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The President Turns 90
At cocktail hour tonight, we invite you to join us in raising a glass to the so-called President of the Pacific Ocean, Merl Petersen, who turns 90 today. The gallivanting skipper struck a pose aboard Viveka for our September 2007 feature on him.latitude/John R© Latitude 38 Media, LLC As noted in a Latitude 38 Sightings…
Making Headlines for Making a Difference
Apart from occasional mentions of the America’s Cup superstars and around-the-world record-setters, sailors rarely garner the attention of mainstream media. But the Bay Area’s CBS-TV affiliate and several local radio stations made an exception last month when Captain Richard Gillette received a prestigious Jefferson Award for outstanding community service. Richard Gillette has found his true…
World ARC Begins
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Laura Dekker Set to Finish
Sixteen-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker is currently sailing from South Africa to St. Martin in the Netherland Antilles in the Caribbean on the last leg of a solo circumnavigation aboard her 38-ft Jeanneau Gin Fizz ketch Guppy. She’s expected to cross her outboard path on about January 24, at which time she’ll become the ‘youngest…
Mexico News
Writing about violent crime along the Pacific Coast of Mexico is always tricky. On the one hand, we firmly believe it’s our responsibility and obligation to report on serious crime, violent and otherwise, that occurs in areas that cruisers are likely to frequent. Thus in the last year we’ve reported on cruisers being attacked, sometimes…