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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?
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Ready, Tech – Go!
A smart phone, such as our iPhone, is a key ingredient in any onboard office. With the free Bloomberg app, you can easily follow your investments, too. Assuming you have any left. latitude/Nick©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Given the improvements in technology, more sailors than ever are working from their boats, either while at the…
Numbers That Could Save Your Life
With the number of mayday situations we’ve been reporting on recently, we were reminded of an essential resource for Pacific cruisers which was put together by South Pacific cruiser (and once-Whitbread skipper) Ewout Mante of the Elliott 45 Bravado. The document contains local and international telephone numbers, plus some email addresses, for Search and Rescue…
Melges 24 Nats Go Down to Wire
Brian Porter’s Full Throttle works upwind at the 2009 Melges 24 Nationals. © Ellen Hoke With the 2009 Melges 24 Nationals Trophy on the line, Brian Porter’s Full Throttle was over early at the Alcatraz start for Sunday’s eighth and final race. But the four-time national champions never threw in the towel, and had ground…
Everyone Wins at Inaugural Media Cup
The J/120 contingent of the Media Cup sets sail from McCovey Cove. latitude/JR© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The action was hot in and out of AT&T Ballpark on Sunday. Inside, the Giants battled the A’s. Outside, in the Bay, local media personalities ‘battled’ it out aboard sailboats in the first-ever Media Cup. A benefit for…
‘Sumatra II’ Skipper Recovering from Loss
Happy to be alive, Jerry poses with Scarlett Lucy’s captain after safely reaching Sydney. Scarlett Lucy©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I think the actual grieving over the loss of Sumatra may come later," explains Dr. Jerry Morgan, 71, whose beloved Trintella 53 sank late last month in near-cyclone conditions off Australia. "For now, I’m doing…
West Marine Swivel Testing
In May 15‘s ‘Lectronic Latitude, we reported on John and Gilly Foy’s wild ride through an anchorage after their Kong anchor swivel — which they bought at West Marine a few years earlier — failed. West Marine CEO Geoff Eisenberg was quick to respond to the report. "This is a really big deal to us,"…
Hauling for Less
Jim Milski, decked out in his Ha-Ha shirt, feeling good about the price of his haulout, his new bottom and his new waterline. latitude/Richard© Latitude 38 Media, LLC You know how everything is less expensive in Mexico? Well, it’s not. Take hauling out your boat. Most folks who cruised Mexico this winter figured it would…
Flag Day on Sunday
Back in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson officially established June 14 as Flag Day. It commemorates the adoption of the U.S. flag, whose design was finalized by the Second Continental Congress in 1777 after that famous sewing job by Betsy Ross. Being as this coming Sunday is Flag Day, and many sailors like to fly both…
Protest Planned for Dinius Hearing
We love to give credit where it’s due, so we’re compelled to compliment Channel 7’s I-Team reporter Dan Noyes, yet again, on his incredible coverage of the persecution . . . oops, prosecution . . . of Bismarck Dinius in the death of Lynn Thornton. Dinius happened to be sitting at the helm of a…
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.