Posts by John Riise
It’s Every Man for Himself
Last month marked the 98th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Not to take anything away from the horror of that night, but come on — hasn’t the whole Titanic thing been pretty well beaten to death? More »
What, No Pretty Pictures?
As much as we all enjoy a good sailing photo, if you’re 2,000 miles from nowhere, you’ll be glad to hear you can still get the text of ‘Lectronic Latitude via Sail Docs on SailMail. More »
Quake Anniversary in October
Believe it or not, October marks the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake. Although the ‘big one’ for San Francisco will always be the 1906 quake, the 1989 Loma Prieta temblor is the one most of us alive will remember. More »
Unseasonal Rain
We all know how the rain falls in Spain, but in Northern California, the rain mainly falls in the winter. So it was a bit of a surprise to be awakened by the whisper of a summer shower on the cabin top during a recent visit to the Delta. More »
Tawodi Returns
Kathleen and Stephen at Pitcairn Island, one of many places they hadn’t planned to stop but did.
Tawodi
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The first time we wrote about Kathleen Torres and Captain Stephen Mann of the custom 39-ft Tawodi was last fall, when we noted that the young couple had departed San Diego on a planned ‘race pace circumnavigation.’ More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The first time we wrote about Kathleen Torres and Captain Stephen Mann of the custom 39-ft Tawodi was last fall, when we noted that the young couple had departed San Diego on a planned ‘race pace circumnavigation.’ More »
We Stand Corrected
On Monday, we reported on the fun and succesful Summer Sailstice celebration at Treasure Island Sailing Center. In covering the event, we mentioned that there were "up to six boat raft-ups" in Clipper Cove, which was true as far as it went — that’s what we saw when we looked out there in the early afternoon. More »
All A Cause Celebre Should Be
Dozens of boats rafted up in the pirate-infested waters of Clipper Cove for the 9th Annual Summer Sailstice this weekend.
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©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC In ports around the world, they came, they saw, they sailed — some for the first time in their lives. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC In ports around the world, they came, they saw, they sailed — some for the first time in their lives. More »
Everyone Wins at Inaugural Media Cup
The J/120 contingent of the Media Cup sets sail from McCovey Cove.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The action was hot in and out of AT&T Ballpark on Sunday. Inside, the Giants battled the A’s. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The action was hot in and out of AT&T Ballpark on Sunday. Inside, the Giants battled the A’s. More »
Flag Day on Sunday
Back in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson officially established June 14 as Flag Day. It commemorates the adoption of the U.S. flag, whose design was finalized by the Second Continental Congress in 1777 after that famous sewing job by Betsy Ross. More »
Angel Island State Park Threatened
The cover of the June issue of Latitude 38 features beautiful Ayala Cove on Angel Island. How ironic is it then, that the Island, which is a state park, is on the chopping block, slated for closure in the face of the state’s budgetary woes? More »
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