of ’81, which we did on our Freya 39.…
Outrages Against Sensibilities
We haven’t given this a whole lot of thought, but it seems to us that the leading causes of misery in this world might be corruption and a lack of shame. As Exhibit A, we give you Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which nine months ago capsized off the Italian…
Happy Birthday Mirene
Former schooner Mirene celebrated her centennial on Friday with a ‘family’ birthday party. © John Skoriak Few boats ever make it to their 100th birthday, and fewer still in as good a condition as the former Alaska cannery schooner turned tugboat/houseboat Mirene. But then few boats have the dedicated attention and care of owners such…
To Go Into the Sea or Not?
Most people think of Baja as almost nothing but desert. And it is. But there are exceptions, such as the intense greenery found around Mulege. Larikan© Latitude 38 Media, LLC When folks get ready to do the Ha-Ha, they often wonder if they should go up into the Sea of Cortez right after the finish…
“Conduct Unbecoming a Member of St. Francis YC”
We’ve gotten overwhelming reader response to the Wednesday ‘Lectronic report that San Francisco sailor Todd Tholke has had Energy Team’s AC 45 catamaran ‘arrested’ over a salvage claim. The catamaran apparently broke free of her mooring in San Francisco in the wee hours of the calm night of September 30. Tholke spotted it, got his…
Who Will be Crowned Sailors of the Year?
Having received nominations from around the world, the The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) and Rolex recently announced the top male and female contenders for their prestigious Sailor of the Year Awards. It’s no surprise to see that several nominees were in San Francisco last week competing in the America’s Cup World Series, as the roster…
Boat Fest Starts Tomorrow
The summer sailing season may be coming to a close, but that just means mellow winter sailing on San Francisco Bay is just around the corner! This is a great time to get family and friends interested in sailing because winds and seas are typically calmer — and, as odd as it sounds, warmer. Head…
Update on Immigration Policy for Mexico
Seemingly good news for Ha-Ha boats and other early southbound cruisers! Last week we cautioned readers that there may be new Immigration rules in effect for cruisers heading south to Mexico this winter. Today we were told by a harbormaster at one of the biggest marinas in Baja that "a very high-ranking official in Mexico…
Oracle Team USA Dominates on Home Turf
Oracle Team USA Spithill took a nose dive during Saturday’s first fleet race. Miraculously, no one — nor the boat — was badly injured. © 2012 ACEA / Gilles Martin-Raget The second round of San Francisco America’s Cup World Series events, staged here October 3-7, could not have been more action-packed and fun to watch…
Sailagram: A Snapshot of March Sailing
Spring has sprung, along with our clocks and our docklines. Sailors have been making the most of the warmer, sunny weather and enjoying the spring breezes on the Bay.