Archive for September 2009
Drama in Teen Sailing
Australian Jessica Watson, 16, left Mooloolaba aboard her S&S 34 Ella’s Pink Lady yesterday morning bound for Sydney. The 10-day trip was to be her final shakedown cruise before leaving on her quest for the title of youngest solo circumnavigator. More »
Weekend Racing Pre-Wrap
John Kilroy Jr.’s TP 52 Samba Pa Ti haulin’ the mail at last year’s Rolex Big Boat Series. She’ll be back this year to defend her IRC A title.
© 2009 Peter Lyons
It’s mid-September, and that means it’s time again for one of the West Coast’s premier regattas — the St. More »
The Aftermath of Jimena’s Wrath
With winds out of the SW, San Carlos beachfront homes took a battering.
© 2009 Suzann
As reports trickle in from boating centers along the Baja Peninsula and Mexican mainland, it’s become apparent that the San Carlos area — roughly midway down the eastern rim of the Sea of Cortez — suffered some of the worst damage, although most boats were spared. More »
Ha-Ha Deadline & Crew List Party
Tom, Nicole and the kids at Catalina yesterday, during a shakedown for late October’s Ha-Ha. It will be at least the fourth Ha-Ha for Tom.
latitude/Nick
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The last time Tom and Nicole Lyon of San Diego did the Baja Ha-Ha, she was four months pregnant. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The last time Tom and Nicole Lyon of San Diego did the Baja Ha-Ha, she was four months pregnant. More »
Jimena Devastates South-Central Baja
If Jaime, Mera and Aeron thought their world was turned upside-down by sailing aboard Profligate in last spring’s Sea of Cortez Sailing Week, it was nothing compared to Jimena.
latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Although detailed reports from all areas are not in, the news about cruisers caught in the wake of hurricane — and later, tropical storm — Jimena seems to be as good as anyone could have hoped. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Although detailed reports from all areas are not in, the news about cruisers caught in the wake of hurricane — and later, tropical storm — Jimena seems to be as good as anyone could have hoped. More »
18-Footers Take Bridge to Bridge
John Winning’s Yandoo blasting to a win in yesterday’s Ronstan Bridge to Bridge race.
© Rich Roberts
For the second year in a row, an 18-footer won the Ronstan Bridge to Bridge race. More »
Forget Driving, Go Sailing!
You’ll feel a lot better about life while harnessing the power of the wind, rather than the power of petro-chemicals!
latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC In case you’ve had your head in the sand, let us remind you that we are entering the three-day Labor Day weekend, which is, of course, normally characterized by annoying traffic conjestion all over the Bay Area and beyond. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC In case you’ve had your head in the sand, let us remind you that we are entering the three-day Labor Day weekend, which is, of course, normally characterized by annoying traffic conjestion all over the Bay Area and beyond. More »
Unseasonal Rain
We all know how the rain falls in Spain, but in Northern California, the rain mainly falls in the winter. So it was a bit of a surprise to be awakened by the whisper of a summer shower on the cabin top during a recent visit to the Delta. More »
Winning Winning in 18-Footers
Dueling 18-footers cross tacks downwind yesterday at the St. Francis YC’s 18-ft Skiff International Regatta.
© Erik Simonson
With two days of racing in the books, 57-year-old Australian John Winning’s Yandoo is holding a one-point margin over Howie Hamlin’s Team Harken at the St. More »
Jimena Does Little Damage
While Hurricane Jimena is not dead yet, so far the news has been all good for mariners when it comes this former Category 4 hurricane that paralleled the coast of mainland Mexico a good distance offshore and then finally made landfall at Bahia Santa Maria, about 175 miles north of Cabo San Lucas. More »
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