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Ocean Racing Entry Deadlines
Thanks to everyone who took the time to send us their feedback on ocean racing entry deadlines. It was too late to get them in the June issue and we simply didn’t have room for all the responses here. However, we’d like to share some excerpts: Daniel Willey of the Nauticat 43.5 Galaxsea: "In a…
Follow-Up on Sunday’s Tragedies
As we reported in an update on Monday’s story about the loss of three sailors on Sunday, the couple who fell off the Ranger 33 Barcarolle near Ocean Beach were Jeff and Beth Easterling of El Sobrante. A few more details have come out since the initial report, most notably that Jeff Easterling had owned…
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The Latitude 38 Fishing – and More – Contest
Ethan triumphantly holds up the kind of fish he can’t find around Ya Ta Hey, New Mexico. Meshach©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We were so impressed by the 75-or-so-lb pargo that Ethan Smith of the Ya Ta Hey, New Mexico-based Ovni 36 Eyoni nailed while free-diving off Thor Temme’s custom 45-ft tri Meshach off the…
Sunday Turns Tragic
Feral sailed ashore at Venice Beach yesterday afternoon. Her skipper, an experienced solo sailor, Tom Kirschbaum is missing. © 2010 KTLA-TV Yesterday turned tragic with the loss of three West Coast sailors. Down south, 2008 Singlehanded TransPac veteran Tom Kirschbaum, 55, appears to have fallen off his 26-ft International Folkboat Feral on his way home…