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Posts by John Riise

HMS Victory Found – No, Not That One

February 6, 2009
HMS Victory ‘5’ was the ‘Titanic of warships’ in her day. © John Batchelor / Odyssey Marine Exploration When we saw on the evening news that HMS Victory had been found, our first thought was “How could you lose a 185-ft LOD, square-rigged warship, especially one that’s in drydock?” More »
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Save DBW – Second Notice

February 4, 2009
If you’re a boater in California, there should be two acronyms on your mind these days: DBW and RBOC. The first is the state’s Department of Boating and Waterways, which faces the most serious threat in its history. More »

Two Sailors Lost in Indian Ocean Capsize

January 30, 2009
Leo Sherman, an educator from Illinois, appears to be the only survivor after a homebuilt 43-ft catamaran capsized 200 miles east of Madagascar early last week. The boat was apparently bound from Durban to Mauritius with three aboard. More »
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Carpe Diem Update

January 26, 2009
We’ve received a bit more information about a rescue at sea off Cabo a week ago. According to several ‘earwitness’ accounts (heard on VHF and/or SSB), Carpe Diem was a Lancer 44 motorsailor heading south off Cabo when there was some kind of trouble. More »

A Call to Arms

January 23, 2009
If you think belt-tightening in the national economy is going to be painful, wait until you see what the state of California is going to have to do to balance their deficit. More »
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Sailboat Abandoned Off Mexico

January 21, 2009
Just this morning we heard from a reliable source that a sailboat named Carpe Diem had been abandoned off Mexico within the last couple of days. According to reports on the Amigo Net, the cruise ship Norwegian Star picked up the crew of Carpe Diem at 22° 37’N, 108° 46’W, about 65 miles southeast of Cabo. More »

The Thief of 39

January 16, 2009
Even after the thief was caught redhanded with items stolen off parked boats at Pier 39, Harbormaster Sheila Chandor was unsure how to proceed. It didn’t make much sense to call the police, since the fenders in question were stolen by . More »

Rising Star in the Vendee Globe

January 14, 2009
Sam Davies celebrates Christmas. Is she sailing’s next superstar? © 2009 Samantha Davies / Roxy Sailing / Vendée Globe Every now and then competitors rise above their chosen sports to become media stars. More »

Weekend Racing Review

January 12, 2009
Hoot leads the Olson 30 charge at BYC’s Saturday race. latitude/JR
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC ‘Indian Summer’ finally arrived on the scene this past weekend. Sunny skies and near-record high temperatures made San Francisco Bay seem more like San Diego — especially with those light, shifty breezes. More »