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The Thief of 39
Even after the thief was caught redhanded with items stolen off parked boats at Pier 39, Harbormaster Sheila Chandor was unsure how to proceed. It didn’t make much sense to call the police, since the fenders in question were stolen by . . . a sea otter. “We don’t know how he got them off,…
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With less than 24 hours to go before the year’s first big bang — the Corinthian YC Midwinters — new details are emerging which some sources say have the potential to put this event even further over the top than it already is. A pundit who wished to remain anonymous for reasons of propriety, took…
A Mid-Winter Boat Launch
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Readers — On December 11, Jeff Hartjoy set off from Callao, Peru, on a singlehanded nonstop trip around Cape Horn, bound for Buenos Aires, Argentina, aboard his Baba 40 Sailors Run. We’ll be running his reports in ‘Lectronic throughout his voyage. After New Year’s, the wind built as I closed in on Cape Horn. Sailing…
Rising Star in the Vendee Globe
Sam Davies celebrates Christmas. Is she sailing’s next superstar? © 2009 Samantha Davies / Roxy Sailing / Vendée Globe Every now and then competitors rise above their chosen sports to become media stars. Among women, the names Nadia, Mary Lou and FloJo come to mind. In sailing, certainly Ellen MacArthur. But even Dame Ellen’s fame…