Archive for November 2008
Eight Bells – Joanne McFee
We were shocked to receive the news last evening that Joanne McFee of Island YC had passed away on Wednesday. When she didn’t answer repeated phone calls, authorities were called and found her dead in her Alameda home. More »
Classies Really Do Work
After this writer’s husband returned safely from this summer’s Singlehanded TransPac Race, we had a surplus of safety gear we no longer needed. We’ve always had excellent results in selling (as well as buying) through Latitude, so placing a Classy Classified was a no-brainer. More »
Cruisers Attacked in Ecuador
Although they ultimately were not seriously injured, we’ve received yet another disturbing report of cruisers being attacked while at anchor, this time in Ecuador, where we don’t remember there being any problems in the past. More »
Cabo Record Falls
Yesterday, Peter Tong’s SC 70, OEX, finished first in the 2008 Long Beach to Cabo San Lucas Race in record-breaking time of 2d, 22h, and 50m, eclipsing the elapsed time race record set back in 1987 by just under five hours. More »
Queen’s Final Voyage
After nearly 40 years of service, the Queen Elizabeth II began her final voyage last Saturday — by being blown onto a sandbar near Southampton. Fortunately, it was a soft landing. More »
A New Fueling Option – And It’s Cheap
The Cirque crew got service with a smile – and good prices, too – at the new La Cruz fuel dock.
Cirque
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Attention southbound cruisers: Laura, Debbie and Louis of the San Francisco-based Beneteau 42s7 First Cirque report that the brand new fuel dock at the Marina Riviera Nayarit in La Cruz is now fully operational. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Attention southbound cruisers: Laura, Debbie and Louis of the San Francisco-based Beneteau 42s7 First Cirque report that the brand new fuel dock at the Marina Riviera Nayarit in La Cruz is now fully operational. More »
Snubbed!
Francis Joyon was snubbed in the voting for the ISAF’s male World Sailor of the Year for 2008.
© 2008 Vincent Curutchet/DPPI/IDEC
When it voted to discontinue the multihull event for the 2012 Olympics, we started to wonder if all the rancor directed at ISAF wasn’t warranted, at least in part. More »
Cruiser Killed by Thieves in Venezuela
Tragedy struck in Venezuela Saturday night when three men boarded Ken and Cathy Peters’ sailboat Chill in an apparent robbery attempt. Local authorities report that Ken Peters, 55, tried to defend himself and his wife with a gun, wounding one of the attackers, but was shot to death. More »
Ha-Ha 15 Launches Cruiser Dreams
Mix kids with gentle surf and you’ve got an ideal recipe for fun in the sun.
latitude/Andy
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC As Baja Ha-Ha 15 came to a close Saturday night, it was clearly apparent to its organizers that the event had met its primary goal: to safely launch a new ‘class’ of sailors into the cruising life. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC As Baja Ha-Ha 15 came to a close Saturday night, it was clearly apparent to its organizers that the event had met its primary goal: to safely launch a new ‘class’ of sailors into the cruising life. More »
Caribbean 600 Drawing Big Crowd
The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s inaugural RORC Caribbean 600 looks likely to get off to a good start. It will be even stronger if an anticipated first — a head-to-head battle between the two 100-ft super maxis, Mike Slade’s much modified Farr-designed Leopard and Alex Jackson’s Juan K-designed Virgin Money/Speedboat — comes to fruition. More »
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