Posts by John Riise
Stowe Away
Remember 56-year-old Reid Stowe — hero to some, whack job to others — who is bobbing around the world’s oceans as you read this, attempting to set a record for the longest consecutive time at sea? More »
Eight Bells – Mike Campbell
The sailing world — and the real world — has lost another one of the good guys. Long Beach’s Mike Campbell died on Friday after a long battle with carcinoid syndrome. More »
Princess Tai Ping Open at Hyde Street Pier
The crew raises the mainsail on Princess Tai Ping as she heads out of Aquatic Park for a sail last week. Even the ‘tanbark’ dye used in the canvas sails – to prevent mold – was historically correct. More »
Chinese Junk ‘Racing’
Princess Tai Ping will be sailing the Bay this Saturday.
Princess Tai Ping
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Sailors interested in the days of old should make plans to go out this Sunday and see a bit of history on the move. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Sailors interested in the days of old should make plans to go out this Sunday and see a bit of history on the move. More »
Round the World Races Start
Ericsson 4 currently leads the Volvo Ocean Race. The second generation V70s are faster and hopefully less glitchy than their predecessors – but they aren’t any drier.
© Rick Tomlinson/Volvo Ocean Race
As the days grow colder and sailboat racing goes into hibernation across most of America, two events blasted off the launching pads this past weekend that should warm the cockles of online sailors everywhere: the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race, and the Portimao Global Ocean Race. More »
Sailing the Patch
Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer and Dr. Jim Graham are oceanographers and drift analysis experts. Although they’re based in Seattle, they work on — and are interested in — all sorts of things that go adrift at sea, from lost buoys and abandoned ships all the way down to sneakers and rubber duckies. More »
Tragedy Off Cannes
Tragedy struck the opening race of the Regates Royale off Cannes yesterday. British attorney Wilf Tolhurst, 64, was killed when his classic 50-ft 8-Meter Safir collided with a larger British yacht shortly after noon. More »
Incredible Rescue in the Mediterranean
Christophe Bouvet (right) and his savior, Paul Meihat.
© 2008 Figaro Cap Istanbul
Twenty-nine solo sailors were about eight hours into the second leg of the Figaro Cap Instanbul Race when word arrived at race headquarters that one skipper had apparently fallen overboard. More »
Trash Talk
It would be funny if it wasn’t real. Most animals who get tangled in trash aren’t lucky enough to be found while they’re still alive.
© 2008 NOAA/Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center/Brenda Becker
Tomorrow is the third Saturday in September, which means it’s International Coastal Cleanup Day. More »
Eight Bells – Olin Stephens
The man considered by many to be the best known and most successful yacht designer of the 20th century died over the weekend. Olin Stephens passed away in his hometown of Hanover, New Hampshire, on Saturday. More »
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