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Steve and Dorothy Darden, who lived in Tiburon for a number of years, aren’t kids, but that hasn’t stopped them from being very active cruisers in the 10 years since they had their Morelli & Melvin 52 cat built in New Zealand.
Emma Creighton and her Pocket Rocket (highlighted in red) are currently well-hedged in what’s turning out to be a very tricky start to the Mini Transat.
Facebook is a great way to keep in touch with friends and family, as well as your favorite sailing magazine.
Thanks to Shirley and Frank, this longtime Argentine cruiser, who has sailed the world aboard her beautiful Trintella 53, was thrilled to find Latitudes at Shelter Bay Marina, as she’d become addicted to the magazine’s unique style during her days in Hawaii.
We’ve just been alerted to a fantastic hurricane tracking site called Stormpulse.com. Featuring beautiful graphics, the site tracks tropical storms and hurricanes in the Pacific and Atlantic, as well as severe weather across the U.S.
If you follow the currency markets, you may have noticed that in the last month or so, the U.S.
We want to remind you again about a series of upcoming performances by a charming family of sailor/acrobats who have just arrived in the Bay.
Renowned catamaran designer Rudy Choy passed away on September 13 in Honolulu. He was 88 years old.
Here at Baja Ha-Ha World Headquarters, our attitude toward our Mexico rally has always been "the more the merrier."
La Rochelle, France, is where all the Mini Transat action is until Sunday.
Though no one knows for sure what the long-term effects of the Cosco Busan oil spill on San Francisco Bay will be, it appears the recent $44.4 million civil settlement between local, state and federal officials and Fleet Management Ltd, the owners of the ill-fated oil tanker, has brought the legal wrangling to a close.
While moored at Catalina’s Cherry Cove a weekend ago, the crews of Miss Teak, Destiny and Serendipity — all of whom spent the last winter cruising Mexico as far south as Zihua and as far north as Puerto Escondido — got into a conversation with three gentlemen in a large inflatable who reported they were going to do this year’s FUBAR (Fleet Underway To Baja Rally).
Forecasters swear this is the week to work on your tan. And what better place to do so, than out on the Bay.
After leaving Oceanside earlier in the month, we spent a few days at Two Harbors in Catalina.
Some people know what they want and they waste no time in taking it.
The Johanson family in better times.
Ing
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC In contrast to the sad news that French cruiser Christian Colombo of Tribal Kat was killed during a pirate attack last week in the Gulf of Aden, we are happy to report that all members of the Danish Johansen family, of the Dynamic 43 Ing, were recently released by their Somali captors in exchange for a large ransom, reportedly paid by their insurance company.
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC In contrast to the sad news that French cruiser Christian Colombo of Tribal Kat was killed during a pirate attack last week in the Gulf of Aden, we are happy to report that all members of the Danish Johansen family, of the Dynamic 43 Ing, were recently released by their Somali captors in exchange for a large ransom, reportedly paid by their insurance company.
The Northern California Power and Sailboat Expo is going on through the weekend at Jack London Square.
With the start of the 18th — ‘Barely Legal’ — Baja Ha-Ha less than six weeks away, we’re getting a few letters about clearing into Mexico.
The San Francisco Passport Agency is hosting a special ‘Passport Day in the U.S.A.’
Franck and Delphine wowed the crowds at Seattle’s Elliot Bay Marina recently.
© Derek du Nann
As reported earlier, a unique troupe of sailing acrobats will arrive in San Francisco Bay any day now, and will perform their amazing aerial acts — suspended from their rigging of their 40-ft sloop — in a variety of Bay locations.
It’s been a very rough year for the cruising community in the Puerto Escondido area of Baja.
Regular readers will remember the story of Doug Merrell and Trish Kelsoe of the Buccaneer 30 Ka-Em-Te.
We started off Friday’s ‘Lectronic with a photo of this boat ripping along.
According to multiple international news sources, French cruiser Christian Colombo, 55, was killed and his body tossed overboard late last week during an altercation with pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
There are still a few places in Southern California that are clean, quiet and beautiful, as well as free of gangs, graffiti, pollution and corrupt politicians.
The western view from the Port of Toledo Boat Yard is breathtaking.
latitude/LaDonna
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Latitude editors aren’t out every weekend enjoying their boats on the water, though it may seem like it by reading our reports on the Big Boat Series or weekending at China Camp or cruising Southern California.
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Latitude editors aren’t out every weekend enjoying their boats on the water, though it may seem like it by reading our reports on the Big Boat Series or weekending at China Camp or cruising Southern California.
Dee Smith and the crew of Team Premier smashing downwind yesterday afternoon. Smith said, “We didn’t get the boat here until Tuesday afternoon, we’ll be a little more organized tomorrow.”
With the Ha-Ha entry deadline of the 18th annual Baja Ha-Ha rally rapidly approaching, the number of paid entries have recently surged to 150, with a bunch more expected to be processed in the next few days.
Dozens of boats had an extra long weekend by playing hooky on Friday afternoon.
Prior to the Crew List Party, Sal from Sal’s Inflatables will give a very informative live demo of what it’s like to get in a liferaft.
From time to time people ask us about the dates of the Baja Ha-Ha and whether or not they conflict with hurricane season in the Eastern Pacific — i.e.,
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