Good Jibes with Latitude 38

This week's host, Monica Grant, reads 3 articles from the February 2026 issue of Latitude 38 Sailing Magazine. Hear "Crossing the Pacific on a Reed Boat" by Monica Grant, "One of 50 Destinations in Seas Less Traveled" by Nick Coghlan, and "The Most Challenging Passage" by Jim Yares. Follow along and read the articles at https://www.latitude38.com/issues/february-2026/#36, https://www.latitude38.com/issues/february-2026/#50, and https://www.latitude38.com/issues/february-2026/#73

This week's host, Ryan Foland, is joined by Kevin Wasbauer to chat providing sailing trips on Monterey Bay and offshore adventures across the Pacific Ocean. Kevin has competed in hundreds of regattas on the world stage and sailed tens of thousands of miles on yachts small and large, and launched Shearwater Sailing in the summer of 2021. Hear how he started sailing at age 8, the sailing mentors who made the biggest impact on his career, how to start a sailing business, how to leverage your sailing network, and how to seize the day. Learn more about Kevin at ShearwaterSailing.net and Ryan at Ryan.Online/SpeakerSHIP-at-Sea

This week's host, Monica Grant, is joined by Barry & Samantha Spanier to chat their lifelong passions of sailing & sailmaking. After impressive careers in sailmaking & advertising, they're now living their dream on their custom-built scow bow junk rig boat, SV Rosie G. In this Part 2, hear their ideas for recycling plastic & energy on the water, their "milk run" of smooth sailing, the fascinating people you become friends with around the world, what most cruisers get wrong about the sailing lifestyle, and why it's not that hard to sail. Learn more at BarrySpanier.com

This week's host, Monica Grant, is joined by Barry & Samantha Spanier to chat their lifelong passions of sailing & sailmaking. After impressive careers in sailmaking & advertising, they're now living their dream on their custom-built scow bow junk rig boat, SV Rosie G. In this Part 1, hear how Barry started sailmaking, the design concept for Rosie G, his survival story on the water, what he would do differently if building Rosie G from scratch today, and some nostalgia for his scrounging days. Learn more at BarrySpanier.com

This week's host, Monica Grant, reads 4 articles from the January 2026 issue of Latitude 38 Sailing Magazine. Hear "The To-Do List en Route to the Ha-Ha" by John Walsh, "Then and Now" by Liz Newkirk, "A Sailing Dad's Family Charter" by Pippin Brehler, and "The Secret to a Long Life? Sailing" by Thea Yoshida. Follow along and read the articles at https://www.latitude38.com/issues/january-2026/#36, https://www.latitude38.com/issues/january-2026/#70, https://www.latitude38.com/issues/january-2026/#66, and https://www.latitude38.com/issues/january-2026/#34