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Archive for January 2012

NEWS FLASH! 84-Year-Old’s Horn Attempt Aborted

January 4, 2012
The mast of Tom Corogin’s Westsail 32 TLC reportedly snapped about 500 miles from Easter Island. latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC We were saddened to learn that 84-year-old singlehander Tom Corogin’s sixth attempt at rounding Cape Horn was quashed yesterday, when the backstay of his Westsail 32 TLC failed, roughly 500 miles from Easter Island and 1,000 miles off the Chilean coast. More »

Don’t Build It Up, Tear It Down

It’s bad enough that this monument to evil is the centerpiece of the Central Bay, but now it will be glorified again in a new TV drama. latitude/Andy
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The beginning of a new year is always a time for reflection; a time when we take stock of our lives and the world around us. More »

Mexico Cruising Shorts

Kent and Jim Milski still count Mexico as one of their favorite cruising grounds. latitude/Richard
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We recently got a letter from Jim and Kent Milski, who claim to be from Colorado, even though Jim finished off their Schionning 49 cat Sea Level at the old Mare Island Naval Base in Vallejo. More »

Kame Richards Talk on Friday

Kame perches atop Angel Island when he gives his Bay currents talk at the Bay Model (which is being refilled next month after a couple years of construction, by the way). More »