Martha Blanchfield

3 weeks ago | latitude38.com | Martha Blanchfield |San Francisco Bay |John Arndt |David Chamberlain

This is not Yellow Bluff. The yellow buoys being scattered around the Bay and the world are real and will add to the information available to sailors and ocean adventurers everywhere. As cited in E&E News, a proposal from the White House Office of Management and Budget seeks to drastically reorganize NOAA and plunder most of its climate research programs in fiscal 2026, with a possible budget reduction of 38% from $4.8 billion in 2025 to $3.47 billion in 2026.

1 month ago | latitude38.com | Martha Blanchfield |Monica Grant

John Tennyson, South Beach YC Island Fever Midwinter Series chair, says that each fall, after the Wind Machine has switched off, sailors are so desperate to race that they’ll believe anything — especially the idea that there will eventually be enough wind if they just show up and wait long enough. This sure sounds like what happened February 22: sunny skies and a ripple o’ breeze to start, advancing to mild rollers, cloud cover and bluster brewing.

1 month ago | latitude38.com | John Arndt |San Francisco Bay |Newport Beach |Martha Blanchfield

With the Transpac start coming up on July 1, a reader wrote in to ask, “What are the best things to include in the halfway package?” What’s the halfway package? It’s a tradition of family and friends of Transpac crews who put together a Transpac package that the crew gets to open at the race’s halfway point. The package contains “goodies.” If you’ve raced the Transpac or Pacific Cup, or even circumnavigated, what is the best surprise, food or goodie you’ve received?

Oct 25, 2024 | latitude38.com | Monica Grant |John Arndt |Martha Blanchfield |San Francisco Bay

When Berkeley’s Cal Sailing Club (CSC) received notice last May that they were to be relocated from J-Dock at Berkeley Marina, where they have been based for over 50 years, to make room for 40-ft boats, the club was concerned that the move would “kill” their program — docking maneuvers would be more hazardous and could lead to the club’s sailing program being shut down. Members and the community took action and rallied together to try to keep the club’s operations at its existing base.

Oct 7, 2024 | latitude38.com | Martha Blanchfield

This Thursday, October 10, San Francisco Bay Area sailors, concerned citizens, individuals from the blue economy and more are invited to attend the Candidates for S.F. Mayor Night at South Beach Yacht Club in San Francisco. Produced by S.F. Blue Tech and co-sponsored by the yacht club and S.F. Baykeeper, this free event runs from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Sejal Choksi-Chugh, executive director at S.F. Baykeeper, will moderate.