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Archive for November 2013

Half Moon Bay Anchoring Fee?

November 6, 2013
Half Moon Bay is a popular cruise-out spot for Bay sailors. latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Frequent Half Moon Bay visitor Larry Blank alerted us yesterday to a change in the harbor’s fee schedule, noting a new anchoring fee. Indeed, More »

Foul Weather Hampers Atlantic Races

Both the Transat Jacques Vabre and the Mini Transat ocean races were forced to delay their starts due to uncharacteristically bad weather in the Atlantic.  Originally scheduled to start from Le Havre, France, last Sunday, the Transat Jacques Vabre — with 43 boats in four divisions (Class40, Multi50, IMOCA and MOD70) chomping at the bit to start — was postponed thanks to models predicting winds between 35 and 50 knots. More »

Importing Pets to Kiwiland

"I’ve been writing to the New Zealand government about pet policies and received tons of paperwork," writes Vicky Plett from the Vancouver, BC-based Hans Christian 38 Inspiration at Sea. Currently in American Samoa after having visited Hawaii, Palmyra and Fanning Island, Vicky is preparing to set sail for Tonga, Fiji, and hopefully New Zealand. More »

Plastics!

November 4, 2013
If you’re of a certain age, you’ll remember that multiple Oscar winning actor Dustin Hoffman became famous for his role in the 1967 film The Graduate. He played Benjamin Braddock, a confused and disillusioned young man who, after being seduced by the wife (Anne Bancroft) of his father’s business partner, falls in love with her beautiful young daughter (Katherine Ross). More »

The Reviews Are In

Well, shucks. Hollywood has the chance to really represent sailing accurately — relatively speaking, of course — and it appears they dropped the ball . . . yet again. The debacle that was The Perfect Storm or even the ridiculous ‘rescue’ scene in Dead Calm were painful enough but now we have another epic fail to add to the list. More »

Lennon Sails on BBC Tonight

Only months before his life was tragically taken in front of The Dakota apartments in Manhattan in 1980, John Lennon had been enjoying a remarkable time with his son, Sean, in idyllic Bermuda. More »

Last Call for Boats at Nelson’s Marine

Pass the word far and wide that there are still boats waiting to be claimed by their owners at Nelson’s. © 2013 John Tuma The City of Alameda is nearing the end of its efforts to find the registered owners of property that was stored at Nelson’s Marine at the time Nelson’s was shut down in May, according to Kevin Montee, an attorney with Horner and Singer, the outside counsel for the city. More »

November Latitude Heads Your Way

November 1, 2013
With the Summer of Sailing now behind us, it’s time to grab a copy of the November issue of Latitude 38 at your favorite yacht club or chandlery. November is a great time to catch up on everything from September’s Rolex Big Boat Series to upcoming midwinter racing around the Bay to the first segment or our annual Season Champions series. More »