Latitude 38 Working Waterfront News Central
Since its inception, Latitude 38 has been able to cover, inspire and connect the people in our sailing community thanks to the businesses that support sailors and sailing. This includes boatyards, sailmakers, marinas, boat builders and numerous trades and craftspeople. Over the decades, the space available along our critical public waterfront continues to shrink. Our Working Waterfront page is dedicated to covering these stories to bring awareness to the jobs, facilities and services that are vital to our nation's commercial and recreational maritime infrastructure. Enjoying the 12-month sailing season up and down the California coast is one of the prime features of living in the West. A working waterfront is one that works for all California citizens and retains space for these important waterfront facilities.
Yes, the weekend was HOT! But that didn’t stop us and countless others heading to the Sausalito waterfront for the second annual Sausalito Boat Show.
Oakland Estuary cleanup efforts are to be boosted with over $3 million in funding from the NOAA Marine Debris Program.
Professional yacht care with personal service.
Krista Swedberg’s adventurous sailing life is a great example of sailing as a career. And no, she’s not racing!
The Sausalito Boat Show will host a huge array of boats, maritime businesses and vendors, entertainment, food, and almost a dozen informative seminars across the weekend.
This Labor Day we pay tribute to those on the working waterfront who make sailing possible.
Saildrone’s ‘Explorer’ is serving as a weather buoy off the West Coast.
This week’s host, Moe Roddy, is joined by Matt Zarem to chat about the historic Spaulding Marine Center and volunteering in the sailing community.
Working Waterfront Issues and Resources
Numerous groups and organizations around the country are working to help preserve maritime economic zones. Working Waterfront Organizations:
National Working Waterfront Network
Port Townsend Working Waterfront
Trade Schools
Job Opportunities
For charter boat with older gas engines. Looking for someone to help maintain and repair older GM 350 engines.
Llewellyn Marine Supply, serving the marine industry since 1936, is seeking a motivated full-time Inside Salesperson to join our Alameda team. Responsibilities include selling marine products to wholesale, retail and online customers, building customer relationships, processing orders, and providing product support. Sales experience in…
Want adventure? Interested in taking your RHIB boat handling skills to the next level on San Francisco Bay? Do big waves scare you? Good. Get paid to stop being scared while giving guests the experience of a lifetime. Bay Voyager captains run fast, maneuverable…
Looking for someone practical, detail-oriented and experienced to help my father keep up two vessels in S.F./Emeryville as he gets older. Responsibilities would include: 1) overseeing maintenance and refit projects; 2) coordinating with yards and subcontractors; 3) identifying issues proactively; 4) ability to tackle…
Rig shop in business for over 30 years is looking for an experienced rigger to add to our team. Excellent pay is available depending on rigging knowledge. Send a description of your rigging/boat work experience
Spinnaker Sailing in Redwood City is looking for ASA-certified sailing instructors to teach out of our Redwood City Marina location. Part-time, flexible schedules, midweek and/or weekends. Please contact Rich or Bob by phone or email.
Latitude 38 is seeking an “Ambassador.” The ideal candidate is a sailor based in the SF Bay Area, is friendly, outgoing, well-organized and a self-starter with excellent communication skills. They are someone who can work independently as well as manage a team of volunteers.…
Do You Know Where Your Hull Identification Number Is?
We just got a letter from Peter Veasey, who just had a startling realization about his Hull Identification Number, or HIN.