Posts by Andy Turpin
Score 10 for Style
Cuauhtemoc was definitely lookin’ good as she passed beneath the Gate — and the blaring Ranchero music added to the festive mood.
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©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Mexico may not have the most powerful military in the world, but they seem to make up for their lack of firepower with style. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Mexico may not have the most powerful military in the world, but they seem to make up for their lack of firepower with style. More »
Trans Tahoe Regatta Report
The 45th Annual Trans Tahoe Regatta was held on Saturday with 37 boats starting shortly after noon in seven classes under warm, sunny skies with a 10-knot breeze. The 35-mile route ran from Tahoe City to Sugar Pine Point on the west shore, over to Deadman’s Point on the east shore, and back. More »
Report from Cat Country
David Otto’s masterpiece: As far as we can tell, the hull was cast as a single piece.
© 2009 David Otto
We’ll bet many guys out there — as well as a few women — still have fond memories of building plastic models as a childhood pastime. More »
Spike Africa Begins a New Chapter
The last time we saw Spike she was lying peacefully in Hanalei Bay as the Singlehanded TransPac fleet arrived last summer.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’re happy to report that Spike Africa, one of the most famous schooners ever built on the West Coast, has returned after a long hiatus in Kauai where she’d fallen into disrepair. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’re happy to report that Spike Africa, one of the most famous schooners ever built on the West Coast, has returned after a long hiatus in Kauai where she’d fallen into disrepair. More »
Mexican Tall Ship Arrives Monday
The 270-ft Cuauhtemoc was one of the stars of Sail San Francisco during her last visit in 2005
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©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC One the the world’s largest tall ships will grace the Bay next week. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC One the the world’s largest tall ships will grace the Bay next week. More »
Teen Circumnavigator on Home Stretch
Seen here in the South Atlantic, Zac expects to write a book about his experiences, in addition to producing a two-part film marketed on DVD.
Intrepid
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The uphill bash from Panama has not been easy for 17-year-old singlehander Zac Sunderland. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The uphill bash from Panama has not been easy for 17-year-old singlehander Zac Sunderland. More »
Summer Sailing in the Slow Lane
Back in action, and back on the water, Kent and Paula are bucking recessionary woes with six weeks of Caribbean sailing.
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©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Thanks to the economic slowdown, sailing Caribbean waters this summer is more laid back than ever. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Thanks to the economic slowdown, sailing Caribbean waters this summer is more laid back than ever. More »
A Glorious Welcome to Polynesia
Friday’s opening ceremonies included traditional dancing at the water’s edge.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC By all accounts, the fourth annual Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendezvous, which concluded yesterday, was a huge success. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC By all accounts, the fourth annual Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendezvous, which concluded yesterday, was a huge success. More »
Tahiti Rendezvous Reaches Max Capacity
It was in this bay, adjacent to Point Venus, that the first Europeans landed at Tahiti. In the distance lies Moorea, where the Rendezvous will take Puddle Jumpers.
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©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Now in its fourth year, the annual Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendezvous begins today, with a fleet of at least 53 boats — several more than organizers had set as their max capacity. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Now in its fourth year, the annual Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendezvous begins today, with a fleet of at least 53 boats — several more than organizers had set as their max capacity. More »
Numbers That Could Save Your Life
With the number of mayday situations we’ve been reporting on recently, we were reminded of an essential resource for Pacific cruisers which was put together by South Pacific cruiser (and once-Whitbread skipper) Ewout Mante of the Elliott 45 Bravado. More »
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