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Archive for November 2008

Stanford Keeps ‘The Big Sail’ Trophy

November 21, 2008
Stanford held on to The Big Sail trophy with wins in the first and last of the annual best-of-three match racing event against Cal. © 2008 Peter Lyons With wins in the first and last races in fog and 8- to 12-knots of breeze, Stanford beat Cal in the Varsity division at Tuesday’s Big Sail. More »

No Time Like the Present

November 19, 2008
We’ve heard it said that the average sailboat leaves its slip just 15 times a year. If you haven’t hit that magic number yet, there’s still time. Coordinate a raft-up with friends for Thanksgiving, sail over to Sam’s for a hot toddy or start rigging your boat with holiday lights in preparation for one of the Bay Area’s many lighted boat parades. More »

‘Round the World Report

Loick Peyron is first to the doldrums in the 2008 Vendee Globe. © Jean-Marie Liot DPPI/Vendee Globe Ten days into the singlehanded 2008 Vendée Globe Race, the leaders are running into the doldrums with Loïck Peyron and his Farr-designed Gitana 80 leading the charge. More »

Eight Bells – George Olson

We’re sorry to report that George Olson lost a long battle with cancer last weekend. He died on November 12 in Santa Cruz, surrounded by wife Lyn Neale, his two grown children Adrian and Kristina, and other family. More »

Workin’ It for a Living

Pablo’s stamina for craziness is phenomenal – and he doesn’t even wear ear plugs. © 2008 Courtesy Talion A long-held tradition among West Coast sailors is to pay a visit to the gritty dance bar called Squid Roe shortly after arriving at Cabo San Lucas. More »

Dredging Begins in Vallejo

November 17, 2008
The Vallejo YC reports that the BCDC has finally approved permits to dredge the VYC harbor and replace the deteriorating wooden breakwater. Dredging has already begun and the new steel seawall is expected to be finished in February. More »

2009 Puddle Jump Events Slated

All sorts of folks do the Pacific Puddle Jump. Meet the Liberty crew from the Class of ’08. latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Among the hundreds of cruisers arriving in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean this season, many are considering making the 3,000-mile passage to the South Pacific this spring — the so-called Pacific Puddle Jump. More »

The Carib 1500 and Other Caribbean News

Tom and Diane Might, and their Hallberg-Rassy 62 Between The Sheets, have done their landlocked hometown of Phoenix proud by being the first of 47 entries to cross the finish line in the 19th annual Caribbean 1500 from Hampton, Virginia, to Tortola in the British Virgins. More »

Welcome to the Jungle

November 14, 2008
Having crossed from Cabo, Bob Smith’s self-built 44-ft cat Pantera takes a breather at the Punta Mita anchorage. Bob and Pantera headed off for Huatulco earlier today. latitude/Nick
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC After the Ha-Ha, boats generally head off to one of three main destinations: La Paz, Mazatlan or Puerto Vallarta. More »