Archive for September 2011
Last Boat Show of the Year
The Northern California Power and Sailboat Expo is going on through the weekend at Jack London Square.
latitude/John A.
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you geek out on boat gear as much as we do, then you probably like going to boat shows, because . More »
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you geek out on boat gear as much as we do, then you probably like going to boat shows, because . More »
September 17 is Passport Day
The San Francisco Passport Agency is hosting a special ‘Passport Day in the U.S.A.’ event on September 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the S.F. Passport Agency on Hawthorne Street in San Francisco. More »
Danish Hostages Freed by Ransom
The Johanson family in better times.
Ing
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC In contrast to the sad news that French cruiser Christian Colombo of Tribal Kat was killed during a pirate attack last week in the Gulf of Aden, we are happy to report that all members of the Danish Johansen family, of the Dynamic 43 Ing, were recently released by their Somali captors in exchange for a large ransom, reportedly paid by their insurance company. More »
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC In contrast to the sad news that French cruiser Christian Colombo of Tribal Kat was killed during a pirate attack last week in the Gulf of Aden, we are happy to report that all members of the Danish Johansen family, of the Dynamic 43 Ing, were recently released by their Somali captors in exchange for a large ransom, reportedly paid by their insurance company. More »
Sailing Acrobats to Visit the Bay
Franck and Delphine wowed the crowds at Seattle’s Elliot Bay Marina recently.
© Derek du Nann
As reported earlier, a unique troupe of sailing acrobats will arrive in San Francisco Bay any day now, and will perform their amazing aerial acts — suspended from their rigging of their 40-ft sloop — in a variety of Bay locations. More »
Ka-Em-Te Makes it to Hawaii
Regular readers will remember the story of Doug Merrell and Trish Kelsoe of the Buccaneer 30 Ka-Em-Te. At the end of June, the couple, along with Doug’s sons as crew, were sailing the clipper route from Mexico, where they’d lived aboard and cruised for three years, back to Oregon so Doug could have better access to cancer treatment. More »
Talk and Heal Like a Pirate
It’s been a very rough year for the cruising community in the Puerto Escondido area of Baja. For one thing, personality and other conflicts tore the community apart. With the two main combatants now gone, one to Cuernavaca and the other to San Diego, things began to simmer down. More »
Prime Cruising Time in Southern California
There are still a few places in Southern California that are clean, quiet and beautiful, as well as free of gangs, graffiti, pollution and corrupt politicians. Cherry Cove, just around the corner from Two Harbors, is one of them. More »
Boat Work is a Family Affair
The western view from the Port of Toledo Boat Yard is breathtaking.
latitude/LaDonna
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Latitude editors aren’t out every weekend enjoying their boats on the water, though it may seem like it by reading our reports on the Big Boat Series or weekending at China Camp or cruising Southern California. More »
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Latitude editors aren’t out every weekend enjoying their boats on the water, though it may seem like it by reading our reports on the Big Boat Series or weekending at China Camp or cruising Southern California. More »
Rolex Big Boat Series Jams
We started off Friday’s ‘Lectronic with a photo of this boat ripping along. Saturday threw a little too much power to the fleet.
© 2011 Sharon Green
After a gorgeous opening day, the St. More »
Another Cruiser Death in Gulf of Aden
According to multiple international news sources, French cruiser Christian Colombo, 55, was killed and his body tossed overboard late last week during an altercation with pirates in the Gulf of Aden. More »
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