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Oil Barge Hits Richmond Bridge

January 11, 2008
A 300-ft oil barge carrying more than 2.6 million gallons of heavy black oil struck the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge last night around 6 p.m. Miraculously, not a drop of oil was spilled. More »

Blue Heron Headed for Carnival

Jerry Eaton of the Belvedere-based Hallberg rassy 43 Blue Heron, the only West Coast boat to participate in the last Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, reported in January’s Changes that he, along with crew Wyman Harris and Walter Sanford, had a great time in the ARC. More »

A Life Lost, A Life Saved

January 9, 2008
The West Coast-based Bug Trap was found bobbing off Kauai, Hawaii, on Sunday with no sign of her owner. USCG
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The West Coast-based Catalina 30 Bug Trap was found dismasted and crewless about 19 miles off Kauai on Sunday. More »
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More on Darla Jean

January 7, 2008
When we receive reports of boats washing up on distant shores, we do our best to verify as many facts as possible but often must rely on eyewitness reports. Unfortunately, we are sometimes given inaccurate or incomplete information, as was apparently the case with Darla Jean. More »

Thomas Coville Makes a Big Comeback

January 4, 2008
Thomas Coville, who had a rough start to his own assault on Ellen MacArthur’s solo circumnavigation record and who was thought by some to be out of the running, has made a tremendous comeback in the last few days aboard his 105-ft trimaran Sodebo. More »

Joyon Keeps Bombing Along

January 2, 2008
French sailing dynamo, Francis Joyon, just keeps cracking off the miles on his quest for the fastest singlehanded circumnavigation world record. As of this morning, Joyon and his 97-ft trimaran IDEC were 40 days into their assault on Ellen MacArthur’s record and some 3,400 miles ahead of where MacArthur was on her 40th day. More »
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Stay in the Bay till Sunday

Even though the weather has been warmer the last couple days, don’t forget we’re still in the grip of winter. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous seas advisory for the next few days and the Coast Guard is urging mariners to stay put. More »

New Latitude and YRA Calendar Out Today

December 28, 2007
The January issue of Latitude 38 and the 2008 Northern California Sailing Calendar and YRA Schedule hit the docks today. Grab your copies for some great New Year’s reading — a retrospective of the 1982 Cabo storm, a report on the Sausalito YC Midwinters, blasting on Banderas Bay, cruising the NorCal coast and a shipload more — and the most comprehensive listing of races on the Bay, which will be invaluable if your New Year’s Resolution is to sail more. More »