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Archive for September 2015

Golden Rule Visits Bay Area

September 16, 2015
After a zillion hours of volunteer labor, the Golden Rule is whole again, and sailing the West Coast with her message of peace.  © 2015 Golden Rule Project If you have sympathies for the anti-nuke movement, you won’t want to miss the chance to check out the original ‘peace boat’, the Golden Rule, which is scheduled to arrive in San Francisco Bay this Sunday. More »

A Great Ta-Ta Welcome from Santa Barbara

September 14, 2015
What a venue! The Santa Barbara YC’s beach facility for the Ta-Ta Kick-Off Party was perfect.  latitude/Richard
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC One hundred and one sailors from 41 boats enjoyed perfect weather conditions for the SoCal Ta-Ta — Reggae ‘Pon Da Ocean’ — Kick-Off Party at Santa Barbara YC’s wonderful beach facility late yesterday. More »

MOD70 Capsizes in Indian Ocean

The MOD70 Race for Water, while on a global environmental mission, has capsized in the Indian Ocean. On her way from Palau to Chagos Islands on Saturday night, the trimaran flipped 90 miles southeast of the Chagos Archipelago. More »

Wild Oats Chopped; LC2 Rebranded

September 11, 2015
Two maxi speedsters that wowed the West Coast with their transpacific feats this summer are getting new looks. In the case of the 100-ft Australian monohull Wild Oats XI, the overall winner of July’s Transpac, the surgeon’s knife cuts deep. More »

AC 34’s Foiling Legacy

In the wake of America’s Cup 34 — where deep-pocketed syndicates dumped unprecedented resources into the development and advancement of foiling technology — more and more boats have begun flying. By doing so, sailing has arguably realized its single biggest speed gain since the first Mesopotamian trader hoisted up a piece of cloth to harness the power of the wind some 5,000 years ago. More »
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Another Powerboat Death at Catalina

In the aftermath of last weekend’s tragic late-night boating accident in Catalina’s Descanso Bay that took the lives of two young boaters, another on-the-water fatality occurred yesterday, 26 miles away at Two Harbors.  More »

Baja Ha-Ha Deadline Nears

Before you take off sailing this weekend, remember that September 15 is the deadline to enter this fall’s Baja Ha-Ha cruising rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. Registration will close automatically at midnight on Tuesday (although exceptions can be made by emailing here). More »

Clipper Race Fatality

September 9, 2015
In its 20-year history, the Clipper Race, a round-the-world race in multiple legs for paying crew, has had an excellent safety record. In the last edition, a crewman who fell overboard during the wild ride from Qingdao to San Francisco was successfully recovered, despite being separated from the boat for an hour and 40 minutes. More »

Young Hands on the Tiller

Despite the fact that 15-year-old Cody (left) and Alex, 18, live in the high desert, sailing is one of their primary passions.  Tim Brill
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC During its 21-year history, a number of famous and semi-famous boats have participated in the Baja Ha-Ha cruisers’ rally. More »