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Archive for August 2011

John Guzzwell Lends His Expertise

August 10, 2011
It was more than 50 years ago that a young British immigrant to Canada named John Guzzwell made history by completing an unprecedented circumnavigation aboard Trekka, a 21-ft wooden yawl he’d built with his own hands. More »

Who Needs Bottom Paint?

August 8, 2011
You won’t blow your budget if you use the East African method of bottom cleaning. Although, according to these fishermen in Zanzibar, you do have to perform this ritual four times a year. More »

Delta Doo Dah 3D Ends

Potato Slough was the favored stop for the Doo Dah’s three free days — about 30 boats made their way there. latitude/LaDonna
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Delta Doo Dah 3D may have ended on Friday, but it’s far from forgotten. More »
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Uhh. . . Really?

The annual Cowes Week is a bit off our normal beat, but we couldn’t resist sharing this jaw-dropping video with you, which seems to illustrate an over-abundance of wishful thinking. Did crewmen aboard the sloop Atalanta really think they could make it past the supertanker’s bow in time? More »

Another Bash

August 5, 2011
We’re not gentlemen, and we can prove it. For the second time in three years, we just completed a 1,000-mile Baja Bash. And as everybody knows, gentlemen don’t go to weather. More »

Maritime Day Tomorrow in Sausalito

The dinghy racing (or just the route to the racecourse!) can be a great show when the breeze pipes up in the afternoon. latitude/Rob
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’ve never been to Galilee Harbor’s Maritime Day, then make sure you check it out tomorrow at Napa St. More »

Doo Dah Fleet Disperses

August 3, 2011
The Delta Doo Dah fleet crammed into a new location on Bethel Island this year — The Sugar Barge Resort & Marina. latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC After the fantastic welcome the Delta Doo Dah 3D fleet received at Owl Harbor Marina on Sunday, folks wondered how their week could get any better. More »

People Are Talking

But who are those people? Dona de Mallorca and the Wanderer are currently on the last few miles of a sloppier-than-normal doublehanded Baja Bash aboard Latitude 38‘s 63-ft cat Profligate. There’s been a surprising amount  of conversation aboard — surprising because one person is usually on watch while the other is trying to catch up on sleep.  More »

A South Pacific Loop

Sailing north across the Pacific in ideal conditions – what better way for family members to bond? Calou
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC There’s more than one way to enjoy a Pacific sailing adventure. More »