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Did Profligate Leave a “Closed Port?”

One of the Oceanside lifeguards rides a wave down the center of the 25-ft deep harbor entrance shortly after we entered with Profligate.latitude/Richard©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC A "closed port?" Not really, not anymore than Profligate is, as was also reported by CBS channel 8  KFMB San Diego, a "trimaran." At least the news folks…

SPECIAL EDITION: Windjammers Cancelled

We bring you this webcam snapshot of the Santa Cruz Harbor Beach not to show you the size of the waves, rather to show that the harbor’s webcams desperately need cleaning! © 2011 Santa Cruz Harbor The crews on the 28 boats signed up for tomorrow’s Windjammers Race from the Bay to Santa Cruz will…

Own a Piece of Cinematic History

"Seriously for sale. Must be sold! All offers considered!" So reads a listing for the "original" HMS Bounty on an Internet sales site. Wow, could we have fun with that. Unfortunately, the $4 million-price tag is a bit beyond the depth of our novelty boat slush fund. But it’s worth fantasizing about nonetheless. The idea of…

The Potters Hit Carquinez

“Hey, where are all the other boats?!” © Goose Gossman While others spent last weekend doing something other than sailing, Goose Gossman and the members of the perpetually-sailing Potter Yachter group enjoyed beautiful sailing conditions in Carquinez Strait. "Saturday morning served up sporting conditions which made deep reefing necessary, so prudent novices teamed up with…

Goodnight, Irene

A couple anchored their big Hunter Maybe Tomorrow off Norfolk, Virginia, on Friday night when conditions on Chesapeake Bay worsened. They and their cat were rescued when the boat washed ashore Saturday morning. © Bill Tiernan As millions on the East Coast start this week without power, the effects of Hurricane Irene are still being…