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Conditions at the 2009 Laser Masters North Americans weren’t as breezy as they were here in this photo of the 2007 Laser PCCs on the Bay, but it didn’t faze the Peninsula’s Peter Vessella (right).©
As we predicted from the beginning of the Lake County District Attorney’s shameful and misguided prosecution of Bismarck Dinius for the ’06 boating death of Lynn Thornton, their case is crumbling around them like a sandcastle at high tide.
In Friday’s ‘Lectronic Latitude, we shared John and Gilly Foy’s story of how the Kong anchor swivel on their 55-lb Delta anchor failed, causing their Alameda- and Banderas Bay-based Catalina 42 Destiny to drag.
Wendy and Steve wave goodbye, shortly before jumping off from Zihua last spring.
Last Wednesday Lake County Deputy D.A. John Langan asked Judge J. Michael Byrne to delay the felony vehicular manslaughter trial of Bismarck Dinius, which was to start today.
This is what Profligate looks like sailing downwind, not what she looks like on a Baja Bash.
Gilly Foy holds the Delta anchor like a guitar, happy that she and John were able to recover it.
DBW, our state Department of Boating and Waterways, has once again escaped the chopping block.
We hear the same complaint on a weekly basis: "It’s hard to find good, consistent crew." This
For this year’s Pacific Puddle Jump fleet, the elation from having arrived safely in French Polynesia was dampened when one of their own went missing.
The future’s comin’! Dogzilla got the invite to the party, in early February of next year.
Tobe and Roger Hayward were surprised to learn that Latitude 38 has extended its delivery route to Nuku Hiva.
Illusion has sailed many, many miles since the Honeys repaired the trailing edge of the keel.
As if AIS — Automatic Identification System — isn’t already the coolest navigation/safety tool since the compass, we recently found a link that makes it the coolest ‘video game’ since Tetris.
After launching Swell, Clark sailed over to Teahupo’o on Tahiti-iti and rode waves similar to this bone-crusher.
The Bay Area’s Dan Woolery is up for the Seahorse Sailor of the Month.
Even in an age when first down markers magically appear on football fields, the Follow You Follow Me crew was surprised to find that the equator is now similarly marked.
‘Go take a flying leap’ takes on a whole new meaning when you harness your kid to a halyard and let fly.
It would be a crime to waste this weekend’s fabulous weather on anything other than sailing.
It’s possible that Landers is at sea aboard a green Portland Pudgy dinghy like this one.
For the last 25 years or so, Latitude 38 has been proud to sponsor a competitor in the annual Master Mariners Regatta.
In late October of ’06, the San Jose-based Arnold family set sail on the Baja Ha-Ha.
Although beautiful, the raw, mountainous terrain of the Marquesas makes off-road hiking extremely difficult.
Carol Stambuk has never blamed Bismarck Dinius for the 2006 death of her best friend, Lynn Thornton.
After buying 50 grapefruit for less than $5 in Guaymas, Wayne and Carol took the wine treatment to ward off any possibility of swine flu.
The 122-ft topsail schooner Lynx will make a spectacle of herself on the Estuary tomorrow as she kicks off to a two-week stay at Jack London Square.
The 86-ft Newport Beach-based schooner Astor shows her heels to the Antigua Classic Regatta fleet last month.
On May 14, an important decision regarding boating in this state will be made in Sacramento.
Profligate, Latitude’s Surfin’ 63 catamaran, seen here enjoying great sailing conditions in the Sea of Cortez, will be the mothership for the Ha-Ha for the 12th time this fall.
The new 20 peso note from Mexico?
Lonnie Ryan
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The H1N1 flu — politically incorrectly referred to as the ‘swine flu’ — doesn’t seem to be a problem for cruisers in Mexico yet.
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The H1N1 flu — politically incorrectly referred to as the ‘swine flu’ — doesn’t seem to be a problem for cruisers in Mexico yet.
Ever think about getting a tattoo? This one indicates that the bearer is officially registered in the world-renowned San Diego-to-Cabo cruisers’ rally.
David and Marcie strike a pose during their recent visit to the Galapagos Islands.
May Day is celebrated differently around the world. In England, young lasses gaily prance around a May Pole.
Stephen Szukics (foreground) and James Winningham were looking for adventure. They found it.
Princess Tai Ping, the 54-ft Chinese junk that visited the Bay Area last October, was run down by a freighter off Taiwan on Sunday.
"I, like the Grand Poobah of the Ha-Ha, need to go to Mexico to retrieve my boat in Puerto Los Cabos and bring her back to San Diego prior to the June 1 start of hurricane season," writes Lou Freeman of the San Diego-based Swan 51 Seabird.
Okay, so we know it looks like we just told Katinka Kieliger to stand next to Seaward’s wheel, but you better believe it – this girl can drive!
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