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Update On Dorland’s Condition

June 9, 2010
We’ve been given the following update on the condition of Greg Dorland of the Lake Tahoe-based Catana 52 Escapade, who readers may remember from his participation in the last two Ha-Ha’s: "Latitude got the news about my leg before it was even operated on! More »

A Light Air Bash and a Black Bird

Compassionate Patrick and his little black bird with the broken wing. Who knew such a little bird could cause such big trouble? latitude/Richard
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC With the onset of hurricane season in Mexico, this is the time of year when boats that went south for the winter have either done or are doing the Baja Bash. More »

Escapade’s Greg Dorland Breaks Leg Offshore

June 7, 2010
Escapade at the Columbie anchorage in St. Barth just days before leaving for Bermuda and the East Coast. From left, Marin-based crew Michael Kennedy, Greg and Debbie. latitude/Richard
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "Greg Dorland of the Lake Tahoe-based Catana 52 Escapade severely broke his leg while taking sail down in a thunderstorm outside of Annapolis yesterday," report Bob and Kristin Beltrano of the Annapolis-based Swan 53 Nai’a. More »

The America’s Cup Is To Be Held In Italy. Maybe.

June 4, 2010
We can’t identify who called Latitude yesterday morning with the report, but a normally reliable source extremely close to the ultimate decision-maker for the site of the next America’s Cup says that Larry Ellison of BMW Oracle is about to announce that the next America’s Cup will be held off Italy, not on San Francisco Bay. More »

Was It Real or Was it Photoshop?

It’s your last chance to guess. Is this the real thing, or has the pargo been enhanced by Photoshop? © Thor Temme We’ve gotten a tremendous amount of mail regarding whether the pargo Ethan ‘Enzo’ Smith of the Ovni 36 Eyoni is holding — that was featured in a recent ‘Lectronic — is the real thing or a cheap fraud perpetrated with the help of software. More »

Editor Bubak Smells Something Fishy

June 2, 2010
As journalists, it’s our lot in life to be skeptical — if not downright cynical. So when the publisher of Latitude created the ‘Latitude Fishing — and More — Contest’ item for the May 24 ‘Lectronic, which included the photo below, Editor LaDonna Bubak wrote back, "You know, of course, that the photo has been heavily Photoshopped." More »

Saved by a Decibel or Two

May 26, 2010
After we pulled the two French women out of the water, we called the Port Captain in Gustavia, and Jacques and another man came out to complete the rescue. latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It was the stressed tone of the voice that attracted our attention. More »

The Latitude 38 Fishing – and More – Contest

May 24, 2010
Ethan triumphantly holds up the kind of fish he can’t find around Ya Ta Hey, New Mexico. Meshach
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We were so impressed by the 75-or-so-lb pargo that Ethan Smith of the Ya Ta Hey, New Mexico-based Ovni 36 Eyoni nailed while free-diving off Thor Temme’s custom 45-ft tri Meshach off the coast of Punta Mita, Mexico, that we decided it was time for a Latitude 38 Fishing Contest. More »

Last, but Still Loved

May 14, 2010
It was a wild time down at the docks in old St. Barth in the French West Indies this morning, as MemoireStBarth.com and Groupe Bel, the last two of the 25 doublehanded entries in the TransAt AG2R La Mondiale, crossed the finish line at the entrance of the port of Gustavia just seconds apart. More »