Archive for September 2009
Vote for John Craig
While it’s probably not in the front of most sailors’ minds as they’re banging around the race course, US Sailing has a huge impact on how our sport is run in this country. More »
‘Eros’ on Display Today at St. Francis
Bill and Grace Bodle’s beautifully restored Eros sailing on the Bay last week.
© 2009 Thomas Brichta
After enduring an exhaustive 18-year refit, the magnificent 103-ft schooner Eros (ex-Fair Sarae) was turning heads on the Bay last week when owners Bill and Grace Bodle took her out for a shakedown cruise. More »
Quake Anniversary in October
Believe it or not, October marks the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake. Although the ‘big one’ for San Francisco will always be the 1906 quake, the 1989 Loma Prieta temblor is the one most of us alive will remember. More »
Boat Electronics Quiz
If you’re a boat electronics whiz, here’s your chance to perhaps outshine the tech folks at Raymarine. Here’s the deal: The Raymarine Autohelm 6000 autopilot that has worked so reliably for us on Profligate for 12 years has, for the last year or so, become unreliable in a consistent manner. More »
Freak Squalls Lash Papeete
Normally, conditions are pretty tranquil in Papeete’s harbor, shown here, and in the nearby anchorage off Marina Taina.
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©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC One thing you can say about Mother Nature is that she can be a bit moody. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC One thing you can say about Mother Nature is that she can be a bit moody. More »
Name That Boat Wreckage
Beachcombers at Muir Beach found some substantial flotsam recently. “It certainly created quite a discussion point for all the beachgoers over the hot Marin weekend,” said Craig Allender.
© 2009 Craig Allender
"While walking along Muir Beach this recently, I stumbled across some substantial wreckage," writes Craig Allender. More »
Driving Taxpayers to Drink Cheap Rum
The following are first three paragraphs of a story by Tom Hamburger and Peter Wallsten that appeared in the August 2 Los Angeles Times. While the connection between sailing and rum is somewhat tenuous, we thought the story was so outrageous, but so typical, that we couldn‘t resist. More »
In the Wake of Jimena
"I am convinced that had the U.S. government hired Mexico to handle the post Katrina clean up in New Orleans, that city would have been up and running in three weeks," writes Charlie Bloomer, a yacht broker at Sea of Cortez Yachts in San Carlos, Mexico. More »
Biggest Ha-Ha Entry List Ever
As of today, the Baja Ha-Ha has received 186 paid entries, and several more are expected. This means the old entry record of 183 has been eclipsed. This comes as a pleasant surprise to the Grand ‘worst case scenario’ Poobah who, back in May, feared the entry list might be as low as 100 boats because of the poor economy. More »
John Guzzwell Day
Trekka wasn’t too roomy, but this Laurent Giles-designed sloop took the young singlehander safely around the world.
© 2009 Guzzwell archives
As keepers of the official West Coast Circumnavigator’s List, the staff of Latitude 38 invites you to raise a glass tomorrow, September 12, to one of the West Coast’s most revered — yet humble — sailors: John Guzzwell. More »
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