Photo of the Day a Blast from the Past

"This burbled up from the archives of Charlie Gay, who I crewed for in the ’80s," writes Richard vonEhrenkrook. "Hope you might find it entertaining."

The little tyke in the photo is named Forrest, and he grew up to become the director of sailing at San Francisco Yacht Club. Richard, pictured above indoctrinating the young lad, returned to Cal 20 racing after a hiatus to raise his own family, and has been whoopin’ ass with the Can O’Whoopass for several years.

The magazine pictured is the June 1982 edition of a certain Bay Area sailing rag (the logo was changed later in the ’80s). The photo on the cover, taken by Louis Kruk, shows Dorade and Santana in "the great yacht race." (Louis, by the way, still contributes photos to Latitude occasionally). City Yachts had the back cover and advertised Nordic, Baltic and brokerage yachts.