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Sailagram: A Snapshot of May Sailing
As we head into summer we bring you photos of spring sailing. It wasn’t all sunshine, but it was fun!
Sailagram: A Snapshot of April Sailing
And now, for your viewing pleasure, we introduce … April, a snapshot of sailing and sailors everywhere.
Sailagram: A Snapshot of February Sailing
Sailing in February saw us enjoying Valentine’s Day, aka “I love sailing day,” plus some wet and wild weather and summery weather.
Sailagram: Snapshot of January Sailing
2024 is off to a racey start! Lots of winter regatta action. Catch it here as Sailagram brings the heat to an otherwise chilly month on the S.F. Bay!
Sailagram: A Snapshot of December Sailing
Happy post-holiday rush to you all, and cheers to a new year ahead with many days out on the water. Here are the last days of sailing in 2023 for your enjoyment.
Sailagram: A Snapshot of November Sailing
Holiday festivities got going in earnest this month with some Thanksgiving sailing!
Sailagram: A Snapshot of October Sailing
October was a big month: fall-themed regattas, Oktoberfest, Halloween and more!
Sailagram: A Snapshot of August Sailing
Sailors gotta sail! Check out what your community was up to last month.
Happy Thanksgiving!
A meme that’s been trending on Facebook over the last couple days shows a woman pushing a shopping cart with the caption, "Black Friday: Because only in America do people trample others for sales exactly one day after being thankful for what they already have." We think it’s worth paying a few bucks more for…
Kiribati Requiring U.S. Clearance Papers
Celestial anchored at peaceful Palmyra Atoll. © Scott Hansen If you’re planning a trip to the Republic of Kirbati anytime soon, you’d do well to heed the advice of circumnavigators Scott and Donna Hansen who just returned to Hawaii aboard their Tripp 47 Celestial. The Hansens left Kauai in September, sailing for legendary Palmyra Atoll.…
Vendée Drop-Outs & Drama
Gutek was forced to withdraw after Energa’s autopilots wouldn’t steer a consistent course. © Jean-Marie Liot / DPPI / Vendée Globe This morning brought the bad news that Zbigniew ‘Gutek’ Gutkowski on Energa has bowed out of the Vendée Globe. From day one, Gutek has been struggling to overcome problems with his autopilots. Many calls…
Artemis’ Big Cat Tests Bay Waters
Artemis Racing’s big cat was looking awesome as she plied Bay waters last week. © Sander van der Borch It’s a bird. . . It’s a plane. . . No, it’s Artemis Racing’s sleek new AC72 testing the waters of San Francisco Bay. Last week the bright-red speed machine completed two test sails in moderate…
A Petition For Justice
Regular readers will recall our previous posts on the fate of the famous Sausalito-based schooner Lord Jim. Since hitting an unmarked rock off the coast of Brazil in 2007, she and her owners, Holger Kreuzhage and Tracy Brown, have endured an ordeal so complex and twisted that it sounds more like the plot for a…
What Happened to Argonaut?
John Rice, a marine engineer, spent 18 years building Argonaut. She has a steel hull and deck, and an aluminum house. Argonaut©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC On August 10, John Rice’s family received the life-changing news that Rice, a 60-year-old Australian who had lived for many years in Long Beach, had been reported dead while…
Cruising Author at Book Passage
Frequent Changes in Latitudes contributor Wendy Hinman will be signing copies of her book Tightwads on the Loose: A Seven-Year Pacific Odyssey at Book Passage in Corte Madera on Sunday at 6 p.m. The book details her and husband Garth Wilcox’s cruise aboard their Port Ludlow, WA-based Wylie 31 Velella that wound up taking seven…
Vendée Globe Down to 16
The normally cheerful Sam Davies was forced to abandon the Vendée Globe when she dismasted. © Sam Davies / Savéol More carnage in the Vendée Globe over the past two days. Yesterday, Great Britain’s effervescent Sam Davies reported that Savéol‘s rig came crashing down as she neared the center of the depression. She was below…
Boatload of Coke & a Mid-Ocean Rescue
The laidback Kingdom of Tonga is normally so sleepy and tranquil that it rarely makes headlines, but this week was different. Two of the biggest stories buzzing across South Pacific news wires occurred in or near Tonga. All things considered, smuggling coke across oceans is a tough way to make a living. © 2012 Australian…
Who Says You Can’t Cruise the Bay?
Posting photos like this with the caption “I’m saaaaaiiiiiling!” on your Facebook page will garner you lots of ‘likes’. latitude/LaDonna© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Who says you have to go somewhere tropical to cruise? Or that you have to sell everything off and leave for years at a time? An impromptu weekend cruise in your…
Sailagram: A Snapshot of March Sailing
Spring has sprung, along with our clocks and our docklines. Sailors have been making the most of the warmer, sunny weather and enjoying the spring breezes on the Bay.