Posts by Andy Turpin
Piracy Continues Off the Somali Coast
Earlier this week Somali pirates seized a cruising yacht in the notorious Gulf of Aden with two French nationals aboard, bringing the number of hijacked vessels in that area to at least 30 since the beginning of the year. More »
Hurricane Seasons Rev Up on Both Coasts
Intense storms are lined up in the Atlantic. Precisely where they’ll make landfall is anybody’s guess.
© NOAA graphic
Luckily for Gulf Coast residents, the damage inflicted by Hurricane Gustav wasn’t nearly as bad as some experts had predicted. More »
Workin’ Overtime to Bring You the News
Recipe for weekend relaxation: Set up hammock; pour tall, cool drink; open new Latitude and escape.
latitude/Annie
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC With the long Labor Day weekend upon us, you should have plenty of time to enjoy your two favorite pastimes: sailing and (we hope) reading Latitude 38. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC With the long Labor Day weekend upon us, you should have plenty of time to enjoy your two favorite pastimes: sailing and (we hope) reading Latitude 38. More »
Are Time-Saving Devices Slowing You Down?
Were these sailors just feeling a bit ‘loose’ last weekend, or did their main get away from them?
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’ve heard of running a mainsail loose-footed, but until the other day we’d never seen anyone running one ‘loose-luffed’. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’ve heard of running a mainsail loose-footed, but until the other day we’d never seen anyone running one ‘loose-luffed’. More »
Schooner ‘Parade’ Graces the Bay
Who needs synchronized swimming when you can watch Santana and Elizabeth Muir do battle in the Central Bay.
latitude/Andy
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Anyone daysailing within the Central Bay Saturday couldn’t help but notice an inordinate number of spectacular schooners traveling in a counter-clockwise loop. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Anyone daysailing within the Central Bay Saturday couldn’t help but notice an inordinate number of spectacular schooners traveling in a counter-clockwise loop. More »
Vintage Schooners to Race Saturday
Hayden Brown’s 70-ft Marconi schooner Aldebaran will be one of a dozen classic beauties to grace the Bay Saturday.
latitude/Andy
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC As every S.F. Bay sailor knows, our watery playground has long played host to every sort of boat race you could image — except one. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC As every S.F. Bay sailor knows, our watery playground has long played host to every sort of boat race you could image — except one. More »
Sailors and Scientists Work Together
In places like Papua New Guinea, where Oceanswatch is currently conducting conservation and education projects, sailors have to make do with what they have.
© 2008 Oceanswatch
"I have made four Pacific Puddle Jumps (2003, 2005, 2006 & 2007) and have wanted to find a way to help the islands I have visited on my passages," says Bob Bechler of the Gulfstar 44 Sisiutl. More »
Lori Says ‘Thanks for the Help’
Lori Lombardo was injured just after the EYC 2nd Half Opener.
© 2008 Peter Lyons
Bay racer Lori Lombardo has plenty of time these days to replay the recent boating accident which has laid her up with a broken leg. More »
Summertime and the Livin’ is Easy
Regarding the letter about Clipper Cove in the August issue of Latitude 38, I definitely agree there’s plenty of space in the anchorage. The ‘unattended’ boat issue is more about aesthetics than space — at this point anyway. More »
The Beauty of U.S. Mail
Wendy and Steve Bott wave goodbye, not long before setting sail from Zihua aboard ‘Elusive’ last spring.
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC One thing cruisers learn, is that when s_ _t happens, you’ve simply got to beathe deep and deal with whatever chaos has arisen. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC One thing cruisers learn, is that when s_ _t happens, you’ve simply got to beathe deep and deal with whatever chaos has arisen. More »
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