Archive for February 2008
Cruising Cats and Dogs
New Rule for the Racing Rule Book?
If you race your boat on Newport Bay, you should probably consider heading to the City of Newport Beach Council Chambers at 6 p.m. tonight for the monthly meeting of the City’s Harbor Commission. More »
Tin Can Goes Sailing
David Vann’s self-built trimaran Tin Can had her maiden voyage yesterday.
latitude/JR
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Adventurer David Vann was out test-sailing his 50-ft trimaran Tin Can yesterday, having been delayed several days from his planned Saturday outing. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Adventurer David Vann was out test-sailing his 50-ft trimaran Tin Can yesterday, having been delayed several days from his planned Saturday outing. More »
Not Your Father’s VHF Radio
Sorry for the late notice, but Coyote Point YC is hosting an informal talk on marine radios tonight at 7 p.m. This talk is free and open to all mariners who are interested in learning more about VHF radio communications in SF Bay, from simple nuts and bolts stuff (such as the fact that using cheap cable and connectors can lose you up to 33% of your range in some radios), to all the new features and capabilities of modern VHFs such as digital selective calling (DSC), AIS reception, and integration with GPS for radios with built-in digital distress transmitting capability. More »
Next Stop, Nuku Hiva
John and Nancy Powers of the Napa-based Tayana 48 Meridian are planning to give their daughters, Maddie (L), 8, and Sophie, 6, an education in the school of life.
latitude/Andy
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Although the word ‘paradise’ is perhaps the most overused descriptor in the lexicon of travel writers, few places are more deserving of that moniker than the islands of French Polynesia. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Although the word ‘paradise’ is perhaps the most overused descriptor in the lexicon of travel writers, few places are more deserving of that moniker than the islands of French Polynesia. More »
Fish Taco Photo Contest
We at Latitude are in need of a photo of a fish taco — preferably a particularly delicious one about to go into someone’s gaping mouth — to illustrate a letter in the March issue. More »
Barcelona World Race Winner Finishes
Paprec-Virbac 2 will cross the finish line today to win the inaugural Barcelona World Race.
© 2008 Yvan Zedda
After three months and more than 25,000 miles, the inaugural edition of the Barcelona World Race — a doublehanded, non-stop race around the world — is finally over for the winning team. More »
The Lost Weekend
G2 was just one of hundreds of boats out this weekend shaking the recent rain from their sails.
latitude/LaDonna
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We had all sorts of plans this weekend to get some long-overdue maintenance work done on boats, cars, what-have-you. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We had all sorts of plans this weekend to get some long-overdue maintenance work done on boats, cars, what-have-you. More »
BMW Oracle’s New Training Platform
Anticipating a Deed of Gift challenge against Alinghi for America’s Cup 33, BMW Oracle Racing launched an Extreme 40 catamaran in Valencia on Wednesday as part of their workup to what may be an October series. More »
Circumnavigating in a Tin Can
After a test sail on San Francisco Bay on Saturday, 39-year-old David Vann of Tallahassee, Florida, hopes to leave Sunday on a four-month non-stop singlehanded circumnavigation via the Southern Ocean aboard his trimaran Tin Can. More »
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