Archive for August 2009
Dinius Jury Deliberating
The sailing community is holding its collective breath this morning as the jury in the felony BUI case against Bismarck Dinius begins its deliberations. According to the addictive in-court ‘tweets’ from Dan Noyes and Elizabeth Larson, Judge Michael Byrne gave the jury its final instructions at the Lake County courthouse around 10 a.m., More »
Don’t Miss the Sarcoma Cup
It’s not to late too sign up for this weekend’s second annual Sarcoma Cup presented by Beat Sarcoma and hosted by Richmond YC. Sarcoma survivor and Pacific Cup veteran Nathalie Criou started the event last year as a way to raise money for research on treating the extremely rare group of cancers of the connective tissues. More »
Harker Trying to Reason with the Season
These are some of the 12 boats, including Mike Harker’s Hunter 49 Wanderlust 3, hiding in a mangrove cut off Simpson Bay Lagoon in St. Martin, French West Indies.
© 2009 Mike Harker
It looks as though Category 4 Hurricane Bill is turning northwest and therefore will miss St. More »
Latitude Delivered to Your Desktop
If you’re reading this, you’re obviously a fan of ‘Lectronic Latitude, but did you know it’s an extension of something much, much bigger? Latitude 38 is the premier West Coast sailing magazine, packing more stories and photos into each issue than many sailing magazines combined, and is completely free! More »
Rudderless Cruiser Approaches Pago Pago
Wayne and Susan of Daydream have been busy assessing the options to get Avatar towed into the harbor. If all else fails, they’ll tow her themselves.
© 2009 Julie Turpin
Those sailors lucky enough to experience the cruising lifestyle, quickly realize that they have become members of a vast international community of like-minded travelers who assist each other whenever the need arises. More »
A Tropical Storm Trifecta in the Atlantic
If we’re somewhat skeptical about the ability of scientists to predict the weather 20 and 30 years out, it’s because they have such a hard time predicting major weather events a week or two in the future. More »
Dinius Trial is Winding Down
On Thursday, Victor Haltom, the attorney for Bismarck Dinius, rested his defense against the outrageous felony BUI charges for which his client is now on trial in Lake County. Dinius is, of course, the man with his hand on the tiller of the sailboat that was hit at high speed by a Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy, Russell Perdock. More »
Special Taxation in Suwarrow
In the northern Cook islands, taxes normally aren’t a big concern. But the ‘shark tax’ occasionally imposed on fish can be annoying.
Antigua Sailing Week . . . By Hugo Chavez
Organizers of the famous Antigua Sailing Week are undeterred by the island nation’s financial troubles – next year’s dates have been set as April 24-30.
© 2009 Ted Martin / Antigua Sailing Week
The economy isn’t doing so well in Antigua & Barbuda, the small Caribbean nation that is home to world famous Antigua Sailing Week. More »
Enjoy the Weekend
Whether daysailing or racing, this weekend is going to be fantastic.
latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s shaping up to be an awesome weekend to get out on the water. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s shaping up to be an awesome weekend to get out on the water. More »
Receive emails when 'Lectronic Latitude is updated. SUBSCRIBE