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Archive for July 2008

Commencing Countdown

July 7, 2008
There are only a few days left before the 22 competitors in the Singlehanded TransPac start their 2,120-mile odyssey to Kauai, and they are no doubt busily putting the finishing touches on their boats and gear. More »

Fourth on the Bay

Bay Area sailors couldn’t have asked for a better weekend to celebrate our country’s independence. Friday saw a nice steady breeze for most of the day, conveniently dying down in time for the fireworks. More »
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The DMV as a Rogue Agency?

Since the early 1990s, the California Department of Motor Vehicles has been handling drunken boating convictions — aka BUIs — like drunken driving convictions in the sense that they’ve suspended the driver’s licenses of the offenders. More »

Puddle Jumpers Gather at Tahiti-Moorea

July 2, 2008
Hundreds of paddlers were competing in the Tahiti lagoon as part of the annual Heiva Festival. latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Each year dozens of boats ‘jump the puddle’ from the west coast of the Americas to French Polynesia. More »
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Don’t Blame the EPA

A 2006 U.S. District Court ruling is forcing the Environmental Protection Agency to develop a ‘discharge permit’ for every recreational boat in the U.S. — including sailboats, kayaks and rubber inner tubes. More »

Final Day Jumbles Finish at Youth Champs

Jake La Dow and Brooks Clark go down the mine at the US Sailing Youth Champs. The event was hosted by San Francisco YC and sailed on the Circle. © 2008 Peter Lyons The US Sailing Youth Championships, hosted by San Francisco YC June 29- July 2, concluded yesterday and it didn’t even need a medal race like the Olympics to create some down-to-the-wire drama — two of the fleets were decided in the final race. More »

Happy (and Safe) 4th!

Wings takes flight last Independence Day. latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Independence Day is one of the most popular sailing days on San Francisco Bay — hundreds of boaters take their family and friends for a great daysail in the Slot followed by a quiet picnic behind Angel Island. More »