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Archive for March 2011

Where Have All the Moorings Gone?

March 7, 2011
Two moorings from Ayala Cove went walkabout but were successfully salvaged. ‘Diver Dave’ will reset them this week, and survey the remaining field. © Gary Ryan "This isn’t a good sign for the moorings at Angel Island’s Ayala Cove," writes Gary Ryan of the Sausalito-based Hanse 34 ‘iliohale. More »

Heineken Regatta

The eastern Caribbean is known for its reliable tradewinds, and this winter and spring it’s been particularly windy. The exception, unfortunately, was for last weekend’s three-day, 200-boat, 31st annual Heineken Regatta in St. More »

Panama’s Amazing New Ditch

From the visitor center at the Miraflores Locks, travelers check out the nonstop action of international vessels moving from coast to coast. The strip of red dirt seen beyond the ship is being excavated for the new ditch. More »
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The La Gamelle Olson 30 Quest Continues

March 4, 2011
The La Gamelle Syndicate members would like to thank everyone for their help in our search for a very basic, ‘big bang for the buck’, Olson 30 for Zen cruising. We’ve gotten responses or been directed to leads in Sag Harbor, Sarasota, Dallas, Seattle, Redondo Beach, Santa Cruz, Alameda, Sausalito, Pt. More »

What’s That in My Blue Ocean!?

We were about to jump off the back of ‘ti Profligate when we saw this! latitude/Richard
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We were just about to jump off the transom of our Leopard 45 catamaran ‘ti Profligate, anchored off Gustavia, St. More »
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Another Pirate Attack on a Yacht

As seven Danish sailors — Jan and Birgit Marie Johansen and their three teenage children Naja, Hjalte, and Rune, along with two unnamed crewmembers — were being transferred yesterday from their Dynamic 43 Ing to a larger ship loaded with others kidnapped by Somali pirates, a couple on the Dutch-flagged yacht Capricorn were saved from a similar fate by a private Dutch security firm. More »

Size Matters . . .

Variety is the name of the game at the Richmond YC’s Sail a Small Boat Day. © Erik Simonson If you’ve learned to sail on a keelboat, or haven’t sailed a dinghy since you were in elementary school, don’t miss the Richmond YC’s Sail a Small Boat Day tomorrow. More »

A Soggy Start to Spring

March 2, 2011
March made like a lion last night, sending a roaring front through the Bay Area that had the halyards slapping. Hopefully you made it to your local marina, yacht club or chandlery in time to pick up the March issue of Latitude 38 — which hit the usual Bay Area spots earlier in the day — to keep your mind off the weather. More »

In Search of Olson 30 for Zen Sailing

Just because Poco a Poco in Puerto Rico wasn’t the right Olson 30 doesn’t mean the quest for Esprit de Gamelle has ended. Oh no. In fact, the La Gamelle Syndicate now realizes that buying an Olson 30 in Puerto Rico to relocate to the French West Indies would have been just too easy. More »