Archive for February 2008
Boat Explodes Next to Wanderlust 3
Harker rushed out of Hooters in Miami and down the docks on his folding bike to see if Wanderlust 3, the boat he’d just circumnavigated aboard, had exploded.
© 2008 Mike Harker
When Mike Harker finally returned to Miami following both his personal and his Hunter Mariner 49 Wanderlust 3‘s circumnavigations, he had more excitement than during almost any time during the trip. More »
Gitana 13 – Rounds the Horn. . . Finally
After five days of waiting out not one, but two big weather systems, the 110-ft French trimaran Gitana 13 should finally be rounding Cape Horn as you read this. Next stop: San Francisco. More »
Easy-Going Retirement Is in the Past
Wait a minute, Dan and Carol don’t seem to be in the Delta in this photo. And doesn’t that look like a Gemini catamaran behind them.
© 2008 Al Pagel
"Retired life was easy-going and good," write Northern Californians Dan and Carol Seifers, "and we were enjoying sailing our Gemini 105 catamaran in the Bay and Delta. More »
Carnival, French Creole Style
During the troupe’s first pass through Gustavia in the afternoon, the crowds were relatively thin and sober. That would change by evening.
latitude/Richard
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC No two Carnivals are the same. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC No two Carnivals are the same. More »
Groupama 3 Losing Breeze, Maybe Lead
Franck Cammas and the rest of the 10-man crew aboard Groupama 3 are at risk of losing the southern ocean front they’ve been riding and the lead they’ve built in their Jules Verne Record attempt. More »
Singlehander Finds Calmer Seas
In last Friday’s ‘Lectronic, we reported that singlehander Robert Botha, who’d left the Bay on January 9 aboard his Alberg 30 Flyer bound for his native New Zealand, was having a tough time dealing with heavy weather in the middle of the Pacific after his windvane broke. More »
Wanderlust 3 Finishes in Under 11 Months
Mike, legally a parapalegic, unsnarls his chute off St. Barth about a week ago when he still had 1,100 miles to go in order to complete Wanderlust 3’s circumnavigation.
latitude/Richard
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Mike Harker of Manhattan Beach reports that he completed his circumnavigation with his Hunter Mariner 49 Wanderlust 3 yesterday in the Bahamas. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Mike Harker of Manhattan Beach reports that he completed his circumnavigation with his Hunter Mariner 49 Wanderlust 3 yesterday in the Bahamas. More »
Z-Fest Generates Funds and Fun
The SF-based Beneteau 42 Cirque got off to a good start but, like others, struggled to maintain position in the light air. Seen here approaching Piedra Negra.
latitude/Andy
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The annual Zihuatanejo SailFest drew to a close yesterday afternoon, just in time for some members of the 60-boat fleet to slip off and watch the Super Bowl. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The annual Zihuatanejo SailFest drew to a close yesterday afternoon, just in time for some members of the 60-boat fleet to slip off and watch the Super Bowl. More »
Gitana 13 – Pit Stop at the Horn
The 110-ft maxi cat Gitana 13 is stopped, waiting patiently ‘behind the door’ as they put it. The door in this case is the Lemaire Channel, the final passageway to Cape Horn and the Pacific. More »
Sewage Spill in Richardson Bay
Nearly 3 million gallons of sewage oozed into the Bay on Thursday from a Mill Valley treatment plant.
latitude/Rob
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The hot topic of conversation in Sausalito this weekend wasn’t about which team would win ‘The Big Game’ but why it took nearly 20 hours for officials to notify the public that 2.7 million gallons of partially treated sewage from a Mill Valley treatment plant had spilled into Richardson Bay on Thursday. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The hot topic of conversation in Sausalito this weekend wasn’t about which team would win ‘The Big Game’ but why it took nearly 20 hours for officials to notify the public that 2.7 million gallons of partially treated sewage from a Mill Valley treatment plant had spilled into Richardson Bay on Thursday. More »
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