Posts by John Riise
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 »
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 »
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