Posts by John Riise
Solo TransPac – Postcards from the Edge
Al Hughes’ Open 60 Dogbark crossed the finish line early yesterday morning.
© Rich Hudnut
We have a winner! Well, at least a finisher. Al Hughes on the Seattle-based Open 60 Dogbark sailed across the finish line of the Singlehanded TransPac shortly after 9 a.m. More »
Solo Transpac -The Rich Get Richer
Ruben Gabriel is successfully pushing his Benicia-based Pearson Electra Sparky – which has the highest PHRF in the fleet at 270 – to keep up with the competition.
latitude/LaDonna
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The front runners of the Singlehanded TransPac continue to stretch their lead. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The front runners of the Singlehanded TransPac continue to stretch their lead. More »
Eight Bells – Mark Rudiger
We are extremely saddened to note the passing of Mark Rudiger yesterday afternoon. As noted on Wednesday, Mark had been battling lymphoma for the last four years and had been doing well until a few months ago. More »
Classic Fun at Wooden Boat Show
Acres of burnished wood and tarred lines greeted admirers of classic yachts at CYC on Sunday.
latitude/John A.
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The weather for the Master Mariner’s Annual Boat Show on Sunday at Corinthian YC couldn’t have been more ideal — warm and sunny with near perfect temperatures. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The weather for the Master Mariner’s Annual Boat Show on Sunday at Corinthian YC couldn’t have been more ideal — warm and sunny with near perfect temperatures. More »
Mark Rudiger – Friend in Need
He’s not the type of guy who would unduly worry people with bad news, but the fact is that the great Bay Area sailor Mark ‘Rudi’ Rudiger has been battling lymphoma for several years now. More »
Hawaii Bound
Always an eclectic fleet, this year’s Solo TransPac entries include (l to r) Jeff Lebesch’s Hammerhead 54 Hecla, John Hayward’s Valiant 40 Dream Chaser and Nick Ratto’s Hawkfarm Kali O Kalani. More »
Superyacht Rescues California Sailors
Matt and Judy Johnson of Antioch, along with their grandson Tyler, were rescued last Saturday after running their 40-ft Elsewhere onto the reef surrounding Aur Atoll in the Marshall Islands group. More »
Local Crab Boat Capsizes and Sinks
Crew of the 40-ft crabber Reward scramble to the high side after the boat capsized off Pier 45 a week ago.
© 2008 John Colban
The crab boat Reward had just left Pier 45 last Thursday (June 19) when the skipper turned the wheel, the boat leaned . More »
Death on the Delta
Ten men, aged 18 to 43, piled into a 14-ft aluminum fishing boat in Tracy for some fun on the Delta on Sunday. Instead, the overloaded boat capsized and only six men made it to shore. More »
Another Pterodactyl Sighting
Close encounter – Pterodactyl gets checked out by a boarding party from the MV Namrun in mid-May.
© Melih Akgul
Earlier this month, we reported in ‘Lectronic Latitude that a Navy ship had come across the Olson 40 Pterodactyl, which you may remember had to be abandoned during the March 29 Doublehanded Farallones Race. More »
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