Archive for February 2008
Cruiser Found Dead in Mexico
We’re saddened to report that Alameda-based cruiser John Long, 78, was found dead in Puerto Madero, Mexico — just north of the Guatemalan border — on Saturday. Long’s 55-ft steel ketch Culin had run aground and his bruised body was found floating nearby. More »
It’s All About the Kids
These young scholars from the Nueva Creación School seem genuinely happy to be receiving a primary school education. Thanks to the generosity of the cruising community, they now learn within modern classrooms rather than in a crumbling wooden shack. More »
Life Aboard in the French West Indies
A cool and rainy day in the Eastern Caribbean. This is Latitude’s R&C 45 ‘ti Profligate, as seen from Tim Schaff’s R&C 45 Jet Stream.
latitude/Richard
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Some folks are under the impression that it never gets cold in the Caribbean. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Some folks are under the impression that it never gets cold in the Caribbean. More »
Bound for Glory – Groupama and Gitana
Franck Cammas’ Groupama 3 is one of two giant multihulls currently in pursuit of long-distance sailing records.
© Yvan Zedda
Two giant mulithulls continue to blast south through the Atlantic as you read this. More »
Singlehander Dealing with Bad Weather
Kiwi Robert Botha left the Bay aboard Flyer on January 9 bound for his homeland.
© 2008 Mike Robinson
Mike Robinson of Orangevale reported this morning that Robert Botha, who left San Francisco solo on January 9 aboard his Alberg 30 Flyer en route to his native New Zealand, has been pounded by storm after storm since leaving the Bay. More »
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