Posts by John Riise
Rumors of Bob’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
How’s this for the start of a Friday the 13th: One of the first emails we read this morning was a note that a "skull fracture had proved fatal" to longtime racer and Richmond YC member Bob George. More »
Solo TransPac – Raiders of the Last Mark
Having been around for both ‘debuts’, we’re struck by the parallels of the 30th Annual Singlehanded TransPac Race to the return of Indiana Jones. Both feature great adventures spanning three decades, great characters, great settings, occasionally unbelievable plotlines, fresh new faces — and a number of returning stars, all of whom have, of course, aged most gracefully. More »
Something to See While Becalmed Off Montara
It was long thought that the Cape Mayo lighthouse on Cape Cod had been destroyed in the ’20s.
Lighthouse Digest
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If every picture tells a story, every lighthouse tells a thousand stories. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If every picture tells a story, every lighthouse tells a thousand stories. More »
Master Mariners
Gray skies and mellow breezes greeted the starters of Saturday’s Master Mariners race.
latitude/LaDonna
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Gray skies, light winds, and even a little rain greeted 56 boats answering starting guns at the annual Master Mariners Regatta on Saturday, May 24. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Gray skies, light winds, and even a little rain greeted 56 boats answering starting guns at the annual Master Mariners Regatta on Saturday, May 24. More »
Stone Cup
Perennial rivals Donkey Jack (foreground) and Good Timin go mano-a-mano in the J/105 class.
latitude/JR
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Action was hot, heavy, occasionally harrowing — and at times really foggy — for StFYC’s annual Frank Stone Invitational series held over the weekend. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Action was hot, heavy, occasionally harrowing — and at times really foggy — for StFYC’s annual Frank Stone Invitational series held over the weekend. More »
Out of This World
If Google Earth blew your socks off, don’t ‘aim’ your feet at any loved ones when you check out Worldwide Telescope. Released just this week by Microsoft, WWT “enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope — bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world for a seamless exploration of the universe.” More »
View to a Spill
A heads-up for anyone planning that historic trans-Bay swim today: please postpone for a week or so. Yesterday the Bay experienced not one ‘toxic’ spill, but two. In Martinez, a tugboat accidentally ruptured a pipeline at the Tesoro refinery just after noon, which resulted in a spill of as much as 1,500 gallons of gasoline into Carquinez Strait. More »
Happy Independence Day!
In Israel, Independence Day comes right after Memorial Day. It might seem a little strange to have a somber day of remembrance followed immediately by one of revelry, but that’s the way they do it. More »
Northern Star – An Ocean of Fun
Whee-Ha! John Liebenberg and company light the afterburners on Always Friday for the stretch run.
© 2008 Peter Lyons
OYRA’s Northern Star race saw fifty-some boats head out the Gate for a great day of ocean sailing on Saturday. More »
Stewing in Our Juices
A big part of cruising is diet. And a big part of spartan cruising is a spartan diet. Cruising in the Med back in the ‘70s, we would often go a week or more dipping from the same pot of stew, just adding a bit more veggies and meat periodically. More »
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