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America’s Cup Coming to Strictly Sail

April 9, 2010
Word just came down from from on high that the America’s Cup will be making a visit to Strictly Sail Pacific on Thursday, April 15. No other details were available when we posted this so check out Strictly Sail’s website for details. More »

Are You Ready for Strictly Sail Pacific?

April 7, 2010
In just over a week, the only all-sail boat show on the West Coast — Strictly Sail Pacific — will open its gates to sailing enthusiasts, and for the first time ever, will feature quality used boats in addition to new. More »

Potter Yachters Strike Again

April 5, 2010
In a scene reminiscent of David and Goliath, a West Wight Potter teases the behemoths in the Mothball Fleet moored in Suisun Bay. © 2010 Goose Gossman "A mere two weeks after our caper in the mud in Redwood City (see April’s Sightings for the full story), our intrepid fleet of micro-cruisers sailed out of Benicia the last weekend of March to visit the Mothball Fleet," writes Dave Kautz, who sails a O’Day 192. More »

Injured Puddle Jumper Evacuated

Around 5:45 a.m. on Thursday, April 1, a crewmember aboard the Pacific Puddle Jump boat Wind Child was injured during an accidental jibe. Michael Kalahar, 57, was reportedly sitting at the forward end of the cockpit when the Beneteau First 36s7’s preventer failed, sending the boom sweeping across the cockpit. More »
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Abby Sunderland Rounds Cape Horn

April 2, 2010
After a frustrating day or so of calm weather that halted her planned Tuesday rounding of the Horn, Newport Beach’s Abby Sunderland finally passed the notorious cape on Wednesday, if a little farther offshore than she’d hoped. More »

April eBook Now Available

The April issue of Latitude 38 hit the streets yesterday, and some distribution points — such as Bridgeway Bagel in Sausalito — were already running low late in the afternoon! If you can’t find the current issue at your favorite ‘pick-up’ spot — or you don’t live close to one of our hundreds of distributors — don’t despair. More »

All Clear in Clipper Cove

If you look closely, two boats can be seen in this shot of Clipper Cove, taken a couple weeks ago. The one with the upright mast had arrived that morning, the other — a derelict — has been removed. More »

A Swarm of Solo Circumnavigators

Abby Sunderland, the 16-year-old American girl who hopes to become the youngest non-stop solo circumnavigator, is slated to pass Cape Horn sometime tomorrow. Beset with problems immediately following her departure from Newport Beach on January 23 — and, of course, after fixing those problems during an unscheduled (but perfectly ‘legal’) stop in Cabo San Lucas — Sunderland has since seemingly settled into the ryhthm of her voyage aboard her Open 40 Wild Eyes, if not with the air temperature of wherever she is at any given moment. More »