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Archive for July 2010

Bulk of Pacific Cup Fleet Arrives

July 19, 2010
The all-conquering Horizon crew, clockwise from top left: Jason Adamson, Tom O’Keefe, Peter Kornhaber, John Berry, Robert Plant, navigator Jon Shampain, skipper Jack Taylor, Erik Shampain. latitude/Rob
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC With the bulk of the ’10 Pacific Cup fleet safely moored in Kaneohe Bay, all seven divisions have been decided. More »

Plastiki Assisted, Not Rescued

Despite what the mainstream media — who consistently display their ignorance of all things nautical — would have you believe, the crew on the 60-ft eco-cat Plastiki were not rescued off the coast of Australia this weekend. More »

Natural Born Sailor

July 16, 2010
“C’mon, guys. Raccoon Strait is for babies — let’s go to the Farallones!” © 2010 Mike Ross "Derik Anderson and I have known each other since 1969 when our dads worked together," writes Mike Moss. More »

More on Panama Murder

The attack on Danish-born American sailor Bo Kjaer-Olsen last month in Panama — which led to his death — left many who’ve enjoyed trouble-free cruising in that Central American country wondering what might have motivated Kjaer-Olsen’s five assailants. More »

The Sun Puts on a Show

During our recent trip to Tahiti, few cruisers we spoke to were keeping up with the mind-numbing headlines back home. But they all seemed to know about the imminent solar eclipse which would be best viewed from French Polynesia — and elsewhere along a narrow track stretching from the Cook Islands to southern Patagonia. More »

Plastiki Nears Sydney

Expedition leader David de Rothschild hopes the Plastiki Expedition will encourage people to really think about their plastic usage. © 2010 Plastiki Expedition It’s been a while since we’ve checked in with the crew of Plastiki, the 60-ft eco-catamaran made from 12,500 plastic soda bottles that sailed out the Golden Gate on March 20 on the first leg of its mission to raise awareness about plastic pollution in the world’s oceans. More »

Ramos’ Arctic Loop Prohibited

July 14, 2010
Imagine how you’d feel if you’d spent five years and a small fortune in pursuit of becoming the first person to solo circumnavigate the North Pole, only to be turned back midway by inflexible bureaucrats. More »

Getting Kids Off the Couch

“Look ma, I’m sailing!” A new recruit blasts across the Paradise Cay lagoon, adjacent to Tiburon YC. © Yolanda Lopez With schools out for summer, parents are faced with an age-old question: How should their little darlings fill all that free time? More »

Pacific Cup Update

The spread of the Pac Cup Fleet. © 2010 Pacific Cup With much of fleet either past or approaching the half-way point, the fickle breeze that all but Thursday’s starters experienced in their first few days at sea must be forgotten. More »