Posts by Tim Henry
New Trimaran’s Shocking Capsize
A shocking bit of news came out of western Europe over the weekend as current Vendée Globe champion and Banque Populaire skipper Armel le Cléac’h and a shorthanded crew capsized the brand-new Banque Populaire IX maxi-trimaran west of Morocco and the Strait of Gilbraltar while on a delivery from the team’s base in Lorient, France, to Nice for the boat’s first major regatta. More »
Déjà Vu at Aquatic Park
There have been a few developments in the case of ‘that one boat’ at Aquatic Park, a roughly 30-ft trimaran that has been the center of controversy for the last few weeks — or rather, there’s been a case of déjà vu. But More »
San Rafael High School’s Sailing PE Gets Teens on the Water
In this month’s issue of Latitude 38, we touched on one of Marin County’s many hidden-in-plain-sight sailing gems. We were pleasantly surprised to learn that since the 1970s, San Rafael High School has offered sailing PE. More »
Bohemia After Dark: The Final Days of Docktown
The lights are slowly going out on the Docktown liveaboard community in Redwood City. According to the city’s Docktown Plan, residents were required to move out by February 28, 2018, but a 60-day stay was granted by the courts in response to a lawsuit filed by one of the Docktown residents, so the final date has been pushed back to the end of April. More »
Standing Room Only for Liz Clark
Liz Clark last night at St. Francis last night.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "Get vulnerable." That was the parting advice from surfer, singlehanded sailor and now author Liz Clark last night at St. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "Get vulnerable." That was the parting advice from surfer, singlehanded sailor and now author Liz Clark last night at St. More »
The Interview: Bernard Moitessier
Yesterday was legendary French circumnavigator Bernard Moitessier’s birthday. Born in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 1925, Moitessier would have been 93 years old (he died in 1994 at the age of 69). Moitessier’s lasting influence on sailing cannot be overstated. More »
Making the Pacific Escape
It’s always exciting — and inspiring — when someone slips under the Gate, points their bows south, and sails for the South Pacific. That’s exactly what local sailor and businessman Bill Edinger did on Sunday (we think). More »
“The Longest Shakedown Cruise in History”
"I’m going to sail home and start over," Randall Reeves wrote us from Hobart, Tasmania, last night about the fate of the Figure 8 Voyage. After being forced to stop in Argentina and then Hobart following freak damage from even more freakish conditions, Reeves has decided to hit the reset button. More »
Liz Clark at St. Francis on Thursday
Surfer and solo sailor Liz Clark, who’s currently on tour promoting her new book Swell: A Sailing Surfer’s Voyage of Awakening, will be at the St. Francis Yacht Club this Thursday, April 12 at 7 p.m. More »
About That One Boat in Aquatic Park
A boat that’s been at the center of controversy for months in Aquatic Park apparently lost its anchor early Thursday morning, ending up against Hyde Street Pier between two historic ships. More »
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