Archive for January 2014
Dinner with Jimmy at the Bitter End
A smile can’t get much broader. Spithill gives a thumbs-up after winning AC 34.
© 2014 ACEA / Gilles Martin-Raget
After the seven-days-a-week effort put out by Oracle Team USA team members to win AC 34, we’re not surprised to hear that helmsman Jimmy Spithill is taking a littlle well-earned R&R in the British Virgin Islands this week. More »
AGACE Puts yet Another Bullet in Mexico’s Foot
This just in. The owners of one boat impounded in Ensenada tells us that Mexican IRS (AGACE) has accepted at least one boat owner’s application to have their boat released. The AGACE agent told them it will take two weeks to get the official release letter. More »
More Brazen Smuggling Activity
On December 9 we reported that drug smugglers were taking increasingly brazen measures to import drugs to the US. Smuggler’s use of fast, open pangas (Mexican fishing boats) to motor up the West Coast is of great concern to California’s law enforcement authorities, and specifically the US Coast Guard, which is tasked with maritime surveillance and drug interdiction efforts. More »
Winged Stowaway Photo Quiz
This heron found an unusual perch. It’s not exactly a tranquil spot surrounded by nature, but it is shady.
© 2014 Dan Orlando
Today’s Photo Quiz comes from Dan Orlando. Can you tell us where is this heron standing? More »
The Dreadful Impoundment Fiasco In Mexico Endures
Despite the fervent wishes of almost everyone, most of the 338 foreign owned boats impounded in eight Mexican marinas as a result of AGACE actions in late November are still impounded. More »
Bismark Dinius’ Federal Lawsuit Settled
We are thrilled to report that a Federal lawsuit brought by sailor Bismarck Dinius, now 45, has been settled in his favor.
Regular readers will recall the bizarre case of sailor Lynn Thornton’s tragic death during a nighttime sail on Clear Lake on April 29, 2006. More »
Uncertain Future for the New Ditch
From the visitor’s center at the Miraflores Locks, tourists observe the painfully slow process of ships transitting the original Panama Canal.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Considering the legendary difficulties that both the French and Americans endured while building the original Panama Canal a century ago, it’s not surprising that construction of a new set of locks — originally slated to open this summer — has fallen substantially behind schedule. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Considering the legendary difficulties that both the French and Americans endured while building the original Panama Canal a century ago, it’s not surprising that construction of a new set of locks — originally slated to open this summer — has fallen substantially behind schedule. More »
New SF Boat Show Next Week
The first annual Progressive San Francisco Boat Show, brought to you by the National Marine Manufacturers Association, takes place January 23-26 at Pier 48 and AT&T Park’s McCovey Cove.
Sailing on San Francisco Bay on a summer’s day. More »
Angel Island Ferry Service
The California Department of Parks and Recreation will be holding a public meeting tomorrow (January 16) to discuss the best options for providing ferry service to and from Angel Island State Park — a cherished San Francisco Bay landmark. More »
Hundreds of Foreign Boats Remain Impounded In Mexico
It’s going on six weeks now that over 300 foreign-owned boats remain impounded in Mexican marinas following a sub-agency of the Mexican IRS conducting audit/raids on at least eight marinas. Thanks to their dubious auditing techniques and lack of familiarity with Mexican and US law, the agency saw fit to impound 338 out of 1,600 boats. More »
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