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Archive for July 2014

The Importance of Divisions

July 16, 2014
From gray skies to blue, cold weather to warm, Pac Cup racers are now homing in on Oahu. Seen here are Tuesday starters heading toward the Golden Gate. latitude/Ross
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC How is it possible for a boat to finish 25th in fleet in the Pacific Cup and have sailed the best race? More »

Twenty-five Rescued off Crissy Field

We were a bit shocked to learn that Coast Guard resources had to come to the rescue of 25 windsurfers and kiteboarders off San Francisco’s Crissy Field Sunday evening, as we know that many boardsailors and kiters pride themselves on being able to ‘self-rescue’. More »

Kaufmans Sue Their Iridium Time Provider

Should a company be held responsible for the consequences if they deactivate an Iridium emergency phone, especially if they charged the customer for the time to use that phone? The Kaufman family  — parents Charlotte and Eric, and their daughters Lyra, 1, and Cora, 3 — were 1,000 miles into the Pacific aboard their San Diego-based Hans Christian 33 Rebel Heart in April when such a deactivation occurred. More »

Pac Cup Wind Fates Have Changed

July 14, 2014
Frank Slootman’s R/P 63 Invisible Hand took an early lead in the Latitude 38 Big Boat Division, but she’s now been overtaken on corrected time by Pyewacket. However, Invisible Hand may take line honors for the entire fleet. More »

Life Is F–king Great!

"Life Is F–king Great!" Such is the sentiment of Peter Heiberg, who yesterday was first of the 14 competitors across the Singlehanded TransPac finish line at Hanalei Bay, Kauai, with his Palmer/Johnson 49 Scaramouche. More »

Look Who’s Doing the Ha-Ha

There are currently 87 boats signed up for the 21st Annual Baja Ha-Ha cruisers rally, which departs San Diego on October 27. If you’re thinking about signing up, why should you do it now? More »

Getting Nowhere Fast, And About to Slow

July 11, 2014
The forecast for the Pacific Cup looks light. Very light. © Unfavorable weather conditions are severely plaguing the 56-boat Pacific Cup fleet, as is obvious from the accompanying Passage Weather forecast. More »

Mid-Pacific Rendezvous

Saturday morning, while more than a hundred paddlers raced inside the Tahiti lagoon, Puddle Jumpers rally/raced to Moorea in perfect conditions. Pictured here are the Montana-based Waterline 46 Grasshopper and the Sweden-based Amel 54 Amelit. More »

Pacific Cup Weather Winners and Losers

July 9, 2014
The Pacific Cup weather looks as if it will be . . . well, interesting. Passage Weather
©2014Latitude 38 Media, LLC Boats in the first two starts of the Pacific Cup — Sunday and Monday — have been enjoying reasonably good ‘get away from the coast’ conditions so far. More »