Posts by Richard
Tsunami — Stay or Leave
Given the chaos of ‘tsunami Friday’, it’s a little unclear to us what kind of instructions port and other officials gave to boatowners. In many cases it was reported that ports were closed, but that might have happened once the effects of the tsunamis began to be felt. More »
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Tsunami Engulfs Japan, Threatens California
Moving at the speed of a jetliner, a tsunami in the western Pacific can reach the west coast of North America in less than 10 hours.
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Aftershocks continue today across Japan, as the death toll continues to climb in the aftermath of yesterday’s 8.9 magnitude earthquake. More »
The Loss of Four Devils
The CNB 77 Four Devils as seen off St. Martin. Shortly after sailing across the Atlantic, she quickly and inexplicably went to the bottom.
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©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "There’s water over the floorboards." More »
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "There’s water over the floorboards." More »
The Best Time for St. Barth
This bright-eyed little rascal of a petite juene fille is a perfect symbol of the whimsical nature of Carnival in St. Barth. Despite the thousands of people, lots of drinking, and smoking of weed, kids can run free and be as safe as they would in Belvedere Park on a Saturday afternoon. More »
Heineken Regatta
The eastern Caribbean is known for its reliable tradewinds, and this winter and spring it’s been particularly windy. The exception, unfortunately, was for last weekend’s three-day, 200-boat, 31st annual Heineken Regatta in St. More »
The La Gamelle Olson 30 Quest Continues
The La Gamelle Syndicate members would like to thank everyone for their help in our search for a very basic, ‘big bang for the buck’, Olson 30 for Zen cruising. We’ve gotten responses or been directed to leads in Sag Harbor, Sarasota, Dallas, Seattle, Redondo Beach, Santa Cruz, Alameda, Sausalito, Pt. More »
What’s That in My Blue Ocean!?
We were about to jump off the back of ‘ti Profligate when we saw this!
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©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We were just about to jump off the transom of our Leopard 45 catamaran ‘ti Profligate, anchored off Gustavia, St. More »
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We were just about to jump off the transom of our Leopard 45 catamaran ‘ti Profligate, anchored off Gustavia, St. More »
The ‘Lynch Mob’ Hits the Caribbean
Having recently opened up the Latitude 38 winter office in St. Barth, French West Indies, we were in line for a drink at Le Select the other evening with former San Francisco sailor Guillaume Touhadian when a young woman behind us struck up a conversation. More »
In Search of Olson 30 for Zen Sailing
Just because Poco a Poco in Puerto Rico wasn’t the right Olson 30 doesn’t mean the quest for Esprit de Gamelle has ended. Oh no. In fact, the La Gamelle Syndicate now realizes that buying an Olson 30 in Puerto Rico to relocate to the French West Indies would have been just too easy. More »
Pirates for Pupils and the BBR
While the Pirates for Pupils Spinnaker Run for Charity course is fairly simple, it’s always good to have navigation help from the likes of Tammy.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC When an event is as fun and beneficial to the local community as is the Pirates for Pupils Spinnaker Run for Charity, it can’t be held just once a year. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC When an event is as fun and beneficial to the local community as is the Pirates for Pupils Spinnaker Run for Charity, it can’t be held just once a year. More »
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