Posts by Christine Weaver
Classy Deadline Is Tomorrow at 5 PM!
Get your ad in by Saturday, 5 p.m. Monday will be too late!
latitude/Annie
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Need to sell your boat or clear out some gear and get some cash for holiday shopping? More »
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Need to sell your boat or clear out some gear and get some cash for holiday shopping? More »
Mystery Photos Revisited
We received many responses to Friday’s Photo of the Day quiz. The most popular answer was Lake Powell, on the state line of Arizona and Utah. "I know it’s not exotic but sometimes you guys are pretty sneaky-sneaky," wrote David Gauny of Ventura. More »
Route du Rhum Record Falls
Loïck Peyron completed the Route du Rhum more than half a day ahead of his nearest competition, crossing the finish line just past midnight in Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Despite the hour, the quay was crowded with locals, excited to greet the victorious skipper. More »
Dengue Fever in Baja
The media have done an outstanding job of getting the public worked into a lather over Ebola, even though it’s statistically more likely for an American to die in a bouncy house than from the deadly virus. More »
Spithill Named Sailor of the Year
Jimmy Spithill leads Oracle Team USA to victory in the 34th America’s Cup.
© Guilain Grenier / Oracle Team USA
Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill was presented with the 2014 ISAF male Rolex World Sailor of the Year award at a ceremony in Palma, Spain, yesterday evening. More »
Ocean Race Update
Loïck Peyron, age 54, on the Maxi Solo trimaran Banque Populaire VII, has stretched out his lead to 150 miles in the Route du Rhum from Saint-Malo, France, to Guadeloupe.
© 2014 Thierry Martinez / BPCE
It seems as if every time a press release from the Route du Rhum solo Atlantic race pops up in our inbox, it’s reporting some new disaster. More »
Chaos in Route du Rhum
The Route du Rhum started yesterday from Saint-Malo, France, in the rain.
© 2014 Trépia de Pierre Yves Lautrou / Express
Two lost keels, broken amas, downed masts and a collision with a container ship – yes, the Route du Rhum has started. More »
Need Cash for the Holidays?
Magazine deadline is the 15th of the month, but your ad will go online within one or two business days. Does the stuff you’re selling add up to less than $1,000? More »
November Issue Out Today
No tricks here, just the treat of Latitude 38’s November issue. You’ll be able to pick one up at the usual places, and our digital editions will be posted later this afternoon. More »
Midwinters and More
Meet the new X, not the same as the old X. GGYC set their new X buoy in time for the start of the midwinters tomorrow.
© 2014 Gary Salvo
Wanna know what’s really scary? More »
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