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Latitude 38
• February, 2013
CONTENTS subscriptions
6
calendar
14
letters
20
sightings
70
new york to san francisco record 84 eye on the bay
88
year in preview
92
season champs, pt. III
96
max ebb: measure for measure 102 the racing sheet
106
world of chartering
112
changes in latitudes
116
classy classifieds
132
advertisers' index
141
brokerage
142
Cover: Ten-year-old Gavriela of New York City, who was on vacation with her family at Punta Mita, Mexico, enjoys a turn at the helm during an 'everybody come sailing with Latitude' day aboard Profligate. Of the dozens of people who have driven Latitude's 63-ft catamaran so far this winter, young Gavriela has been the best. She had a delicate touch, and unlike most of the others, didn't have a tendency to oversteer. Photo: Latitude 38/Richard Copyright 2013 Latitude 38 Publishing, LLC
Latitude 38 welcomes editorial contributions in the form of stories, anecdotes, photographs – anything but poems, please; we gotta draw the line somewhere. Articles with the best chance at publication must 1) pertain to a West Coast or universal sailing audience, 2) be accompanied by a variety of pertinent, in-focus digital images (preferable) or color or black and white prints with identification of all boats, situations and people therein; and 3) be legible. These days, we prefer to receive both text and photos electronically, but if you send by mail, anything you want back must be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Submissions not accompanied by an SASE will not be returned. We also advise that you not send original photographs or negatives unless we specifically request them; copies will work just fine. Notification time varies with our workload, but generally runs four to six weeks. Please don't contact us before then by phone or mail. Send all submissions to editorial@latitude38.com, or mail to Latitude 38 editorial department, 15 Locust Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941. For more specific information, request writers' guidelines from the above address or see www.latitude38.com/writers.html.