Archive for February 2008
Central Pacific Winlink Station Needs Help
Untold numbers of cruisers use the Winlink system for everything from emails to weatherfaxes. The system relies on a smattering of individual ham stations strategically located to help relay signals. The Central Pacific station, located in the Hawaii YC’s ‘TransPac Shack’ in the Ala Wai, is vital to communications between the South Pacific and the West Coast. More »
Over the Top . . . and Down Into the Water
Given this perspective, you can’t see it clearly, but there are 17 water toys – from speedboats to Jet Skis, to inflatable toys – trailing behind this yacht.
latitude/Richard
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC You know that old bumper sticker philosophy, ‘He who dies with the most toys, wins’? More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC You know that old bumper sticker philosophy, ‘He who dies with the most toys, wins’? More »
Youth Sailing: Speak Now, Or. . .
Just writing the word ‘comprehensive’ makes us a bit nervous. You see, every time we attempt to do a comprehensive overview in Latitude 38 on one subject or another, we invariably leave someone out. More »
Gitana 13 to Arrive on Thursday
To Bay Area residents, 40 days and 40 nights might invoke the biblical weather we’ve been having the last few months. But to the 10 sailors aboard the 110-ft catamaran Gitana 13, it is a measure of pride and progress. More »
Maltese Falcon on Fishery Patrol
Tom Perkins swims with the fishes.
© 2008 Tom Perkins
"We have finished four of the most incredible days of diving ever," reports Tom Perkins of the Belvedere-based 289-ft Dyna-Rig Maltese Falcon from Cocos Island, Costa Rica. More »
Soanya Ahmad Jumps Ship
When Reid Stowe and Soanya Ahmad left Hoboken, New Jersey, on April 21, 2007, their plan was to sail Stowe’s 70-ft schooner Anne out of sight of land for 1,000 days non-stop. More »
Cheyenne at Nelson’s
Swingin’ cat – Cheyenne in the slings at Nelsons.
© 2008 Mark Featherstone
The late Steve Fosset’s 125-ft catamaran Cheyenne is on the hard at Nelson’s to assess damage reportedly caused by an exploded liferaft canister. More »
Richmond II Overdue in Cabo
International Boat Watch Network is asking for help in tracking down Ralph "Jeff" Peak, 59, aboard the 32-ft woodie Richmond II. The double-ender, built in 1934, is a flush deck cutter with a cream hull and white sails. More »
Gitana 13 Just a TransPac Away
Gitana 13 – shown here in sea trials last year – hasn’t been doing much of this in the Pacific.
© 2008 Gitana S.A./Yvan Zedda
The latest report from the 110-ft catamaran Gitana 13 found them gliding along in light air just north of the Equator, hoping for a breath of wind while at the same time holding their breath that they keep what wind they have. More »
IYC’s Sadie Hawkins Race is a Go
If you think the threat of a little rain is going to stop the hardy ladies signed up for this Saturday’s Sadie Hawkins Race on the Estuary, think again, buster. Joanne McFee wants everyone to know that, come rain or shine, the race will happen and she’d like to see even more boats sign up for this fully crewed (with a woman at the helm) event. More »
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