Posts by Tim Henry
Happy Friday
Happy Friday, West Coast. We hope everyone has a good night of racing. Don’t forget to send us pictures from your beer cans, weekend cruises, etc.
The scene from two weeks ago as boats prepared for their starts off Tiburon. More »
After Abandoning Ship, Washington Couple’s Cutter Found at Sea by Coast Guard
A couple who were forced to abandon their boat just 150 miles from the completion of a nearly three decade circumnavigation have been reunited with their vessel.
On Sunday, the Coast Guard located the cutter Kelaerin adrift off the coast of Fort Bragg. More »
Bay Area Beatdown
We want to put another call out to any and everyone with a good sea story (or picture). Is anyone cruising the Channel Islands? Who’s doing unexpectedly well in their local beer cans? More »
The Dutch Shoe Marathon
As adults, it’s easy to forget how awesome summer is for kids. For three months, there’s no school, and kids live at the beach or the docks in a near-constant state of play. More »
Latitude Movie Club: The Disaster Film
Latitude Nation — We were looking forward to reviewing a sailing movie in ‘real time’, but alas, Adrift came and went before we managed to get ourselves to the theater. (Did anyone out there happen to catch it? More »
Laser Run to Benicia
Seven brave sailors and three support volunteers showed up at Richmond Yacht Club Sunday morning, July 1, to tackle the Second Annual RYC to Benicia Run. We had four Radials (Chris, Dan, Peter and Hideki) and three full rigs (Marcel, Julian and myself) plus Josh, Chris and Jocelyn in our support boat. More »
Baja Ha-Ha Provisioning
If you’re heading south with the Baja Ha-Ha this fall, you may have questions about provisioning for a longer stay in Mexico. All medium to large cities in Mexico have US-style big box stores: Costco, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Soriano, Mega, and others. More »
The Reed Boat Expedition
"Reed boat does not take you where you want to go. Reed boat takes you where you should go, accompanied by the nature."
Jin Ishikawa, in the reeds.
© 2018 Jin Ishikawa
Last night at Spaulding Marine Center, Captain Jin Ishikawa stood in front of about 20 people with a laptop and projector. More »
Another Mystery Boat
Readers, there’s another mystery boat out there. We got the following letter from Steve Fisher.
Any guesses as to the origins of this ’80s-looking boat?
© 2018 Steve Fisher
I have a boat that I bought a few months ago, which came with a new California-issued CF number. More »
Coast Guard Rescues Four in Suisun Bay
On Saturday, a 22-ft sailboat ran aground and began taking on water on Suisun Bay near Port Chicago in Concord. Onboard was a family of four, including a mother, father and two children. More »
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