Archive for December 2009
Jibe Ho-Ho-Ho!
Bet we know what’s at the top of Dietmar’s Christmas list!
Carinthia
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Dietmar Petutschnig, an experienced European sailor who’s sailed a third of the way around the world since completing last year’s Baja Ha-Ha, sent us this very illustrative photo of what happens to a boat’s boom when an electric mainsheet works against a stout preventer. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Dietmar Petutschnig, an experienced European sailor who’s sailed a third of the way around the world since completing last year’s Baja Ha-Ha, sent us this very illustrative photo of what happens to a boat’s boom when an electric mainsheet works against a stout preventer. More »
Salty Solution to the Shopping Blues
Got the Christmas shopping blues? If you’re perplexed about what to buy for hard-to-shop-for friends or family members, we may have the perfect solution: Invest in their mental and physical well-being by giving them a sailing gift certificate. More »
Vessella Takes Piana Cup
Peninsula-based St. Francis YC member Peter Vessella and his crew of Tracy Usher and John Callahan beat a "who’s-who" field at the Piana Cup on Biscayne Bay last weekend. The first of the four events that constitute the Jaguar Cup midwinter series for Etchells, the regatta brought out 45 boats for what had been scheduled to be a two-day regatta. More »
Giant ‘Berg Heading for Western Australia
B17B is headed for warmer climes, wandering toward Western Australia, already clear of the Freezing Fifties.
© NASA
A 55-sq-mile iceberg measuring some 12 miles long by five miles wide — twice the size of Manhattan — is drifting slowly north from Antarctica towards Western Australia. More »
More Holiday Lights
Argh matey, we’re gonna whip you into some Christmas spirit!
© 2009 Fred Fago
The holiday season was kick-started last weekend with no fewer than six Bay Area lighted boat parades. More »
Wally to Build M&M Design
Designed by the Huntington Beach-based firm Morrelli and Melvin, the Aeroyacht 110 features an optional two-seater Icon A5 amphibious sports plane and pod to house it in.
Morelli & Melvin
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Although typically associated with large, sleek, maxi-daysailers, Italian yard Wally and its 300-by-40-meter shed in Ancona, Italy, has signed on as the builder for the Aeroyacht 110 — a cruising maxi cat designed by the Huntington Beach firm of Morelli and Melvin. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Although typically associated with large, sleek, maxi-daysailers, Italian yard Wally and its 300-by-40-meter shed in Ancona, Italy, has signed on as the builder for the Aeroyacht 110 — a cruising maxi cat designed by the Huntington Beach firm of Morelli and Melvin. More »
Give Us Your Input on NW Chartering
A typical NW day – sailing over flat water under sunny summer skies with towering Mt. Baker in the background.
latitude/Andy
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Here at Latitude 38, we like to think we know a thing or two about sailing, cruising and chartering. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Here at Latitude 38, we like to think we know a thing or two about sailing, cruising and chartering. More »
Meet Solo TransPac’ers at EYC
If you’re on the fence about entering next summer’s Singlehanded TransPac, you’ll have a chance to meet with some race veterans, check out their boats and even have your boat ‘pre-inspected’ this Sunday, December 13, at Encinal YC. More »
Should Marine Forecasts Improve?
"Is it time we did something about the shoddy marine forecasts for San Francisco Bay?" asks reader Iain Woolward. "On the afternoon of November 28 — the day of the big blow here on the Bay — the forecast called for 15 knots, dropping to 12 knots. More »
Having Fun Doing Good
Commodore Davis, the buffest grandma on the West Coast, warmed up the carbon fiber initiation paddle on the buttocks of her boyfriend Mike while he held up his prized membership card. More »
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