The Well-Loved ‘Some Like It Hot’ T-Shirts

We thought it was a long shot, but we were wrong. In Friday’s ‘Lectronic Latitude we wrote about 1997 Baja Ha-Ha participant Keri Hendricks, whose well-loved “Some Like It Hot” T-shirt from that event had finally worn out. She asked if there might be a box of them lying around so she could get another. We’ve been following the Japanese Kanban inventory system to keep our inventory costs down, so we just didn’t have any on our shelf. But a couple of readers sent pics of shirts in their collection.

It’s great to see in this world of fast-fashion, wear it once and toss it into a landfill, that Latitude 38 readers and Baja Ha-Ha participants are practicing a more sustainable fashion consciousness. Chris Maher, owner of the Express 34 Keaka, picked up a few shirts on his way south with family and friends aboard the family’s Morgan 38 Blarney3 and their Beneteau First 42 Blarney4.

Steve Bondelid wrote in, saying, “Here’s mine. And it’s really loved to this day,” and sent in these pictures to prove it.

We’re hoping Keri and Chris will connect for a T-shirt and that everyone who has a favorite Latitude 38 “Some Like It Hot” T-shirt earned on a Baja Ha-Ha will continue to enjoy it until it falls off their back.

Mike Draper, with the Nordic 40 Escape from Fresno, is the 96th boat to sign up for this year’s 30th annual Baja Ha-Ha. You can join them all by clicking here and then sailing south, leaving San Diego on November 4.

Send a photo of your favorite Latitude 38 T-shirt here.