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Posts by Andy Turpin

Polynesian Fleet Due to Arrive Early

As reported earlier, a fleet of six double-hulled voyaging canoes are currently heading to San Francisco Bay from the Hawaiian Islands. Despite the fact that they are navigating by the stars, as their ancestors did, they’re way ahead of schedule — now expected to pass beneath the Golden Gate as early as July 30. More »

Can You Explain This Photo?

July 25, 2011
This is not your typical sailboat, but its cargo is even more unusual than its mainsail. © 2011 Lynn Ringseis Here in the editorial dungeon of Latitude 38‘s World Headquarters we receive photos from all over the world depicting a wide range of nautical subject matter. More »

Dora Downshifts

July 22, 2011
Storm watchers in both the Eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic are breathing a sigh of relief today, as the three powerful storms that have been threatening communities ashore have all diminished in strength and/or moved out to sea. More »

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Bonus Points for Esmeralda

Esmerelda sailed through the Gate yesterday under full sail and foggy skies. latitude/Andy
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It was truly unfortunate that the 370-ft Chilean tall ship Esmeralda didn’t arrive beneath the Golden Gate Wednesday morning as planned, because the weather was absolutely stunning on that clear, sunny morning. More »

Hurricane Dora Threatens Mexican Coast

Dora’s predicted track should keep her from directly hitting land, but hurricanes have a tendency to act unpredictably. © NOAA Hurricane Dora is making both sailors and landlubbers nervous today all along the central Pacific coast of Mexico, as she recently built in strength to a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. More »

Help Us Welcome a Chilean Beauty

July 18, 2011
Like many longtime sailors, we’ve had a fascination with tall ships for decades. And having observed many of them both in port and under sail, we decided long ago that the Chilean Navy’s four-masted, 370-ft Esmeralda was one of the most beautiful — if not the most beautiful — of them all. More »

Follow the Freedom Flag

July 15, 2011
A patriotic apparition? No, it’s the Freedom Flag, which will be flying over San Francisco Bay today in support of vets. © 2011 Project Freedom Flag If you look out across San Francisco Bay today and see a huge American flag fluttering on the breeze while seemingly unattached to anything solid, fear not. More »