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Posts by LaDonna

Surfing Todos Santos

January 28, 2011
In Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic, we invited fellow surfer-sailors to share some of their favorite breaks (without giving away the location, of course). Kurt Roll, who crewed from Mexico to New Zealand aboard on Dietmar Petutschnig and Suzanne Dubose’s Las Vegas-based Lagoon 440 cat Carinthia, shared some of his Mexican surfing-sailing adventures: "While getting Carinthia ready for the Puddle Jump in La Cruz, I regularly took the dinghy out to the point. More »

Make Time for MOB Training

January 26, 2011
Shana Bagley made friends with a real dummy during MOB training on Pegasus. Pegasus
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Walnut Creeks’s Shana Bagley, who sailed several legs in the 2009-10 Clipper ‘Round the World Race aboard California, shared the following photos of crew overboard training aboard the 51-ft John Alden ketch Pegasus. More »

Pineapple Found

January 24, 2011
The Philippine Coast Guard debriefs the crew, looking tanned and otherwise unscathed. © 2011 Philippine Coast Guard Every experienced sailor knows that sailing on a schedule is a risky prospect, especially when the voyage covers a long distance. More »

And the Winner Is…

January 21, 2011
In Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic we challenged our readers to name our new logowear model, and boy were they happy to help — we received nearly 200 suggestions! By far the most popular was ‘Lattie’, followed by ‘Laticia’. More »

Name That Snot Bubble

January 19, 2011
In the January issue of Latitude, we ran a sneaky little quiz in Sightings. The only mention of it was in the caption for this photo that ran on pages 78-79 in conjunction with a story on a bottom paint study. More »

Sunny Side of the Weekend

January 17, 2011
Rosie (right) and crew attempt to hike out while sailing past Pt. Loma. © 2011 David Eberhard On Friday we challenged our readers to take advantage of the forecasted good weather and get out on the water — and to send us photographic evidence. More »

Weekend Sailing Weather

January 14, 2011
The weather for the past month or so has been decidedly less-than-conducive to sailing, so Bay Area sailors should celebrate this weekend’s weather forecast: 65 and sunny. A ridge of high pressure off the beach should keep the mild weather around for at least the next 10 days or so, giving everyone ample opportunity to shake the mildew out of their sails. More »
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Nereida Safe in Ushuaia

January 10, 2011
After being knocked down and having her boom snapped in half on her approach to Cape Horn last Wednesday, the indefatigable Jeanne Socrates is safe and sound in Ushuaia, Argentina. Socrates had been attempting a nonstop solo circumnavigation aboard her Najad 380 Nereida when the accident occurred. More »

Nereida Knocked Down at Cape Horn

January 7, 2011
Jeanne Socrates was uninjured in the knockdown that broke her boom and ripped her dodger enclosure from Nereida’s deck. latitude/LaDonna
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Jeanne Socrates, the 68-year-old grandma who was attempting a nonstop solo circumnavigation aboard her UK-based Najad 380 Nereida, reports that a knockdown near Cape Horn resulted in serious damage to Nereida and has effectively ended her record bid. More »