Archive for May 2008
Going North? Go Now!
If the weathermen (and their computers) are correct, sea conditions off Pt. Conception this weekend should be even mellower than this.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you have a need to travel north along the California coast soon, we suggest you consider casting off your docklines and taking off ASAP, as the next few days are predicted to bring ideal conditions for a northbound transit. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you have a need to travel north along the California coast soon, we suggest you consider casting off your docklines and taking off ASAP, as the next few days are predicted to bring ideal conditions for a northbound transit. More »
Fair Winds for Ted
The media went nuts on Wednesday when Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy went sailing aboard his 50-ft Concordia schooner Mya just hours after being released from the hospital where he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. More »
Dinius Prelim Hearing Delayed
In Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic, we reported that Bismarck Dinius’ preliminary hearing on vehicular manslaughter charges had begun. After just three days of testimony, the hearing has been put on hold until June 10 due to scheduling conflicts. More »
Peyron Closing in on a Record Third Win
Loick Peyron’s Gitana 80 is closing in on the Boston finish of the 2008 Artemis Transat.
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LoÏck Peyron is closing in on an unprecented third win in The Artemis Transat. More »
Memorial Day Weekend
Our offices will be closed on Monday, so we’ll see you here Wednesday with a report on the Master Mariners race and much more! We hope you all have a fun and safe Memorial Day Weekend. More »
Preliminary Hearing for Bismark Dinius
Prosecutors still insist that the person with his hand on the tiller of a drifting sailboat was at fault for being hit by a speeding powerboat in the dead of night. More »
And Then There Were Three
Vincent Riou’s PRB is the third race leader forced to abandon in the IMOCA 60 division of The Artemis Transat. Riou said that PRB was reaching at speeds in the high teens when the boat’s keel collided with a large animal, cutting the beast clean in two. More »
Photo of the Day: Foggy Memories
Scorching temperatures around the Bay Area mid-week were replaced this weekend by our normal summer weather pattern: brisk winds and fog. While the sailing was great, visibility was almost non-existent in some places. More »
Stone Cup
Perennial rivals Donkey Jack (foreground) and Good Timin go mano-a-mano in the J/105 class.
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©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Action was hot, heavy, occasionally harrowing — and at times really foggy — for StFYC’s annual Frank Stone Invitational series held over the weekend. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Action was hot, heavy, occasionally harrowing — and at times really foggy — for StFYC’s annual Frank Stone Invitational series held over the weekend. More »
Artemis Leaders Reach Ice Gate
LoÏck Peyron’s Gitana 80 has been steadily chewing into race leader PRB‘s margin, halving a 24-mile lead in the past twelve hours in lighter wind. The weekend’s 36-hour blackout saw previous race leader Sébastien Josse aboard BT squirt ahead into a dominant position, then have to retire with a damaged mainsail track and batten cars. More »
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