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.
This week we join mother and daughter team Holly and Katie Scott of Mahalo Sailing Adventures, to chat about creating group sailing memories to last a lifetime.
The Maritime Museum of San Diego is inviting museum members, volunteers and the public to celebrate the legendary ‘Star of India’s 161st birthday.
The last of Sausalito’s anchor-outs are being removed from Richardson Bay, with agencies and authorities intending to regulate and enforce the Special Federal Anchorage.
Learn about the basics of marine corrosion, woodburning, and electrical shock hazards.
North Sails is working on retrofitting a large bulk carrier with soft sails to provide wind-assisted propulsion and reduce its consumption of fossil fuels.
Big yachts are only getting bigger, along with bigger eco-friendly promises.
Keeping sailing accessible by keeping harbors navigable is an increasing expense.
These days, meeting people IRL (in real life) can feel like a bit of a challenge. But it’s “real” easy to do when you pick up your copy of ‘Latitude 38’ magazine.
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.…
Short Sightings — ‘Merlin’, SailGP, and Latitude 38
A brief waterfront news roundup with ‘Merlin’ in the yard, SailGP in Dubai, and ‘Latitude 38’, well, everywhere.