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Archive for March 2008

Sort of Looks Like the Skies Over Iraq

Who knows the proper name for a group of rays? latitude/Richard
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC While cruising along the mainland coast of Mexico, Heather Corsaro of the Monterey-based Cal 36 Eupsychia took this photo of a fleet of little rays. More »

The Weekend’s Racing Report

Sweet Okole and Bad Hare Day grind around Alcatraz. latitude/Rob
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The weekend decided to thumb its nose at the National Weather Service and gave racers breeze, sun and generally pleasant weather. More »
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ETNZ Files Lawsuit Against Defender Alinghi

March 7, 2008
Emirates Team New Zealand filed suit yesterday in the ongoing America’s Cup saga, charging the trustee, Société Nautique Genève, and Ernesto Bertarelli’s America’s Cup Management with breach of contract over enticements they tendered in return for ETNZ’s signing of the much disputed AC 33 protocol. More »

Banderas Bay Blooming with Race Boats

Larry Mosher’s Jeanneau 41 Snow Goose looked good at the reaching mark despite the light winds. © 2008 Jay Ailworth A total of 46 boats — 27 cruising boats in the Banderas Bay Regatta, and 19 serious racing boats in the MEXORC — went at it on two seperate Banderas Bay courses yesterday afternoon. More »

Big Daddy Regatta This Weekend

If work or other commitments kept you from making the Banderas Bay Regatta or MEXORC, don’t sweat it too much — you’ve got a local alternative. Then again, if the "Some Like it Hot" Mexican theme of this year’s Big Daddy Regatta lives up to its billing, you’ll probably end up breaking a sweat anyway. More »

Dorado for the Entire Family

After dabbing a bit of wasabi and soy sauce on this beauty, Heather and David commenced enjoying their sashimi lunch. Eupsychia
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I held the record for the biggest dorado caught aboard our boat," reports Heather Corsaro of the Monterey-based Cal 36 Eupsychia, "until David managed to catch the big one in the photo above. More »

40 Years of Barefoot Fun

March 5, 2008
If you’re lucky enough to be sailing around the Northern Caribbean next week, you won’t want to miss a special celebration (March 14 & 15) on the tiny island of Jost Van Dyke. More »

West Oz Dismasted in Clipper Race

A failed cap shroud terminal has dismasted the Clipper Round the World Race boat Westernaustralia2011.com. According to reports from race organizeers, the 81-ft rig buckled in half some 700 miles east of Yokohama, Japan, while the boat sailed under spinnaker in 10- to 15-knot winds. More »

Perfect Weather for Vallarta Race Week

Five of the 19 boats in the MEXORC fleet have at it in ideal conditions during the second of two races on Tuesday. latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC After what’s generally considered to have been a surprisingly cool winter cruising season in Mexico, somebody flipped on the switch labeled Perfect Weather for Vallarta Race Week. More »