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Further to the above report, annoucing that Zac Sunderland, 16, hopes to set a record as the youngest solo circumnavigator, we should point out that another 16-year-old, Josh Clark of Panama City, Panama, may attempt the same feat. After cruising extensively with his parents for eight years, Josh found an abandoned Cal 32 in Panama,…
Besame’s Close Call
A marine insurance industry professional in Southern California sent us an incident report from the 100-ft Northstar motoryacht Besame. The report, filed on March 5, details an attempted boarding by suspected pirates in international waters off Mexico. It appears Besame had left Zihua in the morning, bound for Tenacatita, and by evening were about 20…
Snickers Rescue is Imminent
After our March 24 ‘Lectronic Latitude story about the grim future for two pets abandoned by their American owners on Fanning Island after their boat wrecked on the atoll, we received a hopeful email from a dog and parrot lover in Nevada who wanted to save both animals. TaoJones, as he prefers to be known,…
The Buzz on Killer Bees in the Tropics
Using the first of two extinguishers, the courageous Wanderer drove away the bees. latitude/Doña ‘Unstung’ de Mallorca©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Thanks to the accidental release of 26 Tanzanian queen bees in Brazil in 1957, cruisers have had another thing to worry about — swarming ‘killer bees’. There have been a number of reports from…
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Coming as no surprise to anyone who’s been following the America’s Cup saga, BMW Oracle Racing officially announced that a multihull build is underway in Anacortes, Washington. The team’s last two IACC boats were built on tooling sourced from Janicki Industries in nearby Sedro-Woolley and this boat will be no different. Although the team hasn’t…