Posts by LaDonna
Nereida Over Halfway Around
Jeanne Socrates passed the halfway mark of her nonstop solo circumnavigation aboard Nereida on March 1.
© Ken Pfister
On March 1, 70-year-old Briton Jeanne Socrates passed the midway point of what she hopes will be her first nonstop solo circumnavigation aboard her Najad 380 Nereida. More »
Uncontrollable Urge Update
The California sailing community has once again been thrown into mourning. San Diego’s Craig Williams, 36, died this weekend during the Islands Race. Williams was crew aboard James Gilmore’s San Diego-based Columbia Carbon 32 Uncontrollable Urge for the 130-mile race from Newport Harbor YC to San Diego YC, which leaves Catalina and San Clemente Islands to port. More »
SPECIAL REPORT: 1 Dead, 5 Injured in Islands Race
One crewmember of James Gilmore’s San Diego-based Columbia Carbon 32 Uncontrollable Urge perished early this morning when the brand-new boat dragged anchor into the surf at San Clemente Island during the Newport-to-San Diego Island Race. More »
More Darling Strangeness
The weird tale of the theft of John Fruth’s Sausalito-based Oyster 82 Darling and her subsequent grounding at Pacifica’s Linda Mar Beach just keeps getting weirder. After we wrote our update on Wednesday, it was announced that two of the three suspects aboard had been released. More »
$1 Mill Bail for Darling Suspects
John Fruth’s Oyster 82 Darling took a pounding by the Pacifica surf for about 24 hours before she was finally pulled free.
© Tim Sell
A million bucks. That’s the bail amount for the three geniuses who apparently decided stealing a multimillion dollar yacht to go on a drunken joy ride was a good idea. More »
Sin on Wheels
After smashing the existing monohull sailing record from New York to San Francisco, the turboed Volvo 70 Maserati has hauled out at the KKMI boatyard in Richmond. Having sailed some 30,000 miles since their last haul out, the boat is in need of a full check and service. More »
March Latitude Ready to Read
The March issue of Latitude 38 starts hitting all the usual Bay Area spots today. Things are really heating up on San Francisco Bay, and we’ve covered some of the hottest events. More »
Was the Charm Blow Mayday a Hoax?
The Coast Guard risks their lives during SAR missions.
© USCG
Speculation is running rampant across the country that the distress calls received by the Coast Guard on Sunday, reporting that two adults and two children abandoned ship to a makeshift liferaft as their 29-ft sailboat Charm Blow sank out from under them, was a hoax. More »
Looking for Bora Bora YC Burgee
"I sailed through Bora Bora in 1982 and stopped at the Bora Bora YC," writes Gig Harbor, WA’s Randy Mueller. "I had a very enjoyable few days there. I bought some BBYC burgees from Michelle, who owned the yacht club at the time. More »
Four Sailors Missing off Monterey
The Coast Guard are actively searching off Monterey for a family of four — a married couple, their four-year-old son, and his under-eight-year-old cousin — who reported their sailboat was sinking yesterday afternoon. More »
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