Archive for March 2013
Free Publicity for Charter Boats
Hop aboard one of the Bay Area’s many crewed charter boats and leave the pre-sail prep and post-sail cleanup to the professional crew.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Because we’re wordsmiths by profession, it’s only natural that we love words. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Because we’re wordsmiths by profession, it’s only natural that we love words. More »
Where Have All the Outboards Gone?
A recent rash of outboard thefts on the Estuary is a good reminder for boaters to secure their motors. "We recently bought a boat on eBay, and between the time we won it and the time we picked it up, the outboard had been stolen," writes an Alameda sailor who prefers to remain anonymous. More »
Nereida Over Halfway Around
Jeanne Socrates passed the halfway mark of her nonstop solo circumnavigation aboard Nereida on March 1.
© Ken Pfister
On March 1, 70-year-old Briton Jeanne Socrates passed the midway point of what she hopes will be her first nonstop solo circumnavigation aboard her Najad 380 Nereida. More »
Prepare to Be Boarded!
When was the last time you checked the date on your flares, the status of your fire extinguisher and the number of lifejackets you carry on board? If it’s been a while we’d urge you to spend some time checking all your safety gear — especially since the San Francisco Bay Coast Guard is apparently focusing increased attention on boat inspections and boarding. More »
It’s the Little Things
Of all the winter offices of Latitude 38, this year’s is the most unusual — a former tattoo parlor at St. Barth, French West Indies.
Yes, we’re working out of St. More »
Jumpers Poised to Pounce
Located at Nuevo Vallarta’s Paradise Village Resort, the Vallarta YC has generously co-hosted our annual Mexico Pacific Puddle Jump Send-off Party ever since it opened 15 years ago.
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©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC From California to Peru, dozens of cruising boats are now poised to depart for the palm-fringed anchorages of French Polynesia — a crossing of 3,000 miles or more that we call the Pacific Puddle Jump. More »
©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC From California to Peru, dozens of cruising boats are now poised to depart for the palm-fringed anchorages of French Polynesia — a crossing of 3,000 miles or more that we call the Pacific Puddle Jump. More »
Cruiser Suicide?
The body of William Hoffman was found aboard his boat Dark Star, type unknown, on March 6 at the Perula anchorage in Chamela Bay on Mexico’s Gold Coast. Apparently other cruisers had alerted the Navy to the lack of activity on the boat and a strong odor emanating from her. More »
Uncontrollable Urge Update
The California sailing community has once again been thrown into mourning. San Diego’s Craig Williams, 36, died this weekend during the Islands Race. Williams was crew aboard James Gilmore’s San Diego-based Columbia Carbon 32 Uncontrollable Urge for the 130-mile race from Newport Harbor YC to San Diego YC, which leaves Catalina and San Clemente Islands to port. More »
SPECIAL REPORT: 1 Dead, 5 Injured in Islands Race
One crewmember of James Gilmore’s San Diego-based Columbia Carbon 32 Uncontrollable Urge perished early this morning when the brand-new boat dragged anchor into the surf at San Clemente Island during the Newport-to-San Diego Island Race. More »
More Darling Strangeness
The weird tale of the theft of John Fruth’s Sausalito-based Oyster 82 Darling and her subsequent grounding at Pacifica’s Linda Mar Beach just keeps getting weirder. After we wrote our update on Wednesday, it was announced that two of the three suspects aboard had been released. More »
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