Posts by Christine Weaver
Have You Seen This Boat?
Jim Cotton sent us this postcard, a little the worse for wear after passing through the hands of the Postal Service. You’ll want to add a .net to the email address shown to make it work. More »
Beer Cans, Extra Light
The crews of Capri 25 My Tahoe Too! and Cal 28 Osituki enjoy an evening on the Estuary in an Encinal Yacht Club Twilight race last June. The 2018 series will start this Friday. More »
Photo Quiz Solution
On Monday, we posted Jeff Berman’s photo of this tall ship and asked readers to guess her name, homeport and mission.
The crew of a tall ship prepares her canvas for a day of sailing. More »
Hawkfarm Knockdown Redux
"I raced against your mother." That’s what Dorian McKelvy told Gordie Nash at Golden Gate Yacht Club during the Seaweed Soup Regatta in San Francisco this winter. Currently the skipper of the J/111 MadMen, McKelvy used to sail the Hawkfarm Spitfire on San Francisco Bay back in the 1980s and raced against Jocelyn Nash, who owned El Gavilan. More »
Snickers, the Castaway Dog, Part 2
Today we bring you part 2 of the tale of Snickers, “The world’s most famous cocker spaniel.” After Snickers and Gulliver, a parrot, were abandoned by their owners — who had shipwrecked on Fanning Island, Kiribati, in December 2008 — cruisers Robby and Lorraine Coleman contacted Latitude to see if anyone could help. More »
April Racing Preview
Because Easter falls on April 1 this year, the coming weekend is light on regattas, but women skippers can still sign up for Island Yacht Club’s Sadie Hawkins Race (full crews, coed OK, this Saturday, on the Estuary, $20 entry fee). More »
Volvo Ocean Race Sailor Lost at Sea
The sailing world was both shocked and deeply saddened on Monday with the development of a tragic man-overboard situation in the Volvo Ocean Race. While sailing downwind at speeds of more than 20 knots deep in the throes of a Southern Ocean gale, Hong Kong entry Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag lost crewmember John Fisher (UK) overboard in the early hours of Monday morning, local time. More »
America’s Cupdate
In America’s Cup news, the NYYC challenger team has released their branding. The team will be called American Magic. Philip Lotz, commodore of NYYC, said, "America was the first boat to win the Cup in 1851. More »
Photo Quiz
Today’s mystery ship. Click on the photo to enlarge it. Thanks to Jeff Berman for sharing it.
© Jeffrey Berman
This tall ship was spotted in the San Francisco Bay Area on Friday. More »
Last Call at the Bar
Last call in this case is March 30, and the ‘bars’ in question are the harbor entrance bars to Crescent City Harbor, Humboldt Bay, Noyo River and Morro Bay.
Coast Guard assets in Humboldt Bay during heavy surf in January 2016. More »
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