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Archive for January 2013

Cross-Traffic In Lonely Latitudes

January 18, 2013
Having now traveled more than 6,000 miles in 18 days, Maserati is currently blasting toward Cape Horn. Roughly 7,100 (rhumbline) miles to go yet, before reaching the Golden Gate. © 2013 Giovanni Soldini / Maserati Imagine being in one of the most desolate places on Earth and suddenly encountering a friend from home. More »

Piracy Attacks Are Declining

January 16, 2013
According to a just-released report by the London-based International Maritime Bureau, incidents of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and elsewhere have fallen substantially this year — in fact, to the lowest level in five years.  More »

Crime and Ignorance

Dinghies are often stolen in bunches. We can remember epidemics in Sausalito, San Diego Bay, and any number of islands in the Caribbean. Last year police broke up one of the biggest dinghy outboard theft rings ever in Long Beach. More »

Tell Us About Your Holiday Charter

January 14, 2013
If you were lucky enough to be chillin’ at Jost Van Dyke’s Soggy Dollar Bar over the holidays, we want to hear from you. latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The two-week period surrounding Christmas and New Year’s is by far the busiest time of the year in the international yacht chartering industry. More »
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Old Harbor Dinghy Theft

The owners of the vessel Oblivion — names, vessel type and hailing port unknown — reported to the Mazatlan net on January 12 that their dinghy had been stolen from them "at knifepoint" by two thieves. More »

Stop the Delta Gates

"I’m not an activist," writes Molly Pruyn of Richmond YC. "I’m just a 59-year-old nurse who has spent every summer in the Delta since I was born. I don’t think the majority of yacht clubs and sailors are aware of the danger the Delta is facing. More »

Bull Canyon on Sale

Lin and Larry Pardey are icons of the cruising community. Their tales of adventure aboard their 24-ft Serrafyn and then their 29-ft Taleisin have entertained and educated sailors for decades. But the time between the two boats — the four years they spent building Taleisin — has been a mystery to most fans . More »

Drinking While Singlehanding

January 11, 2013
The Catalina 36 was nicely fitted out with lifesaving gear, lazyjacks, a dodger, a rollerfurler and more. But when the helmsman falls asleep, none of that helps. © 2013 Rich Kane We can’t help feeling a little sorry for Stephen Fryer. More »

Delta Doo Dah DIY

In the summer of 2009, the crews of 30 or so Bay Area boats joined in the inaugural Delta Doo Dah, a laid-back Bay-to-Delta ‘rally’ we dreamed up over a bottle of champagne at the company Christmas party. More »