Posts by LaDonna
Doo Dah Is Filling Fast
We had a feeling folks would be eager to join our inaugural Delta Doo Dah — the laid-back rally to the Delta that we announced in the March issue of Latitude 38 and in Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic Latitude — but the response has been tremendous! More »
Sailing the Green Mile
Every marina has them — neglected boats covered with green gunge and bottoms so foul that they could be declared their own ecosystems. But what happens when the owners stop paying their moorage? More »
Announcing the Delta Doo Dah
Get away from the rat race – and the Bay’s chilly summer winds – by joining Latitude 38’s 1st Annual Delta Doo Dah!
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©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The recent weather has many sailors dreaming of Mexico or the Caribbean. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The recent weather has many sailors dreaming of Mexico or the Caribbean. More »
Casualites of the Storm
Feelex the Cat! was towed back to safe harbor for the second time this winter.
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The severe storm system that passed through the Bay Area over the last couple days put on quite a show — complete with thunder, lightning and even hail. More »
Worth the Wait
"The March issue of Latitude isn’t coming out till Monday?!" cried a beleagured Sausalito West Marine employee when this month’s delivery date came up in conversation over the weekend. "Do you have any idea how many people are going to come in here on Sunday and get mad that it’s not here?" More »
DBW Dodges a Bullet – for Now
Boaters dodged a bullet last week when California passed the state budget . . . without Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposal to merge the Department of Boating and Waterways (aka Cal Boating) with the Department of Parks and Recreation. More »
Southbound Net Is Alive and Well
Mark Schneider of the Valiant 40 SolMate writes in to quash a nasty rumor:
"For years West Coast cruisers (especially along the Pacific side of Mexico) have counted on the Southbound Net for nightly weather, maritime bulletins, and contact opportunities. More »
NTSB Report on Cosco Busan
In a final analysis of the Cosco Busan oil spill on November 7, 2007, the National Transportation Safety Board determined this week that several factors caused the collision that spilled more than 53,000 gallons of fuel oil into San Francisco Bay and resulted in close to $75 million in damages. More »
Another Conviction in the Hawks Case
It probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise that the seven-woman, five-man jury in the trial of John Fitzgerald Kennedy — the 43-year-old reputed gang member accused of throwing Mexico vets Tom and Jackie Hawks overboard while on a sea trial of their 55-ft trawler Well Deserved in 2004 — took just three hours yesterday to return with a guilty verdict. More »
Ocean Film Festival
The San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, now in its sixth year, once again hopes to inspire folks to celebrate Mother Ocean and work to conserve her precious resources. The event, which opens Friday and runs through the weekend at the Cowell Theater in the Fort Mason Center, will feature submissions from around the world. More »
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