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Archive for August 2008

Can’t Miss Racing

August 13, 2008
A trio of 22-year-olds, Seve Jarvin, Tom Clout and Sam Newton are the reigning world champions in the 18-ft skiffs. They’re also leading the St. Francis YC’s International 18 Skiff Regatta. More »

Sausalito Sewage Spill

August 11, 2008
A plugged pipe in downtown Sausalito caused several thousand gallons of sewage to overflow down streets and into Richardson Bay over the weekend. The spill, which started sometime Saturday night and was finally cleared about 17 hours later, prompted a Bay Area-wide response team to close down Swede’s Beach at the foot of Valley Street. More »

AIS B Transceivers Not Available in the U.S.

In the August 1 ‘Lectronic, we incorrectedly reported that Raymarine offers Type B transmit and receive Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) for recreational boats in the United States. This information was based on a call to a major marine retailer, but was wrong. More »

Diaz Leads Snipes; Olympics Get Going

August 8, 2008
Ernesto Rodriguez and Leandro Spina with the bow up and pace on at the 2008 Snipe Nationals hosted by Richmond YC. The pair trails Augie Diaz and Kathleen Tocke by six points going into today’s final two races. More »

Bound for the Pole

Regular readers of Latitude 38 will recall the story in the February issue on Jerry ‘The Iceman’ Borucki and his yearly expeditions north aboard his Freya 39 Arctic Alpha Wülf. A retired NASA fluid-dynamicist, Borucki is fascinated by ice, and has spent the last four years sailing solo to the Aleutians and beyond. More »

The Little Boat That Could

Ruben Gabriel sailed his Pearson Electra Sparky into Hanalei Bay under jury rig at daybreak yesterday morning. © 2008 For the last 12 days of his 27-day passage from the Bay to Kauai in the Singlehanded TransPac, Ruben Gabriel was sailing his Pearson Electra Sparky under jury rig. More »

Maltese Falcon Coming to SF Bay

Maltese Falcon will be sailing under the Gate next month. Maltese Falcon
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you love big boats and spectacles, you’re going to love the news we received this morning in an email from Tom Perkins of Belvedere: "I want to let you know that Falcon will be arriving in San Francisco in late September, and will be on the Bay most of October. More »

The Week in Racing

August 6, 2008
Bill Turpin’s Akela looking fast at the Aldo Alession Perpetual Trophy Regatta and West Coast IRC Championships. © Erik Simonson It was a pretty sweet weekend for sailing on the Bay, and fortunately there were some great regattas to take advantage of it. More »