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Posts by Tim Henry

Don’t Forget About Sergio

October 17, 2018
While this year’s East Coast hurricanes have wrought horrendous damage in Florida and the Carolinas, Hurricane Sergio flew under the radar, though it already has its own Wikipedia page. According to that source, “Sergio became the eighth Category 4 hurricane in the East Pacific for 2018, breaking the old record of seven in 2015.” More »

Caption Contest(!)

October 15, 2018
This month’s Caption Contest(!) is a real doozy. Last summer on the Chesapeake, these two boats got all up close and personal. We’ll have the full story, as well as this month’s CC(!) More »

The Autopilot

Nothing brings me greater pleasure than tying off the tiller during a singlehanded sail, sitting back, and watching the boat work. Hands-free sailing — there’s nothing like it. latitude/Tim
©2018 Latitude 38 Media, LLC On Saturday, there was way more breeze than I’d expected coming out of the San Rafael Channel. More »

The Leukemia Cup

October 12, 2018
Sailors, don’t forget that on Sunday, October 21, the Corinthian Yacht Club will be hosting the 13th Annual Leukemia Cup Regatta. Boats, crew, and charitable donations are all welcome! The Leukemia Cup has become a time-honored tradition among competitive and civic-minded sailors. More »

Salvage, Part 1

The following is Part 1 of a real-life story submitted by longtime reader Charles Thrasher. "We’re missing a boat." "What do you mean, missing?" Marilyn Adams, who managed Club Nautique, got up from her desk and looked through the windows overlooking the docks. More »

Autonomous Sightings

October 10, 2018
These days, everything seems to be droning on. What with your self-driving cars, boats, and not far on the horizon . . . ships. That’s right, giant, automated ships. "Spurred in part by the auto industry’s race to build driverless vehicles, marine innovators are building automated ferry boats for Amsterdam canals, cargo ships that can steer themselves through Norwegian fjords and remote-controlled ships to carry containers across the Atlantic and Pacific. More »

Hurricane Michael Hits Panhandle

Hurricane Michael has gradually ramped up in strength to a Category 4 storm over the last few days, as it ascended the Gulf of Mexico and veered toward Florida’s Panhandle. With winds up to 150 miles an hour, Michael is making landfall this very moment "with astonishing power," according to the New York Times. More »

The ‘Golden Rule’s Retro Voyage

October 8, 2018
The Golden Rule, a storied sailboat with a long history of antiwar protesting, is preparing for an epic and historic voyage around the Pacific. Late this month, the Golden Rule — which is currently on her way to San Diego — is planning to make the same voyage that the original Quaker crew took in 1958 from California to Hawaii. More »