
Archive for January 2011
Make Time for MOB Training
Shana Bagley made friends with a real dummy during MOB training on Pegasus.
Pegasus
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Walnut Creeks’s Shana Bagley, who sailed several legs in the 2009-10 Clipper ‘Round the World Race aboard California, shared the following photos of crew overboard training aboard the 51-ft John Alden ketch Pegasus. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Walnut Creeks’s Shana Bagley, who sailed several legs in the 2009-10 Clipper ‘Round the World Race aboard California, shared the following photos of crew overboard training aboard the 51-ft John Alden ketch Pegasus. More »
New Megayacht for Ellison
Larry Ellison, whose 100-ft trimaran USA won the America’s Cup, and who is bringing the ‘Auld Mug’ to San Francisco, has a new 288-ft motoryacht. He’s actually downsizing.
As most readers remember, a few years ago Ellison commissioned the 452-ft Rising Sun. More »
Beware of Rogue Coasties
On Friday we brought you the bizarre story of the ‘naked ninja’ thief who painted his entire body black and boarded the Bear Valley-based Shock Wave 42 cat Green Flash, which was moored off Cartegena, Colombia. More »
Pineapple Found
The Philippine Coast Guard debriefs the crew, looking tanned and otherwise unscathed.
© 2011 Philippine Coast Guard
Every experienced sailor knows that sailing on a schedule is a risky prospect, especially when the voyage covers a long distance. More »
Banque Populaire V Charges Ahead
SailFest Help Needed
Zihua Sail Fest is a fantastic annual event that’s not only fun for cruisers but helps the neediest of kids.
© 2011 Zihua Sail Fest
"This is the 10th anniversary of Zihua Sail Fest, to be held February 1-6, and if you’re cruising mainland Mexico, we need your help," writes Pamela Bendall of the Port Hardy, B.C.-based More »
And the Winner Is…
In Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic we challenged our readers to name our new logowear model, and boy were they happy to help — we received nearly 200 suggestions! By far the most popular was ‘Lattie’, followed by ‘Laticia’. More »
Naked Ninja Attack Thwarted
No matter what business you’re in, thinking creatively often helps you become successful. Perhaps that’s why a would-be thief in Cartagena, Colombia, went to the trouble to paint himself from head to toe with black paint before attempting a nighttime caper in the cruiser anchorage. More »
CGs Searching For Missing Cat
The Phillipine and U.S. Coast Guards are searching for the 38-ft catamaran Pineapple, which left Guam two weeks ago headed for the island of Cebu. Four men and a woman — one of which is a Filipino American and member of the U.S. More »
Learning ‘Sailingo’
It’s easy for longtime sailors to forget how hard the ‘lingo’ can be for newcomers to learn. We were reminded of this recently when a newbie made the following observations:
“A rope is a rope until you bring it aboard a boat. More »
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