Archive for March 2015
Racing Grab Bag
The action in last year’s LA Harbor Cup.
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Ten of the best college teams in the country will compete in the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup collegiate regatta hosted by Cal Maritime Academy at LAYC today through Sunday. More »
SoCal Ta-Ta III Dates Announced
Last year’s SoCal Ta-Ta II was warm and wonderful.
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©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Dates have just been set for the SoCal Ta-Ta III, a Baja Ha-Ha-style cruiser’s rally from Santa Barbara to Two Harbors, Catalina, with stops at Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands Harbor and either Paradise Cove or Redondo Beach. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Dates have just been set for the SoCal Ta-Ta III, a Baja Ha-Ha-style cruiser’s rally from Santa Barbara to Two Harbors, Catalina, with stops at Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands Harbor and either Paradise Cove or Redondo Beach. More »
Breaching Whale Kills Tourist
Despite the best efforts of the RIB’s crew and passengers, and emergency response personnel, the Canadian vacationer did not survive the incident.
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©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Canadian tourist Jennifer Karren, 35, was thrown overboard Wednesday when a breaching whale collided with the large RIB (rigid-hulled inflatable) that she was riding aboard in waters off Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Canadian tourist Jennifer Karren, 35, was thrown overboard Wednesday when a breaching whale collided with the large RIB (rigid-hulled inflatable) that she was riding aboard in waters off Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. More »
Nautical Remainders to Be Sold
Although it’s been nearly two years since long-established Nelson’s Marine ceased operations in Alameda, a wide variety of boats and equipment has remained behind its locked gates ever since. However, next Tuesday, March 17, it will all finally be auctioned off by International Boat and Marine Auction Services. More »
More on Heineken & Other Carib Races
A view of the Heineken Regatta from the rail of J World West.
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©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC Thanks to a complete brain fade, we neglected to mention a third big winner from the West Coast in last weekend’s St. More »
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC Thanks to a complete brain fade, we neglected to mention a third big winner from the West Coast in last weekend’s St. More »
Crew List Party Tonight
Tonight’s the night! Whether your goal is to race to Hawaii or race around the cans on San Francisco Bay, sail off into the sunset or simply to Angel Island, Latitude 38’s Spring Crew List Party is for you. More »
A Float Plan Can Save Your Life
Coast Guard search-and-rescue (SAR) personnel have told us they’re always elated when they’re able to bring stranded or injured mariners home safely. But that elation is offset by all the times that mariners in peril are never found, despite exhaustive efforts by SAR personnel. More »
French Sailing Legend Florence Arthaud Is Dead
A young Florence as she stunned the sailing world by beating French sailing legends in the 1990 Route de Rhum.
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Fifty-seven-year-old Florence Arthaud, once the most famous sports figure in France, and the one in whose wake all female ocean racers must sail, was one of 10 people killed when two helicopters collided in Argentina on March 9. More »
Cruiser Convergence
All sorts of sailors pass through ‘the ditch’ each spring, even those from landlocked countries such as Hungary. Meet the Horvath family, who built the aluminum Van de Stadt 34 Dora several years ago. More »
The Joys of Marine Swap Meets
In the good old days, marine swap meets were the best way for sailors to pick up good used gear on the cheap. People would travel hundreds of miles to attend some of the bigger ones, arriving at oh-dark-thirty for the privilege of being the first to paw through the offerings. More »
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