Posts by Andy Turpin
Why Bother to Wear a Lifejacket?
If you are ever unlucky enough to fall into chilly Northern California waters, you’ll be damned glad you elected to wear your PFD.
Onyx
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re over 35, you may remember that during the 60s and 70s new cars were fitted with seat belts, but in California it wasn’t mandatory to wear them until the mid-80s — 1986 to be precise. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re over 35, you may remember that during the 60s and 70s new cars were fitted with seat belts, but in California it wasn’t mandatory to wear them until the mid-80s — 1986 to be precise. More »
Soloing Across the Tasman
Gannet arrives at Bundaberg after a relatively easy crossing of the dreaded Tasman Sea.
© Patrick Grinter
If you’re a fan of sailing literature, you’ve probably read harrowing accounts of crossing the Tasman Sea between New Zealand and Australia — a 1,000-mile-wide body of water that’s notorious for rough and rowdy conditions. More »
New Apps Detail Vital Nav Info
Navigating, particularly through inshore waters, can be a tricky business — especially when lights and other navigational aids can’t be found at the locations where your charts say they should be. More »
700 Miles Without a Forestay
Carolyn and Paddy were all smiles when we met them at Shelter Bay Marina in March. And today, after completing a somewhat worrisome passage to the Marquesas, they are all smiles again. More »
Gordie to Share Composites Expertise
Never seen a Santana 27 with a retractable sprit pole? Then you haven’t seen Gordie’s yellow Arcadia.
latitude/Andy
©2016 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re in the habit of reading race results in Latitude 38, the name Gordie Nash should be familiar. More »
©2016 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re in the habit of reading race results in Latitude 38, the name Gordie Nash should be familiar. More »
Morning Dove Lost on Tuamotu Reef
We can only imagine how devastated Bruce Moroney must have felt when he snapped this sad photo of his beautiful ketch.
Morning Dove
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC At roughly 8 p.m. More »
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC At roughly 8 p.m. More »
ACWS NYC Preview
SoftBank Team Japan and Oracle Team USA sailing in front of the Manhattan skyline yesterday.
© Ricardo Pinto / ACEA
Many San Francisco Bay sailors are bummed that the Bay was not selected to host any America’s Cup 35 events — despite the fact that Cup defender Oracle Team USA flies the burgee of the Golden Gate YC. More »
Springtime Sightings, Good & Bad
With the coming of spring there’s been a predictable increase in boat use both inside and outside San Francisco Bay. This week we received reports and photos that illustrate both the pleasures and potential hazards of sailing in Northern California waters. More »
Racing Solo Across the Atlantic
Vincent Riou’s PRB is ahead of the rest of the monohulls in the Transat Bakerly singlehanded race from England to New York.
© Lloyd Images
Originally known as the OSTAR (Observer Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race), the 2016 edition of the quadrennial Transat Bakerly has been underway for just over two days now. More »
Unstoppable Rimas Makes Hawaii
We’re not sure what Rimas rigged as a headsail, as his usual jib blew up on the trip from Sausalito to Monterey.
© A Nony Mouse
Before Russian-born singlehander Rimas Meleshyus sailed out of Monterey on March 21 with a jury-rigged headsail, he told friends he hoped to return to Sausalito’s Richardson Bay in order to make repairs to his vintage Rawson 30 Mimsy — an upwind trip of roughly 75 miles. But More »
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