Posts by LaDonna
Crew List Party
The two Andrews — Andrew Vik found crewmember Andrew at last year’s Spring Crew List Party. Asked if he had a good time cruising the Med on Geja Andrew #2 replied “How can you not have a good time cruising the Med?!” More »
Don’t Be Late for the Party
The Coast Guard in-water helo rescue simulation will start at 6:15 p.m. off the waters of GGYC.
© 2010 USCG / David R. Marin
Tonight’s Spring Crew List Party is one party you don’t want to be late to. More »
Shipwreck Survivor Detained
In Friday’s ‘Lectronic, we reported on Arizonan Keith Carver’s having shipwrecked on the north end of Vancouver Island, and his subsequent rescue. The story he told officials sounded fishy to us — he claimed he was trying to sail to Mexico but storms blew him to the north end of Vancouver Island — and apparently the Canada Border Services Agency thought so too. More »
SAR Demo at Crew List Party
For many years Latitude 38’s Crew List parties have been matching skippers in need of crew with sailors in need of rides. The process is ongoing, as our online Crew List is constantly updated with new skippers and potential crew in a variety of categories, including daysailing, racing and offshore cruising. More »
Power Outage Monday Morning
Power at Latitude 38 World Headquarters is scheduled to be out Monday morning, so if you try to call and the phones are down, or you don’t get a response to an email, or if ‘Lectronic isn’t posted in as timely a manner as usual — ha! More »
Shipwrecked on Vancouver Island
The Vancouver Sun reported yesterday that Tucson’s Keith Carver, 56, had wrecked his 40-ft ferrocement sailboat on Vancouver Island, and survived for five days by eating lichen before being rescued by a passing helicopter. More »
Pooches on the Poop Deck
"We’re a few years out from going cruising," writes Dave Phillipp of the Emeryville-based Beneteau 373 Epiphanie, "and are thinking about getting a dog but are unsure how it’ll work on a boat. More »
March Issue of Latitude Out Today
The March issue of Latitude 38 will hit your favorite Bay Area distribution spot today.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC What better way to ring in March than by sitting down with a hot-off-the-presses copy of Latitude 38? More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC What better way to ring in March than by sitting down with a hot-off-the-presses copy of Latitude 38? More »
Entire Pacific Rim Braced for Tsunami
In the aftermath of Chile’s devastating magnitude-8.8 earthquake Saturday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii issued a tsunami warning to 53 nations and territories, prompting residents of waterside communities all along the Pacific Rim to made preparations and/or seek higher ground. More »
Photo of the Day: Resolved!
February is coming to an end, as are many people’s New Years resolutions. In the January ’09 issue of Latitude 38, we featured the sailing resolutions of our editorial staff and challenged readers to set their own for the year. More »
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