Another T-shirt Winner

Kevin Connolly came to the Bay Area in 1978 and is a seasoned sailor. He’s owned a couple of boats, his first being a Nonsuch 30 named Cariboo (though technically he owned a Hobie Cat before that). Kevin said he’s been reading Latitude 38 for 40 years – which finally paid off when he opened last month’s issue to discover that he had won a Latitude 38 T-shirt! Since around 2002, Kevin has crewed regularly on Slainte, a Jeanneau Deck Salon 43, every Sunday out of Marina Village in Alameda. Slainte means "cheers" in Gaelic.

Kevin’s brother, John Connolly, who passed away several years ago, owned Modern Sailing Academy in Sausalito and was well respected for dedicating much of his life to sailing education. John personally led more than 16,000 miles’ worth of coastal trips from San Francisco Bay to Monterey and back. In addition to teaching locally, John was known for teaching advanced ASA courses in overseas locations.

Kevin’s favorite part about sailing in San Francisco Bay? “The wind and the beautiful vistas — they never get old.”

Keep your eye out for those golden tickets in the March issue of Latitude 38, and for Slainte sailing the Bay.