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$1 Mill Bail for Darling Suspects

John Fruth’s Oyster 82 Darling took a pounding by the Pacifica surf for about 24 hours before she was finally pulled free.© Tim Sell A million bucks. That’s the bail amount for the three geniuses who apparently decided stealing a multimillion dollar yacht to go on a drunken joy ride was a good idea. Leslie…

Full Story on Boarding at Caleta de Campos

The following is Judy Lang’s detailed summary of what happened the night she and her partner Bill Lilly of Newport Beach were victims of an armed robbery aboard Bill’s Lagoon 470 catamaran Moontide. Bill and Judy are good friends of Latitude‘s. Bill is a veteran of many Baja Ha-Ha’s and much cruising in Mexico. He…

Cap’ns and Crews to Mingle at GGYC

There’s a common perception among many non-sailors that access to our sport is difficult-to-impossible unless you’re a billionaire. Ironically, though, there are many boat owners who struggle to find reliable crew for racing, cruising and daysailing. You’ll see what we mean if you show up Wednesday evening at the Golden Gate YC for our annual…

An Oyster 82 on the Beach

According to Darling’s owner, she was stolen from her slip in Sausalito. Parker Diving is en route to effect a salvage. © 2013 Steve Hajnal Curious. That’s our reaction to this morning’s news that Darling, the second Oyster 82 built — launched in 2007 or 2008 and worth about $3.5 million — went up on the…

Latitude’s First-Ever Boat Review

Longtime readers know that Latitude has always been averse to doing boat reviews. After all, in the typical boating publication review, somebody looks at a boat just as you could at a boat show, then goes out for an afternoon sail. We think there are two inherent problems with such reviews. First, there are huge…