Crew List Fiesta Tonight

Sausalito’s historic Spaulding Marine Center will provide the venue for Latitude 38’s Fall Crew List Party tonight. The fall edition of our popular Crew Parties has been known for decades as the Mexico-Only Crew List Party, and this year’s edition will continue to focus on cruisers sailing south for warmer climes in general, and for the Baja Ha-Ha in particular. But if you think you just want to go sailing on San Francisco Bay, don’t be shy — you’re encouraged to come too.

Before the party gets going, Paradise Village harbormaster Dick Markie will present a free seminar on cruising Mexico. The first 100 seminar-goers will receive a free beer, and Mexico raffle prizes will be handed out. The seminar runs from 4 to 6 p.m., so the Crew Party will start at 6:15 p.m. and run until 9 p.m. Admission to the Crew Party is $7 (cash only). Young people 25 and under (with ID) will get in for $5.

The cost will include door prizes, color-coded name tags, and an appetizer buffet. Spaulding’s will be selling beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages (cash or credit cards OK); profits will benefit their educational programs. Latitude crew will be selling logowear.

Staff from many Baja Ha-Ha sponsors, including Marina Riviera Nayarit, Marina La Cruz, Marina Vallarta, Opequimar, Mariners General Insurance, Mexico Tourism, Paradise Village, Hydrovane, Inflatable Boat Specialists, Novamar Insurance, OCENS and Satellite Phone Store, will be on hand to answer questions. Sal’s Inflatable Services will bring a liferaft to ‘blow up’ right in the middle of the party, and everyone will have a chance to crawl in and try it out.

For the sake of our host’s relations with their neighbor, Clipper Yacht Harbor, please do not park in Clipper’s parking lot. For where you can park, visit our Crew Party web page at www.latitude38.com/crewlist/CrewParty/CrewParty.html. See you tonight!