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Archive for November 2017

Great Pumpkin Trivia Contest Solved

In Monday’s ‘Lectronic Latitude, we posted the trivia quiz questions posed to the racers in Sunday’s Great Pumpkin Regatta, hosted by Richmond Yacht Club. Here are the answers, shared with us by quizmaster Gordie Nash: All of the above Nicaragua Suisun Ghost Ship/Mothball fleet Polynesian sailors traded their chickens Australia Vendée Globe, France Named after Hawaiian sheep farmer, Joseph Poalie Friday Betsy DeVos with John Fauth Missed an island and had to go back Afraid of cannibalism Celestial navigation with sextant Imagine trying to read the questions (complete with history lessons) out loud, fielding opinions from the crew, and penciling in answers on a sheet of paper, all while racing more than 100 other boats going in two directions in somewhat sporty breeze. More »

The Figure 8 Voyage Is Underway

After being delayed from his original early-October departure date, Randall Reeves has sailed through the Golden Gate and begun the first-ever "Figure 8 Voyage," a solo circumnavigation which will take him from San Francisco, around Antarctica, then up across the Northwest Passage and back to the Bay. More »

Hard Aground Near and Far

Reader Craig Dahl spotted this 30-ft ketch on the rocks in Drake’s Bay between Chimney Rock and the Lifeboat Station over the weekend. © Craig Dahl Craig Dahl, a Marin County-based reader of Latitude 38, and crew sailed his Catalina 36 Journey to Drake’s Bay for the weekend. More »