Archive for April 2016
99th Opening Day on the Bay Is Sunday
According to the PICYA, an organization representing 105 Northern California yacht and boating clubs, this Sunday will mark the 99th time that they’ve sponsored an Opening Day Boat Parade on San Francisco Bay. More »
Solo TransPac Racers Cruise In
A group of Singlehanded TransPac racers (past, present and future) and volunteers gathered at Oakland YC for a cruise-in last weekend.
latitude/Chris
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC Each month from November through June, the Singlehanded Sailing Society is holding seminars for those who intend to cross the Pacific alone in this July’s Singlehanded TransPac. More »
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC Each month from November through June, the Singlehanded Sailing Society is holding seminars for those who intend to cross the Pacific alone in this July’s Singlehanded TransPac. More »
Moonshadow’s 16-Day Crossing
John and Debbie opted to sail past Hiva Oa because they arrived in the Marquesas at night. So this is where they dropped the hook instead.
© 2016 John Rogers
"Ia Orana, to everyone!" More »
Not the Best Voiles, But Still Great
It’s not very often that the Caribbean looks like Lake Tahoe, but in this shot from the Voiles de St. Barth it does. That’s St. Martin 20 miles in the background. More »
70-Year-Old Hartjoy Makes History
We don’t know what Jeff and Debbie Hartjoy were toasting when this file shot was taken, but when he reaches Ecuador in a few weeks, they’ll really have something to celebrate. More »
Another Boat on the Rocks
Another boat ends up on the rocks in La Cruz.
© Jim Milski
The failure of a shackle pin is being described as the cause of the Pearson 30 Gran Wazoo’s going up on the rocks just to the east of Marina Riviera Nayarit on Banderas Bay. More »
The Big 110
The W.F. Stone schooner Yankee (left) was already 31 years old when the Golden Gate Bridge opened. At 92, the L. Francis Herreshoff-designed Brigadoon (right) is a bit younger than Yankee but still older than the Bridge. More »
Why Worry About the Bermuda Triangle?
We don’t suppose that scrubbing a drone in saltwater is going to do much harm, particularly after it’s been retrieved from 30 feet under.
latitude/Richard
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s the ‘Columbie Circle’, not the Bermuda Triangle, that’s been the problem for the Latitude 38 drone pilot, who because of employment privacy rules, cannot be identified. More »
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s the ‘Columbie Circle’, not the Bermuda Triangle, that’s been the problem for the Latitude 38 drone pilot, who because of employment privacy rules, cannot be identified. More »
Big Waves Return to Bay Area Coast
If you’re planning to sail out the Gate today, be advised that the Coast Guard 11th District has issued a warning to "vessel owners, operators, and beach-goers of high surf and winds affecting the Bay Area." More »
Classy Deadline Today, 5 p.m.
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