Posts by LaDonna
North Sails Open House
North Sails is having their 2nd annual Open House tomorrow from 2-10 p.m. at the San Rafael loft. Get expert advice on preparing your sails for this summer’s Pacific Cup or Singlehanded TransPac while goovin’ to the tunes of ‘The King’ performing Hawaiian-themed Elvis songs. More »
More Pirate Attacks off Somalia
It appears to be high season for Somalia’s pirate industry. On Sunday, just days after the 30-member crew of a French megayacht were released and several pirates arrested by French forces, pirates seized control of the 250-ft Spanish fishing trawler Playa de Bakio in the Gulf of Aden. More »
Ha-Ha Reunion Party Recap
A seeing eye dog aboard the Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors’ boat greets a new friend on the docks of Strictly Sail Pacific.
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©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you didn’t make it to Strictly Sail Pacific this year, you missed a good one. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you didn’t make it to Strictly Sail Pacific this year, you missed a good one. More »
Snickers Arrives in Hawaii
Snickers is all smiles now that he doesn’t have to forage for his food.
© Laureli
The saga of Snickers, the boat dog abandoned on Fanning Island in December, is coming to a happy close. More »
Baja Ha-Ha Reunion Party
If you’re a proud Baja Ha-Ha vet or are planning to Ha-Ha sometime in the future, be sure to stop by our booth (#2022/24) at Strictly Sail Pacific tonight for the annual Baja Ha-Ha Reunion Party around 6 p.m. More »
Strictly Sail Pacific Opens Today
Sailors up and down the West Coast plan all year for "their" show, Strictly Sail Pacific at Oakland’s Jack London Square, which will have opened by the time you read this today. More »
Le Ponant Hostages Released
The 30 crewmembers of Le Ponant were released Friday, after seven days in captivity.
© French Ministry of Defense
The 30 crewmembers of the 288-ft French luxury yacht Le Ponant, taken hostage on April 4 by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, were released Friday after the yacht’s owners paid a $2 million ransom. More »
The Pardeys to Speak in Sausalito
If you miss Lin and Larry Pardey’s talks at Strictly Sail next weekend (click here for details), you’ll have a chance to catch their "Sixteen Ways to Keep Your Lover" seminar at the Spaulding Wooden Boat Center in Sausalito on April 24 at 7 p.m. More »
“Angels Don’t Always Travel by Air”
Before Snickers could board Pride of Aloha, he had to have a flea bath and haircut.
© 2008 Robby Coleman
Robby Coleman forwarded us the following update from Mark Bult, the crewmember from NCL’s Pride of Aloha cruise ship that offered to give Snickers, the little cocker spaniel abandoned by his owners on Fanning Island when their boat wrecked on a reef in December, a lift to Hawaii. More »
Snickers Rescue is Imminent
After our March 24 ‘Lectronic Latitude story about the grim future for two pets abandoned by their American owners on Fanning Island after their boat wrecked on the atoll, we received a hopeful email from a dog and parrot lover in Nevada who wanted to save both animals. More »
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