SAILAGRAM
Real Photos from Real Sailors Monthly
Upload your Sailagram photos here!
Our preference is to have photos uploaded above. If you need to email use: [email protected]
Please include photo credit, boat name, hailing port, and any other info you would like to share. We will be phasing out the email soon. Thanks.
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?
It’s All Good in Petaluma
The trip up the Petaluma River is reminiscent of French wine country.© 2009 Tim Crowe We have made annual trips from Alameda to the Petaluma Turning Basin aboard our Catalina 42 Azure for the last several years. The information you were given by the Petaluma Visitor Center is correct — the locking gates have made…
MOB Presentation at Presidio YC
Want to brush up on your MOB skills? Join Modern Sailing’s John Connolly at the Presidio YC tomorrow at 6 p.m. for a free presentation about Crew Overboard Recovery Techniques. Dinner follows at 7:30 p.m. at a cost of $20. RSVP by email or by calling (707) 888-0861.
Navigating Without GPS
Bill and Judy combine to navigate without electronics. latitude/Nick© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point — such as a finish line to a sailing race — by measuring angles to it from known points at either end of a fixed baseline, rather than measuring distances to…
Double Collision Explained
After wintering in Hawaii, the Traums spent many days bashing to Tahiti, but little Eva never got battered by waves like she did from the speedboat. latitude/Andy© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s often been said that sailors are safer in mid-ocean than near shore. That was certainly the case Tuesday night, when an out-of-control speedboat…
Turning Basin is Turning Around
The Petaluma Turning Basin has long been a prized destination for Bay Area sailors, but a few years ago, crime against boats — from slashed cockpit cushions to boats being set adrift — became a problem. The unsecured docks allowed vandals access to visiting boats, and the Turning Basin earned an unsavory reputation. Latitude reader…
…And Speaking of Boat Collisions
Lake County District Attorney Jon E. Hopkins rested the prosecution’s case against Bismarck Dinius yesterday . . . without calling Russell Perdock, the man behind the wheel of the speedboat that slammed into the sailboat on which Dinius was crew. Lynn Thornton was killed in the accident, and the prosecution claims that Dinius was at…
Yohelah Struck in Nightime Collision
We’ve heard of successful night fishing, but this catch takes the prize. Yohelah©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Nights are generally extremely quiet on the Bora Bora lagoon. But not last night. The tranquility aboard Rob and Teresa Sicade’s Seattle-based Baba 40 Yohelah was shattered when a small speedboat crashed into her port side, while apparently…
Alinghi Sets Venue, Oracle Disagrees
Ras al-Khaimah: next host of the America’s Cup? Google Earth© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Alinghi announced today that the they will be hosting the match for AC 33 in Ras al-Khaimah, one of the seven United Arab Emirates. "Our absolute priorities in making this decision are the prevailing weather conditions and the resulting safety that…
Maltese Falcon Off the Market
Maltese Falcon sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge last fall to participate in the Leukemia Cup Regatta. latitude/Annie©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It looks like Tom Perkins has finally found a buyer for his 289-ft miracle of modern sailing, Maltese Falcon. Perkins had put Falcon on the market last year for a whopping $180 million,…
A Gathering of Bears
The San Francisco Bay Bear Boat Association is sailing again! Bear Boats are 23-ft woodies designed and built at the Nunes Boat Yard in Sausalito in the early ‘30s for San Francisco Bay sailing conditions. Conceived by Ernest Nunes and Marty Martinson, the first keel was laid late in 1931. By the summer of ’32,…
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.