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  • Alex Thomson is Totally Boss
    After photos of British round-the-worlder Alex Thomson performing a ‘keel walk’ were released in 2009, skeptics called foul, insisting that the suited sailor had been Photoshopped onto the keel of his IMOCA Open 60 Hugo…
  • Racing Preview
    The first weekend of the month is filled with racing opportunities. Midwinter series in progress include those at Golden Gate YC, a target=”_blank” href=”http://www.vyc.or…
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  • Halftime in the Mexico Cruising Season
    It’s hard to believe, but the November 1 through April 30 cruising season in Mexico is halfway over! Time really does fly when you’re having fun. And when it’s cruising fun, it flies in a jet, not some crummy little prop pl…
  • RC Volunteers Get Educated
    Volunteering for a race committee has many advantages: 1) You will learn a lot about racing and most likely improve your own performance; 2) It’s the ideal alternative if you’re not so keen on competitive racing but still w…
  • Latitude 38 Delivery Day
    It’s that time again: Latitude 38 delivery day! In this month’s issue we remember our former colleague Rob Moore, recount daring tales of whale rescues, discuss strategies for sailing the South Pacific, offer up a year’s worth o…
  • Business Classies Rock!
    Just FYI, my little bitty Business Ad got me work from ORACLE RACING. That’s right! The guys from OR saw my ad in Latitude 38 when they were here in the Bay Area a few months ago, and they asked for some help with boat let…
  • Good News for Puddle Jumpers
    As every veteran cruiser knows, occasional changes to customs and immigrations regulations are common in many countries. Knowing this, it’s been great to have the yacht agents at CMA-CGM working with our a target=”_blank” …
  • Hundreds Attempt the Three Bridge Challenge
    More often than not, conditions for the annual Three Bridge Fiasco are cold, wet and nasty – the sort of weather that would inspire fair-weather sailors to turn up the thermostat, slip on their Uggs and linger over a …
  • Kickin’ the Winter Blues
    Six years ago, Sean Mulligan organized a small cruise-out for fellow trailer sailer owners to Lake Havasu, a Colorado River reservoir on the California-Arizona border. Five boats joined in that first year. This year, nearly…
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    A Diesel Engine Maintenance Seminar is scheduled for Saturday, February 18. In this popular seminar, top mechanic Bill Peacock takes you through the ins and outs of your diesel engine. The seminar will be hosted in the KKMI Pt. Richmond …
  • Sailing the Bay Talks
    Readers have no doubt seen mentions of Ron Blatman, who won four regional Emmy awards for his PBS documentary Saving the Bay, and his plans for a new documentary titled Sailing the Bay …
  • Somali Pirates and a Lightning Romance
    My husband John and I, who had chartered the Leopard 45 ‘ti Profligate, just happened to bump into Roger Hayward of the Long Beach-based Catalina Morgan 440 La Palapa, while at the Bitter End YC at Gorda Sound i…