Posts by LaDonna
Quake Rattles La Paz
Happy hour for cruisers in Baja California Sur was disrupted last night by a 6.2-magnitude earthquake, which was followed by four sizable aftershocks. The quake, centered offshore in the Sea of Cortez about 45 miles north of La Paz, hit around 4:45 p.m. More »
The Rocketeer Saves Three Sailors
Billy Campbell at the helm of his new Lunenburg Schooner, Martha Seabury, which he named after his grandmother.
Martha Seabury
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Film and television actor Billy Campbell, perhaps best known for playing the title role in the ’91 film The Rocketeer, is officially a hero for helping to save the lives of three sailors earlier this month. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Film and television actor Billy Campbell, perhaps best known for playing the title role in the ’91 film The Rocketeer, is officially a hero for helping to save the lives of three sailors earlier this month. More »
Stop By SailFest on Sunday
SailFest is a great time to introduce kids to sailing. Don’t miss it this Sunday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at Modern Sailing in Sausalito.
© John Skoriak
If all the hullabaloo over the America’s Cup has piqued your interest in sailing, be sure to add Modern Sailing’s SailFest to Sunday’s schedule of activities. More »
A Truly Bodacious Waterslide
"I was chartering in French Polynesia recently when I snapped this photo of Australian media magnate James Packer’s 288-ft luxury yacht Arctic P anchored near Bloody Mary’s in Baie De Povai, Bora-Bora," writes USCG Master and Club Nautique instructor Rod Witel. More »
San Francisco Sunset Spectacular
The Bay Area was dazzled by beautiful sunsets last week, including this one photographed at Marina Bay in Richmond by Paul Kassatkin of the Hunter 40 Relax. For many sailors — us included — beautiful sunsets are the cherry on top of a terrific daysail. More »
Coastal Cleanup Day Tomorrow
Volunteers at last year’s Coastal Clean Up Day receive some training.
© Winston Bumpus
Prior to last year’s California Coastal Cleanup Day, Redwood City’s Sequoia YC and LA’s Port Royal YC worked with government agencies to develop a program that would encourage yacht clubs and their members to get involved in the annual statewide beach cleaning day
"As a first time event for our club, I was concerned that we would not have enough volunteers," noted Sequoia YC Rear Commodore Winston Bumpus. More »
Scott’s Ship Found
Seen here in her former glory, the Terra Nova carried Scott’s party on their ill-fated expedition to the Antarctic.
© BBC / Getty Images
One hundred years after the S.S. Terra Nova carried Captain Robert Scott and his team on their ill-fated journey to the South Pole in 1912, the wreck of that ship has been discovered off Greenland. More »
Bela Bartok Recovery Talk
In this summer’s running of the Singlehanded TransPac from San Francisco to Kauai, Derk Wolmuth of the B.C.-based Vindo 40 Bela Bartok abandoned his boat — his home — when a staph infection turned septic. More »
‘Unleashed’ Being Tracked by USCG
Unleashed, seen here in a file photo, is a white Hunter 41 with dark blue canvas. She was last spotted about 50 miles off Pillar Point. Investigators believe the thief also kidnapped his two children from their mother. More »
SPECIAL EDITION: Possible Child Abduction on ‘Unleashed’
Yesterday we reported that Unleashed, a Hunter 41 in Club Nautique’s charter program, was stolen from Ballena Isle Marina Tuesday evening. Marianne Armand, Marketing Manager for Club Nautique, now says the police have identified the main suspect as a man who allegedly abducted his children from their mother. More »
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