Latitude 38 Magazine

A collision in the Splitske Vrata Passage in Croatia on Sunday left four sailors dead. According to numerous reports, the high-speed catamaran 'Krilo Eclipse' collided with a French-flagged sailboat carrying eight Czech nationals.

Four Dead After High-Speed Catamaran and Sailboat Collide in Croatia Four sailors have died after their vessel collided with the high-speed catamaran 'Krilo Eclipse' in Croatia on Sunday.

The Sausalito waterfront is in the news again, this time regarding a proposal to upgrade (this might be an understatement) the dilapidated docks at Turney Street. Sausalito is lacking sufficient public dock space and boat launch facilities; new docks could therefore be a boon to the popular tourist town. Last month, the Sausalito council voted to approve a proposal that entails replacing the broken docks and silted slips with a reconfigurable modular floating dock system.

Proposed Floating Dock System Gets Approval in Sausalito Sausalito council has approved a proposal to upgrade the broken docks at Turney Street with a reconfigurable modular floating dock system.

The Pacific Cup Yacht Club race to Hawaii is starting July 6th. In today's 'Lectronic Latitude, sailor Ros de Vries, describes a tool she conjured up to help amateur navigators and armchair sailors find the fastest way to Hawaii. Who can help people who don't know what 'polars' are understand this sentence? "There’s a “polar efficiency” slider so the ETA reflects real crew-and-seaway life, rather than a flat-water fantasy, and a “route from my location” button that hands you a heading and tracks you as you sail." For the curious and folks looking for the fast lane.

This Pacific Cup Weather Router Leads You to Mai Tais Bay Area sailor Ros de Vries has built a free, browser-based Pacific Cup weather router for armchair admirals and actual crew.

Join the Schooner Freda B for a Summer Sailstice sunset sail.

Schooner Freda B Sunset Sail | Summer Sailstice June 12, 2026 by Heidi Benson Stagg Summer Sailstice 2026 Event Type Public 06/20/2026 12:00 PM sausalito yacht harbor Bay Street sausalito, CA United States Cap off the longest day of 2026 with an unforgettable sunset sail on San Francisco Bay! This year, the summer solstice is also Father's Day an...

Welcome to this month’s World Famous L38 Caption Contest(!). Our photo today was submitted by our racing editor, Fritz Baldauf.

Out now in the June issue if LATITUDE 38:

Experience, it is said, is a harsh teacher: You get the test first and the lesson afterward. That was certainly how Huub van der Mark came to sailing and cruising. A bit over a decade ago, in his late 20s, he moved from the Netherlands to New York to study acting. Instead, he got exposed to sailing, and became almost instantly enamored with the romantic notion of sailing over far horizons. He jumped in with both feet, crewing on other people’s boats in the Baja Ha-Ha and Pacific Puddle Jump. One thing led to another, and just 10 years after he’d first stepped onto a boat, knowing nothing, he did this year’s Pacific Puddle Jump on his own 38-ft catamaran — singlehanded.

Here’s his story of that journey.

Going Dutch — Huub's Pacific Puddle Jump - Latitude38 Huub van der Mark believed starting as a crew member, or boat hitchhiker, sounded like a good way to start learning about sailing.

On page 31 of the June issue of LATITUDE 38, reader Larry McCullough explains his pursuit of understanding California’s byzantine world of the property taxes paid on boats. His findings, shared here, don’t look good:

How You're Paying County Property Taxes on Sales Taxes Larry McClullough found that the value of boats used for County property taxes includes the sales tax paid on the boat.

The June issue of LATITUDE 38 is out now!

Fresh copies are arriving at marinas, yacht clubs and waterfront businesses throughout the West Coast. Go grab a fresh, always-free copy and settle in for another month of sailing stories, cruising adventures, racing coverage, readers' letters and so much more. Thank you for reading and supporting LATITUDE 38, and thanks to our advertisers who help keep it free.


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A Canadian sailor was rescued on Friday after being dismasted and injured almost 500 miles off Tillamook, Oregon. The 74-year-old was singlehanding en route to British Columbia (B.C.) from Hilo, Hawaii, aboard his 29-ft sailboat Alice when he ran into trouble amid gale-force winds and 30-foot seas: Alice was dismasted, the unnamed sailor suffered a shoulder injury, and the boat’s engine was incapacitated (it is unknown if this was prior to, or as a result of, the sea state and weather conditions). Fortunately the sailor was able to use his handheld satellite communicator to reach the US Coast Guard. The USCG’s Northwest District watchstanders launched a rescue operation, monitoring the mariner’s position while maintaining contact with the vessel.

Canadian Sailor Rescued From Dismasted Sailboat off Oregon - Latitude38 A Canadian sailor was rescued on Friday after being dismasted and injured almost 500 miles off Tillamook, Oregon.