Posts by Richard
‘Kite Man of Berkeley’ Believed Lost at Sea
Seven Sisters, flipped and with cracked amas, as found by the Coast Guard. Notice the lines strapped across the bottom of the boat. The hole aft is for the outboard.
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The Frugal Cat Cruiser
Chris White believes in light, performance catamarans. Even so, his 57-footer was a little too heavy to lift.
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©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Over the years we’ve seen a lot of things cruisers have done in order to save money to continue their pleasant lifestyle. More »
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Over the years we’ve seen a lot of things cruisers have done in order to save money to continue their pleasant lifestyle. More »
Get Out Your Bermuda Shorts
"The waters of Bermuda are ideal for racing," says the island nation’s premier, Michael Dunkley.
© 2014 Bermuda Tourism
The America’s Cup Event Authority has forwarded Latitude 38 an "exclusive invitation" — which they’ve no doubt given to countless others — to attend a press conference at the Crosby Hotel in Manhattan on December 2 for the announcement of the venue for the 35th America’s Cup. More »
Who’s the Most Adventurous?
In the last decade surfer and solo sailor Liz Clark has had some grand adventures. In fact, even the National Geographic Society has taken note.
© 2014 Simon Corneglio
The esteemed National Geographic Society has, for the last 10 years, selected candidates for the title of Adventurer of the Year. More »
Around Jamestown Record
Northern California is known for cutting edge innovation, but there is one sailing area in which the stodgy old Northeast seems to out-innovate us. We’re referring to a fun sailing record competition they created called the Mount Gay Around Jamestown Record. More »
Forward Cockpits Are All Wet
We can’t count the number of owners and skippers of catamarans with forward cockpits who have told us they never get wet in those cockpits, even when sailing to weather. It might have something to do with the fact that our catamaran Profligate doesn’t have a forward cockpit, but we’ve always been a little skeptical. More »
Ha-Ha Transcended All Obstacles
Profligate, about to sail off the edge of the world during the light air of Leg 1.
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©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s a credit to the inherent adventurous and beautiful nature of the Baja Ha-Ha, and the perseverance of its more than 500 participants, that this year’s cruising rally was such a big success despite an unprecedented number of challenges. More »
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s a credit to the inherent adventurous and beautiful nature of the Baja Ha-Ha, and the perseverance of its more than 500 participants, that this year’s cruising rally was such a big success despite an unprecedented number of challenges. More »
Sailor Arrested for Kidnapping Son
A father taking his son on a sailing trip to the South Pacific is a dream come true for many sailors, but when you don’t get permission from the boy’s other parent, it’s called kidnapping and will turn that dream voyage into a nightmare. More »
Brad Webb Speaks to SailSFBay
Brad Webb celebrates after Oracle’s victory in America’s Cup 34.
© 2014 Oracle Team USA
Right next to AT&T Park, between the Giants’ fabulous victory on Wednesday and Friday’s parade, SailSFBay managed to slip in a Thursday-night meeting at South Beach Yacht Club to discuss growing sailing participation in the Bay Area and to hear Brad Webb describe his rewarding path up the ladder of sailing. More »
What Dark Mind Modified This Light?
Meet the replacement. May it shine long and bright — once we make the modifications necessary to the original installation.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC One of the things that we find annoying is when the replacement part from one company has a different mounting pattern and perhaps a different electrical connection than the original. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC One of the things that we find annoying is when the replacement part from one company has a different mounting pattern and perhaps a different electrical connection than the original. More »
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