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Archive for September 2011

Danish Hostages Freed by Ransom

September 16, 2011
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 »
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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 »

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 »

Talk and Heal Like a Pirate

September 14, 2011
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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »