Archive for October 2008
Joyon is building a cushion of time on his Route of Discovery record attempt.
Island YC’s Jack & Jill + 1 race will be held this Sunday afternoon on the Estuary.
What better way to remember summer than by wearing hot Latitude 38 logowear?
Ericsson 4 set a new monohull speed record today.
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With a new generation of Volvo 70s racing around the globe in this year’s Volvo Ocean Race, the consensus had been that the 24-hour monohull speed record set in the last edition would fall — it was only a question of when.
Have you always wanted to see your photo, or one you’ve taken, published in Latitude 38?
The Ha-Ha festivities started with Holly Scott and her Desperate Housewives crew on the Cal 40 Mahalo dancing up a ’50s style storm.
Venerated sailor and author Hal Roth lost his 2 1/2-year battle with lung cancer on Saturday.
Only two days into an attempt on the west-east transatlantic record, the crew aboard Richard Branson’s 99-ft Virgin Money is diverting to Bermuda and calling it quits after enduring wind into the 50s.
With the 15th annual Baja Ha-Ha from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas slated to start on Monday, the weather couldn’t be better.
The State Board of Pilot Commissioners found yesterday that John Cota, the Bay pilot aboard the Cosco Busan last November 7 when it hit the Bay Bridge, made seven serious mistakes that directly caused the 54,000-gallon oil spill that polluted Bay waters, fouled miles of shoreline and killed thousands of animals.
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After years of hemming and hawing, the FCC has finally approved Class B AIS transponders for recreational vessels.
On Monday, the seven-woman, five-man jury in Skylar Deleon’s triple-murder trial took two hours to find Deleon guilty of the 2004 murders of cruisers Tom and Jackie Hawks, as well as another man in an unrelated 2003 incident.
It took a while for the news to get out, but Omar hit St.
"With the new cruising season upon us, I’d like everyone to know that the Nayarit Riviera Marina has already assigned an area for dinghies to land in the marina, and that there will be no charge to use it," reports marina manager Christian Mancebo.
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The 98-ft Virgin Money is off to the races, setting off early this morning on a west-east transatlantic record attempt.
As of today, Commander’s Weather is calling for mild to moderate weather on the way from San Diego to Turtle Bay.
Lady Washington will sail under the Gate tomorrow, side by side with another Bay regular, Hawaiian Chieftain.
The pre-Halloween Costume Kickoff Party sets a fun-loving mood, prior to the Monday start.
The sailing world — and the real world — has lost another one of the good guys.
Remember 56-year-old Reid Stowe — hero to some, whack job to others — who is bobbing around the world’s oceans as you read this, attempting to set a record for the longest consecutive time at sea?
You’ll be our hero if you can schlep a load of magazines to Cabo.
If you’ve wondered whether Classy Classifieds really work, just check out this letter from Peggy Droesch and Rory Hansen of Pt.
Safe! In Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic, we reported that every boat in the U.S. and British Virgins Islands, includng our R&C catamaran ‘ti Profligate, was 24 hours away from getting hit by Hurricane Omar.
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The devastating wildfire that raged across half of Angel Island on Sunday night was started by "human involvement," fire officials announced yesterday.
The crew raises the mainsail on Princess Tai Ping as she heads out of Aquatic Park for a sail last week.
Hurricane Omar is heading directly toward the USVIs and BVIs.
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On two occasions — one of them being the October issue of Latitude — we’ve written articles about having a catamaran in a yacht management program in the British Virgin Islands.
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As you prepare your cruising boat for a jaunt down the Baja coast, don’t forget about your sails.
Princess Tai Ping will be sailing the Bay this Saturday.
Princess Tai Ping
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Sailors interested in the days of old should make plans to go out this Sunday and see a bit of history on the move.
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Sailors interested in the days of old should make plans to go out this Sunday and see a bit of history on the move.
At our Pacific Puddle Jump seminar, westbound sailors will gather insights into South Pacific cultures and traditions.
A small brushfire on Angel Island at 9 p.m. quickly spread to an inferno by the time this photo was taken at 10:15 p.m.
Morning Light as she crossed the finish line of the 2007 TransPac.
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There is frequent coverage of racing boats in the half hour before and after they cross the starting line of big races, and in the half hour or so after they finish.
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J/World is doing the Baja Ha-Ha and looking for crew!
Capt. Eugenie Russell, Ha-Ha veteran and J/World’s senior Puerto Vallarta instructor, will skipper the boat.
Said to have hit later in the season than any previously recorded hurricane, Norbert lashed the Baja Peninsula Saturday with winds up to 105 mph and torrents of rain before marching across the Sea of Cortez to the Mexican mainland.
Ericsson 4 currently leads the Volvo Ocean Race. The second generation V70s are faster and hopefully less glitchy than their predecessors – but they aren’t any drier.
We, Poppy Denyer and Siena Landay, are two 8th graders who attend Santa Monica Alternative School House (SMASH), and we want to try to make a difference in our world.
As most Latitude readers know, Skip Allan of Capitola, one of the best racers and cruisers that has ever come out of Northern California, scuttled his Wylie 28 Wildflower in rough weather on September 1 on his way back to California after winning the Singlehanded TransPac.
While Norbert’s winds will surely decrease once he hits land, heavy rains will likely cause flash floods.
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It’s time once again for Fleet Week, and while that means there’ll be some stunning aerobatics from the Blue Angels and a parade of Navy ships, it also means that the Coast Guard has set aside some space for this to take place.
Seen here on calmer seas, the Princess Tai Ping will be berthed at the Hyde St.
It’s hard not to admire Ronnie Simpson’s determination and spunk, even though it could have easily gotten him killed.
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J/World is doing the Baja Ha-Ha and looking for crew!
Capt. Eugenie Russell, Ha-Ha veteran and J/World’s senior Puerto Vallarta instructor, will skipper the boat.
When it comes to boat sales, the one area of the market that has continued to boom in recent years has been megayachts, particularly mega motoryachts.
Hurricane Norbert is 600 miles off Baja right now but is predicted to take a sharp right turn at Bahia Santa Maria.
According to those aboard Maltese Falcon, including a Bay pilot, the Nordic 40 Stand-By T-boned the Falcon after inexplicably luffing up.
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KKMI opens up the Boathouse to Capt. Tuuli Messer-Bookman for her Introduction to Navigation Seminar on October 25 at 9 a.m.
Hannah, who’d like to find a berth on a Ha-Ha boat, at the helm while sailing off Spain.
If you’ve experienced odd problems with your GPS lately, you’re not alone. A number of sailors have reported that after booting up their GPS recently, the screen simply goes blank.
Falcon has spectacular curves, both aloft and in the superstructure. Unlike most large yachts, she has a high ratio of open deck space, making her look unusually graceful.
With a 113 boats, Atlantide, and Maltese Falcon, Raccoon Straits was a busy place for Sunday’s Leukemia Cup.
The disappearance of Southern California powerboaters Henry Sanchez and Penny Avila late Wednesday night still remains a mystery, despite several days of searching by Coast Guard rescue divers and other resources.
Gotta love that bailout. Now all we have to decide is whether our new Hummer should be yellow or red.
Hundreds of sailors – some more spirited than others – are arriving in San Diego, and many are eager for temporary berths.
In last year’s event several 1D35 skippers, including Mario Yovkov (standing), had leukemia survivors onboard as crew.
Sailor/adventurer Steve Fossett’s fate has been a mystery for nearly a year.
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Nearly 11 months to the day since adventurer Steve Fossett disappeared, the remains of the single engine plane he was flying at the time have been found in the Eastern Sierra’s Minaret Range near Mammoth Lakes.
If you enjoy sailing up to the Delta, a proposed project to improve water quality and fish habitat may affect your future plans.