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As the Latitude Caption Contest(!) celebrates its one year anniversary, we've come to consider ourselves caption sommeliers. Certain photos, you see, pair well with certain captions. For example, any type of "crossing" or "collision" image goes nicely with, say, a "Starboard!" Or, if you want something bolder and more nuanced, go with a "Don't worry, they'll move. Learned that drivin' the Saratoga." And similarly, anytime there are two boats and proximity, and one of those boats is of the, shall we say, fancy variety, then try a, "Pardon me, but do you have any Grey Poupon?" Thank you again, readers and caption connoisseurs. You have made the Latitude Caption Contest(!) something truly special. We are most delighted to announce thaaaaaaat the winner is:

I swear they said they have a sailboat garage. — Elizabeth Aristeguieta

"I'm practicing for Greenpeace." — Mike Erickson "Closer! I want to peek in their windows! This could be our next boat!" — LuAnne Graves "Glad we got an autopilot on this boat; hand me another beer."— Keith Sagon "Hurry up and turn! We don't have enough insurance to cover a scratch!" — Michael Lim "That's no moon . . ." — Kent Carter "I need to tack before I get sucked into their desalination system." — Mike Sowers "This is going to hurt me a lot more than you!" — David Talton "I think somebody's in our slip." — Mike Turner "I prefer my T-bone rare." — Jordan Tucker "Ready about. No, seriously. READY ABOUT." — Jonathan White ("Pardon me, do you have any Grey Poupon" — Over 30 entries. "Don't worry, they'll move. Learned that drivin' the Saratoga" — Over 20 entries. "Starboard!" — Over 50 entries "But the sail is on port tack," wrote Ethan Hay in response to Greg Vassilakos' "Starboard" entry on our Facebook page. "In just about every race I've participated in, we have encountered somebody yelling 'starboard' while on port," Greg responded to the response. And, interestingly, several people debated — without irony — the finer points of powerboats yielding to sail.)

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