John Arne Riise

1 week ago | latitude38.com | John Arndt |San Francisco Bay |John Arne Riise |Monica Grant

The Associated Press has reported that the president has directed “his government” to reopen Alcatraz. We’re not sure why they call it “his” government and not “our” government, but either way, it could be that we’re all sailing around a future federal prison. Alcatraz was closed in 1963 and is now a major Bay Area tourist attraction that reportedly generates $60 million for the National Park Service from the 1.6 million tourists that visit the island annually.

2 months ago | latitude38.com | Monica Grant |John Arne Riise |Christine Weaver

Welcome back to Latitude 38’s Good Jibes podcast, where we chat with West Coast sailors and hear their stories and tips on cruising, racing and just plain sailing. This week we sat down with Michael Menninger and learned about his journey to becoming a professional sailor and racing in the top events in the world. Michael is flight controller for American Magic, and is a match-racing world champion, team- racing world champion, and Etchells world champion.