Posts by LaDonna
The Other Cabo
Kai and her partner Rob dropped their hook in San Jose del Cabo and were pleased by what they found.
© 2012 Rob Sanderson
When we hauled our anchor aboard our Ingrid 38 ketch Velella velella after two noisy nights in Cabo San Lucas last month, we had no goal but to get out of there. More »
On Engine Air Filters
"When I changed the air filter on my Beta Marine 1505 air filter recently, I recalled the claims of other manufacturers that their engines didn’t need an air filter for marine applications," writes Jay Bietz, who sails his Westsail 32 Pygmalion out of Alameda. More »
‘Lectronic is on Fire
"I just had to tell you that ‘Lectronic Latitude looks fantastic on my new Kindle Fire," writes Doug Vaughan, who sails his Jeanneau 37 Odyssey out of Oakland YC. "I brought it with me to Puerto Vallarta during our vacation so I could stay connected while sitting on a balcony overlooking Banderas Bay. More »
Kame Richards Talk on Wednesday
Kame Richards will speak on Wednesday night about the best sails to use for a tradewind run to the Islands.
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©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The fourth seminar in a free series leading up to this summer’s Singlehanded Transpac, a solo race from San Francisco Bay to Hanalei Bay on the island of Kauai, is scheduled for Wednesday night at Oakland YC. More »
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The fourth seminar in a free series leading up to this summer’s Singlehanded Transpac, a solo race from San Francisco Bay to Hanalei Bay on the island of Kauai, is scheduled for Wednesday night at Oakland YC. More »
Save Cal Boating
Cal Boating is responsible for keeping the Delta’s water hyacinth problem under control. A delay in federal approval for this summer’s spraying caused the stuff to strangle many waterways. Just imagine what the Delta would look like if Parks and Rec got their hands on DBW’s funding. More »
World ARC Begins
The 26-boat fleet in the 2012-13 World ARC set off from Rodney Bay, St. Lucia on Sunday on a 15-month circumnavigation. Not all of the entries will complete the 26,000-mile circuit, though, as a handful will be joining the fleet at their next stop in Panama’s San Blas Islands before transiting the Canal and heading for Oz — with stops at the Galapagos, Hiva Oa, Tahiti, Bora Bora, Niue, Vava’u, Fiji and Vanuatu along the way. More »
Miracle Bottom Paint Revealed
In the January issue of Latitude 38 you’ll read about this writer’s final haulout in a four-year study on the effectiveness of the biocide Econea in bottom paint. Since the first haulout, we’ve been impressed with only one test paint — a water-based version — that consistently outperformed its fellow test paints and the copper-based control paint. More »
Corogin Rescued by Cargo Ship
Our previous report that the mast of 84-year-old Tom Corogin’s Westsail 32 TLC had "snapped" about 500 miles south of Easter Island was apparently inaccurate. Photos taken by the Chilean Navy of Corogin’s rescue on Wednesday by the Japanese 666-ft cargo ship White Kingdom show the mast in a decidedly upright position, though a spreader does appear to be dangling. More »
So Long, Compadre
It is with heavy hearts that we report the passing of former Latitude 38 Racing Editor Rob Moore, who died yesterday after a two-year battle with lung cancer. He was 58. More »
Kame Richards Talk on Friday
Kame perches atop Angel Island when he gives his Bay currents talk at the Bay Model (which is being refilled next month after a couple years of construction, by the way). More »
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