Posts by Andy Turpin
Got Plans for Christmas?
The splendid schooner Eros transits Panama Canal locks in company with a massive container ship. Several days ago she arrived in St. Thomas, her base for the winter season.
© 2014 Barbara Churchill / Eros
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Sailor Found After Search Abandoned
The little Hawaiian sloop Malia is safely back in port today, nine days after the search for her was abandoned.
© US Coast Guard
After receiving two mayday calls November 27 from Hawaiian sailor Ron Ingraham, 67, US Coast Guard aircraft flew 59 search sorties, scouring roughly 12,000 square miles of ocean, but no sign of the solo sailor’s 25-ft sloop Malia was ever found, and he was not heard from again — until yesterday, 12 days after the initial call for help. More »
2015 Pacific Puddle Jump Revs Up
All sorts of sailors do the Pacific Puddle Jump each year, sailing aboard a wide variety of boats. Last year, roughly 20 nations were represented on the fleet roster.
© Fred Jacq
Based on the emails we’ve been receiving, adventure-hungry sailors all along the West Coast of the Americas are busily preparing to do the Pacific Puddle Jump — that is, the 3,000-mile crossing to French Polynesia. More »
New Info on Loss of Seven Sisters
Although the body of former Bay Area sailor Tom Kardos still has not been found, many more details have emerged regarding the lead-up to the capsize of his boat, Seven Sisters, in Mexico’s Gulf of Tehuantepec late last month. More »
VOR Grounding Video Released
The tragic grounding of Team Vestas Wind left the sleek Volvo 65 high on a remote Indian Ocean reef. By now, the 9-man team is on Mauritius, having retrieved all the gear they could from the wreck. More »
Container vs. Lakota
The notch taken out of Lakota’s starboard ama should be easily repairable. But we can only imagine what would have happened if she’d been traveling at the record-setting speeds that she is capable of. More »
December Issue Out Today
Don’t let the forecast of several more days of rainy weather make you blue. Our reservoirs desperately need the water, and besides, we’ve got an ideal suggestion for passing the time indoors: soaking in all the latest sailing news from the just-released December issue of Latitude 38 magazine. More »
Give the Gift of Sailing
If you give the ‘gift of sailing’ to a friend or loved one, he or she will be happy as a toddler with a shiny new toy.
Club Nautique
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Foreign visitors observing the frenzy of manic shopping that will take place this Friday — ‘Black Friday’ — might think it is some sort of pagan ritual, perhaps to gather material possessions in advance of impending doom. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Foreign visitors observing the frenzy of manic shopping that will take place this Friday — ‘Black Friday’ — might think it is some sort of pagan ritual, perhaps to gather material possessions in advance of impending doom. More »
This Time She’ll Go Nonstop
There’s not a lot of room aboard a 28-footer with a canoe stern. But Donna wouldn’t dream of going offshore without her trusty guitar. She hopes to release a new album prior to her solo departure next summer. More »
Will It Be San Diego?
The Port of San Diego’s new promotional video promises excellent AC 35 viewing potential within the harbor’s natural ‘sailing stadium’.
Port of San Diego
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC With America’s Cup 35 organizers promising to announce the venue for 2017’s big show by the end of December, both final contenders — Bermuda and San Diego — are evidently pushing hard to seal the deal in their favor. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC With America’s Cup 35 organizers promising to announce the venue for 2017’s big show by the end of December, both final contenders — Bermuda and San Diego — are evidently pushing hard to seal the deal in their favor. More »
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