Archive for August 2009
Turning Basin is Turning Around
The Petaluma Turning Basin has long been a prized destination for Bay Area sailors, but a few years ago, crime against boats — from slashed cockpit cushions to boats being set adrift — became a problem. More »
…And Speaking of Boat Collisions
Lake County District Attorney Jon E. Hopkins rested the prosecution’s case against Bismarck Dinius yesterday . . . without calling Russell Perdock, the man behind the wheel of the speedboat that slammed into the sailboat on which Dinius was crew. More »
Yohelah Struck in Nightime Collision
We’ve heard of successful night fishing, but this catch takes the prize.
Yohelah
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Nights are generally extremely quiet on the Bora Bora lagoon. But not last night. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Nights are generally extremely quiet on the Bora Bora lagoon. But not last night. More »
Alinghi Sets Venue, Oracle Disagrees
Ras al-Khaimah: next host of the America’s Cup?
Google Earth
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Alinghi announced today that the they will be hosting the match for AC 33 in Ras al-Khaimah, one of the seven United Arab Emirates. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Alinghi announced today that the they will be hosting the match for AC 33 in Ras al-Khaimah, one of the seven United Arab Emirates. More »
Maltese Falcon Off the Market
Maltese Falcon sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge last fall to participate in the Leukemia Cup Regatta.
latitude/Annie
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It looks like Tom Perkins has finally found a buyer for his 289-ft miracle of modern sailing, Maltese Falcon. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It looks like Tom Perkins has finally found a buyer for his 289-ft miracle of modern sailing, Maltese Falcon. More »
A Gathering of Bears
The San Francisco Bay Bear Boat Association is sailing again! Bear Boats are 23-ft woodies designed and built at the Nunes Boat Yard in Sausalito in the early ‘30s for San Francisco Bay sailing conditions. More »
Santa Barbara to King Harbor Race
Bill Gibbs’ 52-ft Afterburner in her sweet spot as seen in a file photo. She averaged 14 knots for 81 miles.
Afterburner
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Afterburner, Bill Gibb’s Ventura-based 52-ft Bladerunner catamaran, used idyllic catamaran sailing conditions to set a new course record of 5 h, 37 m in last Friday’s 81-mile race from Santa Barbara to Redondo Beach. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Afterburner, Bill Gibb’s Ventura-based 52-ft Bladerunner catamaran, used idyllic catamaran sailing conditions to set a new course record of 5 h, 37 m in last Friday’s 81-mile race from Santa Barbara to Redondo Beach. More »
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