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Catalina 27 Amber Overdue

August 12, 2011
Amber is a Catalina 27 with roller furling jib. Her sail number is 6686. If you have seen her since July 25, please contact the Coast Guard with the information. USCG
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Coast Guard has asked for the public’s help in locating Alameda sailor Krzysztof Krasnodebski, 62, who sailed out of Grand Marina on July 25 aboard his Catalina 27 Amber bound for San Diego. More »

Delta Doo Dah 3D Ends

August 8, 2011
Potato Slough was the favored stop for the Doo Dah’s three free days — about 30 boats made their way there. latitude/LaDonna
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Delta Doo Dah 3D may have ended on Friday, but it’s far from forgotten. More »

Doo Dah Fleet Disperses

August 3, 2011
The Delta Doo Dah fleet crammed into a new location on Bethel Island this year — The Sugar Barge Resort & Marina. latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC After the fantastic welcome the Delta Doo Dah 3D fleet received at Owl Harbor Marina on Sunday, folks wondered how their week could get any better. More »

Delta Doo Dah 3D Blasts Off

August 1, 2011
“We are outta here!” That was the cry from the Delta Doo Dah 3D fleet Saturday morning as they passed under the Richmond Bridge and into the sun. latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Delta Doo Dah 3D started out under foggy skies, but almost as soon as the fleet crossed under the Richmond Bridge Saturday morning, the gray day cleared for the remainder of the downwind run to Vallejo YC. More »

John Silverwood Sets Sail Again

July 29, 2011
When John Silverwood’s left leg was severed on June 25, 2005, he wasn’t sure he was going to live, much less ever sail again. Silverwood and his family — wife Jean, and kids Ben, Amelia, Jack and Camille — had been sailing in the South Pacific aboard their Lagoon 55 catamaran Emerald Jane when they ran up on Manuae Atoll, about 190 miles west of Raiatea. More »

Mothball Fleet Revealed

July 27, 2011
A rare view of the Mothball Fleet stationed in Suisun Bay. © Scott Haefner For sailors who’ve ventured beyond the Benicia Bridge, the Mothball Fleet in Suisun Bay is part landmark, part history and part mystery. More »
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Smithsonian Boat Usage Survey

July 25, 2011
Researchers at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and Portland State University are trying to determine how often recreational boats in California move, where they go and how often their bottoms are cleaned. More »

Long Night for a Bay Windsurfer

July 20, 2011
It would be easy to assume the worst if you’d heard a 62-year-old windsurfer had been missing on the Bay for more than 13 hours, but Cathy Caton’s rescue Tuesday morning after spending a very long night getting sucked in and out of South San Francisco Bay was a surprisingly happy ending to a potentially deadly story. More »

Two Dead in Chicago-Mackinac Race

July 18, 2011
Two sailors died early this morning during the 103rd Annual Chicago-to-Mackinac Race when a severe thunderstorm sent wind speeds into the 50s. The Kiwi 35 WingNuts was reported capsized around 12:40 a.m. More »

Pacific Vision Lost in Australia

July 13, 2011
As long-distance sailors like to point out to nervous landlubbers, it’s not the ocean that’s so dangerous, it’s the hard stuff around the edges. That axiom was proven true on July 3 by an unidentified couple sailing their sailboat, Pacific Vision, from San Diego to Bundaberg, Australia. More »