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Archive for January 2012

SoPac Seminars Educate Puddle Jumpers

January 25, 2012
Few experiences in a well-traveled sailor’s life are more dramatic than making landfall in French Polynesia. latitude/Julie
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Every winter and spring sailors bound for French Polynesia set sail from many ports along the West Coast of the Americas. More »
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Supes Certify AC34 EIR

More than 100 people — probably closer to 200 — showed up at City Hall yesterday for a Board of Supervisors meeting to determine the fate of the America’s Cup Environmental Impact Report, which was unanimously accepted by the Planning Commission last month. More »

The Queen’s New Tall Ship

January 23, 2012
Until we learned that the construction cost of the recently-grounded Costa Concordia cruise ship was roughly $580 million USD, we thought plans for a new tall ship for the Queen of England were lavish. More »
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AC34 Meeting Tomorrow

If you’re at all interested in seeing the 34th America’s Cup sailed on San Francisco Bay, AC Outreach Manager Ariel Ungerleider is urging you to attend tomorrow’s Board of Supervisors meeting to show support for the event. More »

Dekker Completes Circumnavigation

Laura Dekker, 16 years and four months old, arrived at the Eastern Caribbean island of St. Martin on Saturday aboard her 38-ft Jeanneau Gin Fizz Guppy to become the youngest person to complete a solo circumnavigation. More »

A Fantastic Sailing Sight in Acapulco

January 20, 2012
Acapulco has a pretty darn good racing fleet, and ideal day sailing conditions. Groovy
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "There was lots of on-the-water action in Acapulco on Sunday, report Emily and Mark Fagan of the Arizona-based Hunter 44 Groovy. More »
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Fast Forward to Richardson Bay

Profiled in the February 2010 issue of Latitude 38 — just after he was "reactivated" back into the Army and shortly before he was deployed to Afghanistan — Alex Pearce is back home in Sausalito, living aboard his Cal 2-29 Shrimp Louie with his new bride Tara. More »

The Other Cabo

Kai and her partner Rob dropped their hook in San Jose del Cabo and were pleased by what they found. © 2012 Rob Sanderson When we hauled our anchor aboard our Ingrid 38 ketch Velella velella after two noisy nights in Cabo San Lucas last month, we had no goal but to get out of there. More »