Posts by LaDonna
‘Crew’ Needed for Sunken Ships
Volunteers are needed to transcribe the weather logs of ships such as Vicksburg. Click the link to find out how you can help.
© 2012 Zooniverse
Longtime Bay sailor and Latitude proofreader extraordinaire Jean Ouellette tipped us off to an interesting volunteer opportunity for those intrigued by old ships or old weather. More »
Happy Holidays!
The rain settled over the Bay last night, but not before at least one adventurous sailor took advantage of yesterday’s mild weather. "I couldn’t resist going sailing during the break in the rain on Winter Solstice Eve," reports Paul Nielsen, who sailed his Olson 34 Culebra in the 2010 Singlehanded TransPac. More »
Nereida Heads for Cape Horn
The last time we checked in with circumnavigator Jeanne Socrates, she’d just left San Francisco Bay after a sanctioned pitstop to replace her lost liferaft. Socrates left Victoria, BC on October 22 on her third attempt at a nonstop circumnavigation, which would make her the first woman to do the trip starting from North America. More »
Ocean Sailing for the Holidays
As if the thrilling two-boat match race for the lead of the Vendée Globe isn’t enough, sailing fans are going to be absolutely spoiled this Christmas with not just one, but possibly two more races to follow this holiday season. More »
Oracle’s New Wing Ready to Ship
A little over two months ago, USA 17 — Oracle Team USA’s AC72 — pitchpoled on San Francisco Bay, severely damaging the boat and obliterating her massive $2 million wing sail. More »
Dock Spotted off Washington
Authorities in Washington are warning mariners of a massive dock that was spotted by a fishing boat on Friday about 16 miles northwest of Grays Harbor. The dock was reported to be about the same size as the 66-ft beast that grounded itself on an Oregon beach in June. More »
Classy Deadline Moved
One more quick reminder: The deadline for Classy Classifieds has been moved to the 15th. Be sure to submit your ad by 5 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday) to make the January issue! More »
Lawsuit Filed in LSC Tragedy
It was bound to happen: The first — but presumably not the last — wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the owner of Low Speed Chase, the Sydney 38 that was lost at the Southeast Farallon on April 14 during the Full Crew Farallones Race. More »
Another Mazatlan Dinghy Theft
Frank of the Canadian-flagged 46-ft sailing vessel Daybreak Oceane reports that he was also the victim of dinghy theft at Isla de Piedra/Stone Island near the Old Harbor in Mazatlan. "On December 9 at 1 a.m., More »
Fort Baker public access
Fort Baker Boat Shed & Marina, situation inside Horseshoe Cove at the entrance to San Francisco Bay.
© Brocken Inaglory
The National Park Service has issued a Request for Expressions of Interest — an informal precursor to a Request for Proposal — from those who might be interested in rehabbing and operating the Fort Baker Historic Boat Shop & Marina. More »
Receive emails when 'Lectronic Latitude is updated. SUBSCRIBE