Archive for September 2010
Sail Indonesia Rally Report
Locals in Banda, Indonesia, heartily welcomed the 150-strong fleet in the Sail Indonesia Rally.
© 2010 Nancy Tompkins
We’re a little late in reporting this but, in late August, Convergence, the cat ketch-rigged Wylie 65 with freestanding masts owned by West Marine founder Randy Repass and his wife Sally-Christine, was first to finish in the Sail Indonesia Rally that started in Darwin. More »
Last Call for Ha-Ha Entries
Ready for a sunny getaway south of the border? If you were planning to enter this year’s Baja Ha-Ha cruisers rally you’d better hurry, because the official entry deadline is tonight at midnight. More »
Jumping for Joy at Paradise Village
Harbormaster Dick Markie (second from left) and his crew jumped for joy when the refurbishing of their megayacht dock was completed.
© Paradise Village Resort
We don’t know the full details of Paradise Village Marina’s recent upgrades, but by the looks of this photo the entire staff was pretty dammed glad when the project was completed. More »
See the Cup in SF
Did you miss this? Then read on . . .
BMW Oracle Racing
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Did you miss the victory presentations made by BMW Oracle Racing in the spring? More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Did you miss the victory presentations made by BMW Oracle Racing in the spring? More »
Saving Sailing
In his controversial article in the August issue of Latitude 38, Max Ebb mentioned the book Saving Sailing by Nick Hayes, in which Hayes lays out a plan to help boost the declining number of sailors in the U.S. More »
Bye Bye, Summer
Most sailors look at Labor Day with mixed feelings — hey, it’s three days of sailing, yet it’s also the official end of summer. But we’re guessing most Bay sailors are saying ‘Good riddance’ to this summer, considering we were socked in under a marine layer for most of it. More »
The Charterboat Lineup
It’s monohulls in the front and multihulls in the back – or north – of Paraquita Lagoon.
© 2010 Lew Archer
The accompanying photos show what looks like an attempt at the world’s largest raft-up. More »
Pacific Crossing Data Revealed
If past years are any barometer of the future, the first Pacific Puddle Jump boats of the 2011 fleet will set sail from the West Coast of the Americas, bound for French Polynesia, in late February or early March. More »
Bridge Collapse Isolates Nayarit Riviera
What is believed to have been "a month’s worth" of tropical rain during Mexico’s rainy season fell in one day — Monday — in the high mountains above Puerto Vallarta, resulting in the collapse, at 2:30 a.m., More »
Earl in the Eastern Caribbean
While the East Coast of the United States eyes the approach of Earl, now a Category 3 hurricane, the northern islands of the Eastern Caribbean are trying to clean up the damage wrought by Earl when he came through Sunday afternoon through Monday night as anything from a Category 1 to a Category 4 hurricane — the latter meaning winds to 135 knots. More »
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