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Alone offshore of the Central Coast was not a great place to be Monday morning.
Sixty-eight-year-old Canadian sailor John Ridsdel, who’d been held captive in the southern Philippines since September by Abu Sayyaf militants, was beheaded Monday after the deadline for his ransom had passed.
Tom Siebel’s MOD70 Orion takes off for Ensenada — and a place in the record books.
What’s the connection between watermelons and young sailors? Find out tomorrow night at Spaulding’s.
“My wife Donna is in the hospital in Puerto Vallarta,” reports Richard Pomeroy of the Oregon-based Polaris 43 Flying Carpet.
We’ve heard different versions over the years, but the Mexican government is saying that Playa de Amor was created by a bomb from one of their air force planes.
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.
Last weekend couldn’t have been finer for being on, in or near the water, even in often-chilly Half Moon Bay.
Gannet’s interior may not be big enough to hold a dinner party, but it works for Chiles.
John and Debbie opted to sail past Hiva Oa because they arrived in the Marquesas at night.
It’s not very often that the Caribbean looks like Lake Tahoe, but in this shot from the Voiles de St.
A group of Singlehanded TransPac racers (past, present and future) and volunteers gathered at Oakland YC for a cruise-in last weekend.
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.
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.
The W.F. Stone schooner Yankee (left) was already 31 years old when the Golden Gate Bridge opened.
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.
When a sailor becomes overdue in making landfall or regular radio contact, more often than not it turns out that there’s a simple explanation such as lack of wind or charging problems.
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."
After a slow start, the Stan Honey-navigated Comanche started to roll the 100-ft Wally/Centro Galateia off the southeast corner of the island.
Looking back at last week’s Strictly Sail Pacific boat show, which was staged for the first time at Richmond’s historic Craneway Pavilion, we thought we’d share a few thoughts.
Here they come! Even the tail-enders of the Clipper Race fleet have only a few days left to reach landfall in Washington.
We love this file shot of Jeff and Debbie Hartjoy, all decked out for the Baja Ha-Ha costume party a few years ago.
Seen here wearing her drugstore tiara, the ‘Queen of the Sea’ had a great crossing to the South Pacific.
Taylor Canfield, the 27-year-old match-racing wunderkind from the US Virgin Islands, has pulled off an unprecedented feat, vanquishing all comers for his third consecutive win at the Congressional Cup, raced on April 6-9.
The San Rafael Canal is a natural waterway that’s been lined with marinas, homes and businesses for decades.
As nasty a 100-footer as there ever has been, Comanche takes the lead off the line in last year’s Voiles.
Buddy-boating in the Delta facilitates water fights, a most excellent way to keep your cool in the summer heat.
Strictly Sail Pacific opens tomorrow on the Richmond Riviera.
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©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Even as we write this, a van full of Latitude 38 magazines, shirts and hats has just pulled out of our world headquarters in Mill Valley, destined for the Richmond Riviera.
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Even as we write this, a van full of Latitude 38 magazines, shirts and hats has just pulled out of our world headquarters in Mill Valley, destined for the Richmond Riviera.
Vuda Point Marina is beautiful, but it’s also about to be besieged by another tropical cyclone.
"Know anyone who might want to join me on a ‘free’ crossing of the Atlantic?"
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