SUPPORT US
Sailing is awesome. Help support it with a story, a photo, a subscription, or a contribution. Learn how below!
For more than 40 years Latitude 38 has covered the world of sailing through the eyes of the West Coast sailor. We’ve provided sailors the connections, stories and inspiration from our sailing community, and kept you informed by reporting the good news and bad news, insights, entertainment, fun activities and antics from sailors near and far.
As we adapt to shifting winds we're asking for your financial support. If you have the ability, enjoy sailing and the work of Latitude 38, your contributions will help and be appreciated.
There are several ways you can help by contributing, please see the options below:
Yes, I'd like to support Latitude 38 with a contribution:Â
More ways to support Latitude 38:
Subscribe
Have Latitude 38 delivered to your home:Â Subscribe for yourself or as a gift to a friend.
Sign Up for Our Sailing Newsletter: 'Lectonic Latitude
Advertise:
We love our advertisers. You can help by patronizing the advertisers in Latitude 38 or become one of them! Click here to see the advertisers to supporting our current edition or to become an advertiser email [email protected].
Send Your Story:
Whether sailing the Bay, cruising the Channel Islands or Mexico or circumnavigating the globe, if you are a West Coast sailor, our readers would appreciate hearing your story. Editorial contributions are welcome for your comments in Letters to the Editor or Sightings, Changes, Features and 'Lectronic Latitude. You can read our Writer's Guidelines here or just email you story and photos to [email protected].
Send Your Best Shot to Sailagram:
Email your sailing photos to: [email protected].
Suggestions:
Got a suggestion on what we can do better? We love ideas to help improve our offerings, especially from folks who have the skills and/or ability to help us find the solution. We're constantly working to improve our website, magazine, crew list, events, distribution and all other aspects of serving our West Coast sailing audience. If you have a thought regarding what we can do better you can contribute it here.
See you on the water.
Subscribe to Latitude 38. Delivered to your door every month.
'Lectronic Latitude
The Latitude 38 Fishing – and More – Contest
Ethan triumphantly holds up the kind of fish he can’t find around Ya Ta Hey, New Mexico. Meshach©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We were so impressed by the 75-or-so-lb pargo that Ethan Smith of the Ya Ta Hey, New Mexico-based Ovni 36 Eyoni nailed while free-diving off Thor Temme’s custom 45-ft tri Meshach off the…
Sunday Turns Tragic
Feral sailed ashore at Venice Beach yesterday afternoon. Her skipper, an experienced solo sailor, Tom Kirschbaum is missing. © 2010 KTLA-TV Yesterday turned tragic with the loss of three West Coast sailors. Down south, 2008 Singlehanded TransPac veteran Tom Kirschbaum, 55, appears to have fallen off his 26-ft International Folkboat Feral on his way home…
The 6,000-Mile Shopping Trip
In these slow economic times, yacht brokers are pleased when any potential customer walks through the door. But when Dmitry Danilov showed up at Bearmark Yachts in Sausalito recently, broker John Saul immediately gave him his undivided attention. After all, Danilov had come all the way from Vladivostok, Russia in search of a solid cruiser…
Singlehanded Farallones & Entry Deadlines
Our Wednesday posting regarding this weekend’s Singlehanded Farallones Race got some feedback, specifically with regard to the the quote from Coast Guard LCDR DesaRae Janszen that "singlehanded races to the Farallones are one of the most dangerous races on the West Coast." SSS Race Chair Emeritus Max Crittenden wrote to point out that the SSS’s…
Farewell to an Amazing Sailor
Felix Knauth, 80, set sail from Monterey aboard his newly acquired Santana 22 in the early morning hours of May 12. The following day, his unmanned Rose was found adrift off Pt. Conception. The Coast Guard reports scouring 8,100 square miles for any sign of Knauth before suspending the search on May 14. Normally stories…