Archive for March 2010
‘California’ in the Hunt in Clipper Race
Despite not being able to fly their main for the last 12 hours, California is still within striking distance of the leaders in Race 7 — from Qingdao to San Francisco — of the ’09-’10 Clipper ‘Round the World Race. More »
Don’t Be Late for the Party
The Coast Guard in-water helo rescue simulation will start at 6:15 p.m. off the waters of GGYC.
© 2010 USCG / David R. Marin
Tonight’s Spring Crew List Party is one party you don’t want to be late to. More »
Don’t Be An April Fool
"Don’t be a fool by missing the April 1-6 Sea of Cortez Sailing Week," advises Patsy Verhoeven of the Portland/La Paz-based Gulfstar 50 Talion. "If you’re into saIling as least as much as socializing, and like ‘nothing serious’ cruiser destination racing, the third edition of the revived SOC might be for you. More »
Shipwreck Survivor Detained
In Friday’s ‘Lectronic, we reported on Arizonan Keith Carver’s having shipwrecked on the north end of Vancouver Island, and his subsequent rescue. The story he told officials sounded fishy to us — he claimed he was trying to sail to Mexico but storms blew him to the north end of Vancouver Island — and apparently the Canada Border Services Agency thought so too. More »
International Cruisers Converge at Panama
They may have originated from vastly different homeports, but they are all headed for the same storied anchorages of French Polynesia.
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to conclude that westbound boats of many nations probably pass through the Panama Canal each year. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to conclude that westbound boats of many nations probably pass through the Panama Canal each year. More »
SAR Demo at Crew List Party
For many years Latitude 38’s Crew List parties have been matching skippers in need of crew with sailors in need of rides. The process is ongoing, as our online Crew List is constantly updated with new skippers and potential crew in a variety of categories, including daysailing, racing and offshore cruising. More »
Yachts Names from ‘A’ to ‘X’
What with Monterey’s David Addleman having named his new-to-him Santa Cruz 50 X, and the two anonymous owners — who aren’t Russian — of the new Transformer 390 currently in St. More »
Rosé and the Sunday Sail to Columbie
Just grab some friends, food and rosé, and you’re invited on Afrigan Queen for the Sunday Sail To Columbie.
latitude/Richard
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s a fact that St. Barth is the most très chic — and très chere — island in the Caribbean, so a lot of sailors foolishly assume you can’t enjoy it unless you own a mega yacht and your Wall Street firm was inundated with TARP funds last year. More »
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s a fact that St. Barth is the most très chic — and très chere — island in the Caribbean, so a lot of sailors foolishly assume you can’t enjoy it unless you own a mega yacht and your Wall Street firm was inundated with TARP funds last year. More »
Shipwrecked on Vancouver Island
The Vancouver Sun reported yesterday that Tucson’s Keith Carver, 56, had wrecked his 40-ft ferrocement sailboat on Vancouver Island, and survived for five days by eating lichen before being rescued by a passing helicopter. More »
Power Outage Monday Morning
Power at Latitude 38 World Headquarters is scheduled to be out Monday morning, so if you try to call and the phones are down, or you don’t get a response to an email, or if ‘Lectronic isn’t posted in as timely a manner as usual — ha! More »
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