Posts by Richard
Harker Beaten At St. Martin, Not Martinique
In yesterday’s special ‘Lectronic, we reported that solo circumnavigator Mike Harker of the Manhatten Beach-based Hunter 49 Wanderlust 3 had been savagely beaten just before dawn by two thieves while anchored off Martinique. More »
Baseball – The Ha-Ha Against Turtle Bay
As of yesterday, there were 122 boats signed up and paid up for this fall’s Baja Ha-Ha rally. While that’s good news, the even more fun news is that the Ha-Ha folks are in the process of putting together a baseball game after the end of the first leg, pitting the Ha-Ha All-Stars against the Turtle Bay All-Stars in a nothing-serious ‘World Series of Baja’. More »
Dorland’s Broken Leg
If you’re eating, please save this item for later. If you’re squeamish, you may want to pass on it for good.
Having heard about the compound fracture Greg Dorland of Lake Tahoe suffered after a heavily loaded genoa sheet on his Catana 52 Escapade wrapped around his leg upon approach to Annapolis, several readers, having finished checking out their News of the World gruesome photos, have asked to see what the damaged leg looks like. More »
Walking the Police Dock
For the last 10 days or so, we’ve been taking a walk every morning to the Police Dock in San Diego, where at this time of year you find all kinds of sailing stories. More »
Thinking About iPad and the Southern Ocean
Different people have different needs, but in our case at least, Apple has surprisingly satisfied a whole bunch of them with what we’ve found to be the extremely useful and versatile iPad 3G. More »
No More Abby Sunderland Comments
We want to thank everyone for their comments regarding Abby Sunderland’s attempt at a solo circumnavigation via the Southern Ocean in winter, and our reaction to it.
We’ve received an avalanche of succinct and intelligent comments — not one of which mentioned that Abby was in danger of being captured by Somali pirates. More »
Clarifications on Clearing Into San Diego
We’d like to make three clarifications on last Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic item on Proflgiate clearing into San Diego.
First, Doña de Mallorca is not really a "hard ass" captain. She told us herself. More »
Dear Abby, Huge Storm Approaching!
Having resided in the confines of a sheltered world, we’re not sure if Abby Sunderland yet understands that when she returns to the States, she’s likely to face a bigger storm than any she saw in the Southern Ocean. More »
Abby Sunderland is Alive
The tremendous news is that 16-year-old Abby Sunderland of Thousand Oaks, who set off two EPIRBs deep in the Southern Ocean yesterday from her Open 40 Wild Eyes, has been located in good health by a Qantas airliner chartered by the Australian government. More »
What’s Up for the Weekend
No other race on the West Coast, maybe even the world, gives you looks like this. The Delta Ditch Run turns 20 this year, we can’t wait to help it celebrate. More »
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