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Archive for March 2010

Delta Doo Dah Full in 12 Hours!

We knew folks were anxious to join the Delta Doo Dah Deux, but when all 50 available slots were filled within 12 hours of Monday’s announcement, we were taken completely by surprise! More »

Tomas and Ului Pose Double Threat

March 15, 2010
Commercial ships will have to pick their courses carefully this week, with both Ului (left) and Tomas creating havoc. © 2010 MTSAT CIMSS The weather gods are extraordinarily active in the South Pacific this week, with major cyclones Tomas (a category 4) and Ului (a category 5) simultaneously battering different island groups. More »

Announcing the Delta Doo Dah Deux

Registration for Delta Doo Dah Deux is now open. Yipee! latitude/LaDonna
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Last summer, we launched what we’d hoped would be a well-received rally from the Bay to the Delta. More »
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Rigging Seminar at OYC

The Singlehanded TransPac is hosting a free rigging seminar tonight at Oakland YC, 7-10 p.m. Keith ‘Panda’ Love of Panda Rigging and Jay Butler of Butler Rigging will cover a bullet-proof rig, pre-race inspection and how to do daily inspections at sea. More »

Crew List Party

March 12, 2010
The two Andrews — Andrew Vik found crewmember Andrew at last year’s Spring Crew List Party. Asked if he had a good time cruising the Med on Geja Andrew #2 replied “How can you not have a good time cruising the Med?!” More »

Playing Hooky on Thursday

Full Tilt scoots across The Slot on a sunny Thursday afternoon. latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC While the rest of us were working our fingers to the bones yesterday afternoon, a number of Bay sailors were out playing hooky — and good thing they did it before the rain set in. More »

Nereida Gets Back Underway

After three frustrating months in Cape Town, South Africa, Jeanne Socrates restarted her second solo circumnavigation — this one aboard her new Najad 380 Nereida — on Tuesday. She had left the Canary Islands last October on a planned non-stop circuit, but Nereida developed a few nagging, but potentially dangerous, problems that Socrates wisely felt needed fixing before continuing her journey. More »

Free Publicity in Latitude 38

With the economy on life support, we realize how tough it is for many sailing organizations and businesses to promote their services. So we’re happy to tell you about two special opportunities to get free publicity in the pages of Latitude 38. More »