Archive for May 2012
Volvo Ocean Race
While some of us were enjoying a slow race to Vallejo last weekend, the 70-ft Volvo Ocean Race boats were mimicking the same conditions only on a much larger scale. Once out of Itajaí, Brazil, and on the way to Miami, Ken Read’s Puma got out in front and never looked back. More »
Sunny Days Bring Summer Play
Boatloads of boaters worked on their tans during Opening Day. With any luck, tomorrow will bring similar conditions.
latitude/John
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC When foreign vacationers arrive in California for the first time, many are surprised to learn that the whole coastline is not blessed with the hot, sunny weather they’ve seen on Bay Watch. More »
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC When foreign vacationers arrive in California for the first time, many are surprised to learn that the whole coastline is not blessed with the hot, sunny weather they’ve seen on Bay Watch. More »
Aegean Skipper’s Body Found
The San Diego County coroner has identified a body found by Southern California fishermen on Sunday as that of Theo Mavromatis, the skipper of the doomed Hunter 376 Aegean. Mavromatis (49) and crew Kevin Rudolph (53), William Johnson (57), and Joseph Stewart (64) were racing in the cruising division of the Lexus Newport to Ensenada Race on April 28 when their SPOT tracker suddenly stopped transmitting in the early morning hours. More »
Solo Sailor to Circumnavigate Japan
The fact that Kirk Patterson speaks and reads Japanese fluently will undoubtedly come in handy during his upcoming circumnavigation of that island nation. But he has to cross a huge patch of ocean before he can use those linguistic skills. More »
Sailing-Centric Activities
At the Bay Model, Kame Richards uses Angel Island as his podium to help sailors understand how to use the Bay’s currents to their advantage.
latitude/LaDonna
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If the recent delightful weather has given you ‘boat fever’, there are a number of fun ways to feed the addiction over the next several days. More »
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If the recent delightful weather has given you ‘boat fever’, there are a number of fun ways to feed the addiction over the next several days. More »
Save China Camp
Compared to other regions, such as the Pacific Northwest, there’s a dearth of quality cruising destinations on San Francisco Bay, so when one of them is threatened, boaters need to band together to save it. More »
Despite Hitting Whale, Rage Corrects Out to Win
Steve Rander’s Oregon-based Wylie 70 Rage corrected out to win the two-boat Tahiti Race last night over Karl Kwok’s Hong Kong-based Farr 80 Beau Geste, which had arrived two days earlier. More »
Top Honors at Sailing Week for Tiburon’s El Ocaso
As this classic Tim Wright photo shows, racing at Antigua is serious business, with hot boat-for-boat action in every class.
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Tiburon’s Richard Wesslund must still be pinching himself to be sure he isn’t dreaming. More »
German Student Seeks Home
Two years ago, Cheryl Williams, who works with Inter-Ed to place foreign students in California homes, contacted us to see if we could help find a host family for a 16-year-old German student who was passionate about sailing. More »
Where Do You Get Mexico Weather Info?
"I’m headed to Mexico this year," writes a Southbound cruiser who wants to remain anonymous because his employer doesn’t know he’s taking off, "and like all cruisers I’m very interested in the weather. More »
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