Archive for June 2009
Coastal Cup Starts This Week
With a quality field of 27 boats, Encinal YC’s Coastal Cup got underway this morning when the slower divisions started. Boats rating PHRF 27 and under will start tomorrow, and the the weather forecast looks really, really good, at least until Pt. More »
Ad: Get It While It’s Hot
Forecasters are predicting gorgeous — and warm — weather for the Bay Area for the next few days, and there are few better ways to stay — and look — cool than by wearing Latitude 38 gear. More »
Ready, Tech – Go!
A smart phone, such as our iPhone, is a key ingredient in any onboard office. With the free Bloomberg app, you can easily follow your investments, too. Assuming you have any left. More »
Numbers That Could Save Your Life
With the number of mayday situations we’ve been reporting on recently, we were reminded of an essential resource for Pacific cruisers which was put together by South Pacific cruiser (and once-Whitbread skipper) Ewout Mante of the Elliott 45 Bravado. More »
Melges 24 Nats Go Down to Wire
Brian Porter’s Full Throttle works upwind at the 2009 Melges 24 Nationals.
© Ellen Hoke
With the 2009 Melges 24 Nationals Trophy on the line, Brian Porter’s Full Throttle was over early at the Alcatraz start for Sunday’s eighth and final race. More »
Everyone Wins at Inaugural Media Cup
The J/120 contingent of the Media Cup sets sail from McCovey Cove.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The action was hot in and out of AT&T Ballpark on Sunday. Inside, the Giants battled the A’s. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The action was hot in and out of AT&T Ballpark on Sunday. Inside, the Giants battled the A’s. More »
‘Sumatra II’ Skipper Recovering from Loss
Happy to be alive, Jerry poses with Scarlett Lucy’s captain after safely reaching Sydney.
Scarlett Lucy
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I think the actual grieving over the loss of Sumatra may come later," explains Dr. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I think the actual grieving over the loss of Sumatra may come later," explains Dr. More »
West Marine Swivel Testing
In May 15‘s ‘Lectronic Latitude, we reported on John and Gilly Foy’s wild ride through an anchorage after their Kong anchor swivel — which they bought at West Marine a few years earlier — failed. More »
Hauling for Less
Jim Milski, decked out in his Ha-Ha shirt, feeling good about the price of his haulout, his new bottom and his new waterline.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC You know how everything is less expensive in Mexico? More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC You know how everything is less expensive in Mexico? More »
Flag Day on Sunday
Back in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson officially established June 14 as Flag Day. It commemorates the adoption of the U.S. flag, whose design was finalized by the Second Continental Congress in 1777 after that famous sewing job by Betsy Ross. More »
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