Archive for May 2009
All the King’s Horses . . . and Ships
As if AIS — Automatic Identification System — isn’t already the coolest navigation/safety tool since the compass, we recently found a link that makes it the coolest ‘video game’ since Tetris. More »
Latitude 38’s Extended Delivery Route
Tobe and Roger Hayward were surprised to learn that Latitude 38 has extended its delivery route to Nuku Hiva.
© 2009 Emmy Newbould
We left San Francisco Bay on April 8 aboard our Flying Dutchman 37 Nataraja, bound for the Marquesas with a bundle of April Latitude 38s. More »
A Simple Solution for Cal 40 Owners
Illusion has sailed many, many miles since the Honeys repaired the trailing edge of the keel.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Stan Honey is one of the three most admired and respected sailors to ever come out of Northern California, and he and wife Sally Lindsay-Honey are also Cal 40 owners. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Stan Honey is one of the three most admired and respected sailors to ever come out of Northern California, and he and wife Sally Lindsay-Honey are also Cal 40 owners. More »
The Equator Goes High-Tech
Even in an age when first down markers magically appear on football fields, the Follow You Follow Me crew was surprised to find that the equator is now similarly marked.
© 2009 Allan Alexopulos
"We got a little delirious at the equator," report Pacific Puddle Jumpers Allan and Rina Alexopulos of the Volcano, CA-based Hunter 44 Follow You Follow Me. More »
An SOS from Liz Clark on Swell
After launching Swell, Clark sailed over to Teahupo’o on Tahiti-iti and rode waves similar to this bone-crusher.
Swell
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Several times in the last four months or so, we’ve had reports from Liz Clark on the extensive refit she did on her Cal 40 Swell at Raiatea, French Polynesia. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Several times in the last four months or so, we’ve had reports from Liz Clark on the extensive refit she did on her Cal 40 Swell at Raiatea, French Polynesia. More »
Get Out the Vote
The Bay Area’s Dan Woolery is up for the Seahorse Sailor of the Month. Make sure to get out the vote!
© Sharon Green
Readers of ‘Lectronic Latitude and Latitude 38 should be familiar with Dan Woolery’s Soozal and her successes in Florida and the Caribbean this winter. More »
Lovin’ Every Minute of It
‘Go take a flying leap’ takes on a whole new meaning when you harness your kid to a halyard and let fly. Oh, to be 10 again!
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©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We hate to say we told you so but, well, we did. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We hate to say we told you so but, well, we did. More »
Reward Offered for Missing Jolly Roger
For the last 25 years or so, Latitude 38 has been proud to sponsor a competitor in the annual Master Mariners Regatta. This involves donating a few bucks to the Master Mariners Benevolent Association, a nice bunch of folks who are dedicated to the maintenance, restoration and sailing of classic wooden yachts. More »
Let’s Go Sailing
It would be a crime to waste this weekend’s fabulous weather on anything other than sailing.
© 2009 Peter Lyons
The forecast for this weekend couldn’t get any better for Bay Area sailors. More »
The Arnolds Have Been Around
In late October of ’06, the San Jose-based Arnold family set sail on the Baja Ha-Ha. They’ve since covered nearly 35,000 miles while going around the world. Makes us wonder what we’ve done in the same period of time. More »
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