Archive for December 2009
The Show is On
Producers of Strictly Sail Pacific have announced that the show must go on — April 15-18 at Jack London Square in Oakland, to be precise. After a last-minute — and more than a little incongruous — name change last year to Strictly Sail Pacific & Power Boat Expo, show producers have revamped the popular West Coast event, returning to its ‘all-sail’ roots. More »
The Navy Finally Sells T.I.
It sounds like the start of a bad joke: How many bureaucrats does it take to buy an island? But the punchline was delivered yesterday when San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that the City had finally struck a deal to purchase Treasure Island from the Navy for $55 million. More »
The Timeless Pleasures of Cruising
Marina and Myron strut their stuff at this year’s Bahia Santa Maria beach party. Once again, Roberto and Benny (center) brought their rock band up from La Paz to dazzle the fleet. More »
Get Out the Boat
Give holiday stress the boot with a turn on the Bay.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’ve always wondered why something as relaxing as the holidays should be become such a royal charlie-foxtrot. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’ve always wondered why something as relaxing as the holidays should be become such a royal charlie-foxtrot. More »
Moonduster Lost in Fiji Cyclone
Happier days – while singlehanding through the Society Islands in ’08, Wayne surveys Bora Bora’s distant peaks from the Tahaa lagoon.
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©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The first major storm of the South Pacific cyclone season — named Mick — clobbered the Fijian islands two days ago with winds as high as 94 knots (108 mph). More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The first major storm of the South Pacific cyclone season — named Mick — clobbered the Fijian islands two days ago with winds as high as 94 knots (108 mph). More »
Friend of Tonga Cruisers Needs Help
In the aftermath of a tragic motorbike accident, South Pacific cruisers are reaching out to aid Renee Nauman, an American from Salem, OR, who is currently paralyzed from the neck down on one side. More »
Classies Get It Done
"You guys rock!" writes Classy Classified advertiser Eric Sorensen of Half Moon Bay. "I sold my Fatty Knees dinghy in less that a week. What a great service to fellow boaters!" More »
Roy Disney Succumbs to Cancer
Roy Disney, top left, with his ’07 TransPac crew from Pyewacket. Disney passed away earlier today. He was 79.
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One of the world’s preeminent yachtsmen, Roy E. Disney, passed away earlier today in Newport Beach — less than a month from his 80th birthday — after a year-long bout with stomach cancer. More »
Mystery Med Kit Found
Denis Neumann reports that, on November 24, while walking the beach in Half Moon Bay, he spotted a small, bright yellow canvas pouch. "It was about 2" x 4" x 5" with two zippers and two velcro straps. More »
Cruisers to Help Enforce Fishing Regs
Like many longtime Mexico cruisers, Chuck Houlihan and Linda Edeiken of the Allied 39 Jacaranda get frustrated when they observe illegal fishing practices which greatly impact Mexico’s fragile marine ecosystem, especially since enforcement of existing laws is inadequate. More »
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