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Archive for August 2008

Schooner ‘Parade’ Graces the Bay

August 25, 2008
Who needs synchronized swimming when you can watch Santana and Elizabeth Muir do battle in the Central Bay. latitude/Andy
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Anyone daysailing within the Central Bay Saturday couldn’t help but notice an inordinate number of spectacular schooners traveling in a counter-clockwise loop. More »

Other Weekend Fun

August 22, 2008
Dinghy into China Camp for their Heritage Day Celebration. latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re looking for something else to do this weekend, swing by China Camp tomorrow — by car or by boat — for their annual Heritage Day Celebration. More »

Vintage Schooners to Race Saturday

Hayden Brown’s 70-ft Marconi schooner Aldebaran will be one of a dozen classic beauties to grace the Bay Saturday. latitude/Andy
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC As every S.F. Bay sailor knows, our watery playground has long played host to every sort of boat race you could image — except one. More »
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CG Officer Busted for Coke

Normally when we get notices from the Coast Guard about drug busts, it’s because they’ve intercepted another shipment bound for the U.S. This time, the admission had to hurt a bit: A senior officer on the Pacific Area staff has been accused of cocaine abuse, and has been temporarily reassigned to a non-supervisory position. More »

BMW Oracle Unveils New Weapon

BMW Oracle Racing unveiled their new trimaran in Anacortes today. It’s pretty, but the question is, will it have a dance partner? Unless the team is successful in its appeal, they won’t likely be sailing a Deed of Gift Challenge with it against Alinghi. More »

A “Cleansing” in the Rio Dulce

August 20, 2008
Roy McNett, editor of the Rio Dulce Chisme-Vindicator, reports the latest on the events following the murder of Anchorage-based cruiser Daniel Dryden: "Local justice — it’s not a pretty word — may have been served on the night of August 14, when two men were killed in a shooting in the small town of Seja, about five miles from Fronteras and the Rio Dulce. More »

Raising the Rafters

A group of white water enthusiasts enjoy more than just the rapids of Oregon’s Deschutes River. © 2008 Scott Weber "I work as a photographer for a river rafting company called Sun Country Tours based in Bend, Oregon," Scott Weber wrote in an email. More »
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Tunnicliffe Takes Only U.S. Gold

On Monday, Anna Tunnicliffe hit a home run on the penultimate leg of the women’s singlehanded medal race at the Quingdao Olympics, hitting a massive left shift that sent her from zero to hero. More »

Roy’s New Cat

Pyewacket V – whether you call her a ‘racey cruiser’ or ‘cruisey racer’, she’s a beauty to behold. © 2008 Rich Roberts/Westerly Marine Roy Disney is one of those guys who just can’t seem to get enough of ocean racing — even when he doesn’t personally go along. More »

Sailors and Scientists Work Together

August 18, 2008
In places like Papua New Guinea, where Oceanswatch is currently conducting conservation and education projects, sailors have to make do with what they have. © 2008 Oceanswatch "I have made four Pacific Puddle Jumps (2003, 2005, 2006 & 2007) and have wanted to find a way to help the islands I have visited on my passages," says Bob Bechler of the Gulfstar 44 Sisiutl. More »