Archive for April 2008
Heading Up-Delta
We’re planning our annual Delta article for the June issue of Latitude and would like your input. What’s new and can’t be missed? What’s old and should be part of every Delta trip? More »
Thar They Blow
We got stopped a few years ago off the Embarcadero by both Coast Guard and the SF Police boats. And when we say ‘stopped’, this was with bullhorns blaring and lights flashing. More »
North Sails Open House
North Sails is having their 2nd annual Open House tomorrow from 2-10 p.m. at the San Rafael loft. Get expert advice on preparing your sails for this summer’s Pacific Cup or Singlehanded TransPac while goovin’ to the tunes of ‘The King’ performing Hawaiian-themed Elvis songs. More »
Mariners Rescue Downed Aviator and His Plane
After the float plane crashed, it didn’t float very well, and needed to be hand-carried to shore. Thanks to Dick Roland of Mar Si 2, a former cruiser and Tripui resident, who made the announcement on Channel 16, and Todd Butler, who was first on the scene with his small aluminum boat, both the pilot and plane were saved. More »
Cosco Busan Pilot Indicted
John Cota, the pilot aboard the Cosco Busan when the ship “touched” the Bay Bridge last November, was indicted on felony charges this week.
© Jeff Berman
Federal prosecutors have indicted pilot John Cota for alledgedly lying to Coast Guard officials about prescription drugs he was taking. More »
Crashing the Party
She looks bad here, but Gitana Vela suffered relatively minor damage in her double dismasting.
© 2008 Jenny Haldeman
Anyone who was out sailing last Saturday knows that it was really windy in the afternoon. More »
More Pirate Attacks off Somalia
It appears to be high season for Somalia’s pirate industry. On Sunday, just days after the 30-member crew of a French megayacht were released and several pirates arrested by French forces, pirates seized control of the 250-ft Spanish fishing trawler Playa de Bakio in the Gulf of Aden. More »
Ha-Ha Reunion Party Recap
A seeing eye dog aboard the Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors’ boat greets a new friend on the docks of Strictly Sail Pacific.
latitude/LaDonna
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you didn’t make it to Strictly Sail Pacific this year, you missed a good one. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you didn’t make it to Strictly Sail Pacific this year, you missed a good one. More »
Yankee – Great Earthquake Survivor
Yankee with a bone in her teeth at the Master Mariners Regatta.
latitude/JR
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC San Francisco Bay is home to one of the largest, coolest and most active fleets of classic yachts anywhere in the world — the Master Mariners Benevolent Association. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC San Francisco Bay is home to one of the largest, coolest and most active fleets of classic yachts anywhere in the world — the Master Mariners Benevolent Association. More »
Puddle Jumper Debrief
Seen here days before setting sail from La Cruz, outside Puerto Vallarta, Gina and Paul are headed home to New Zealand.
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Among the Pacific Puddle Jumpers we met in Puerto Vallarta this year were two gregarious Kiwis, Gina and Paul Rae, who’d recently bought their Hylas 44 Solace on the West Coast, and are currently sailing her home to New Zealand. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Among the Pacific Puddle Jumpers we met in Puerto Vallarta this year were two gregarious Kiwis, Gina and Paul Rae, who’d recently bought their Hylas 44 Solace on the West Coast, and are currently sailing her home to New Zealand. More »
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