Oops! The Waterfront Changed Again

One of our readers called the other day with a ‘hot tip’: He went by his favorite Latitude 38 pickup joint, Western Boat & Tackle on Third Street in San Rafael, where readers have been picking up Latitude for about 40 years, and found the magazines but not the business. He called to let us know so we could adjust our delivery to bring them to the new location across the Canal by San Rafael Yacht Harbor at 555 East Francisco, Suite 24. 

We went to pick up the magazines and stopped by the sunny, warm and very busy docks at neighboring 101 Surf Sports. They too have some Latitude 38s available.

Don’t blink or things are likely to change again. While waterfronts are changing everywhere, San Rafael also holds on to much of its great maritime legacy. Our March issue will include a short feature on this winding waterway where sailboats can cruise up and anchor right off Phil Lesh’s Terrapin Crossroads.