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Photo of the Day: Going, Going, GoneJuly 31 - Hawaiian Islands Today's Photo of the Day is of the Las Vegas-based ILC 40 Mureadritta's XL, as it sank beneath the surface last Tuesday morning, roughly 450 miles north of the Big Island of Hawaii. As reported earlier in 'Lectronic, the 40-footer was returning to the West Coast from the Pacific Cup when she struck a whale, which left an 18 x 12-inch hole in the left side of the hull. After a valiant effort, her five-person crew, which included owner Antony Barran's father, Nick (foreground), abandoned ship to their liferaft, where one of them had the presence of mind to snap this incredible shot. The crew were eventually returned to the islands safely after a series of ship-to-ship transfers. Look for a complete report in the September edition of Latitude 38. Helpless to save her, the crew of Mureadritta's XL watches from their raft as their Pac Cup warhorse slips into the deep. Photo Courtesy Mureadritta's XL - latitude / aet |
Whirlwind CircumnavigatorsJuly 31 - Sausalito Who should we spot on our way back from a day of shooting races? None other than Sausalito's self-described "whirlwind circumnavigators" Harley and Jennifer Earl who, earlier this month, crossed their outbound track in San Diego aboard their Hans Christian 41 Manu Kai, a mere 23 months after departing their home waters. Family and friends were on hand Saturday at Schoonmaker Point Marina to catch Manu Kai's docklines and greet the prodigals. Our heartiest congratulations to Harley and Jennifer, and welcome home! Harley and Jennifer Earl completed a "whirlwind circumnavigation" last month aboard their HC 41 Manu Kai. Photo Latitude / LaDonna - latitude / lb |
We Hope We Didn't Fool Too Many People!July 31 - Not Angel Island All right, we confess, it actually is a photo of a villa on the Italian Riviera and has nothing to do with Angel Island. In fact, as you can tell from the postcard below, the villa, in the upper right corner, is just around the corner from Portofino, one of Italy's most famous and beautiful little ports. - latitude / rs |
All Rigged, But No Wind To BlowJuly 31 - Sausalito A couple of boats enjoying the mild spinnaker reaching conditions during the '03 King Harbor Race with Santa Cruz Island in the background. Photo Latitude / Richard - latitude / rs |