Posts by Tim Henry
Chiles and Others Honored by CCA
Last week in New York, three sailors were recognized by the Cruising Club of America for their offshore bona fides. Webb Chiles, Rich Wilson and Jessica Watson were each given an accolade by the nearly 100-year-old CCA. More »
About That One (Cautionary) Boat
In Monday’s ‘Lectronic Latitude, we showed you pictures of a boat that we saw anchored just outside the channel from San Rafael Creek last weekend. At low tide, the boat was slumped over on its side. More »
Overstaying His Welcome
A man identified by the San Francisco Chronicle as Bryan Pennington has anchored his 30-something-ft trimaran at Aquatic Park Cove for over 100 days, overstaying his welcome and triggering action by law enforcement. More »
Extended Interview: Carter Cassel
We first met Carter Cassel — the skipper of San Francisco’s National Historic Landmark ship Alma — at Summer Sailstice last June. We’d heard that Cassel comes from a serious sailing family. More »
A Cautionary Tale
As we were motoring out of the San Rafael Creek yesterday, we noticed a boat — maybe 35- to 40-ft — anchored just outside the channel markers. This was curious, as the San Rafael Canal is notoriously (although shockingly) shallow, especially where this boat had dropped the hook. More »
The Latitude Movie Club: Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was a good movie, and everything that followed diminished in quality, fun and coherent storytelling, and repeated the same tired, monster-laden formula that was, in our sailorly opinion, the weakest part of the original plot to begin with.
‘Maserati’ Smashes Tea Route Record
It’s no surprise. We expected this. They’d been on target right out of the gate. And we were rooting for them.
Maserati crossed the ‘finish line’ under the Queen Elizabeth II bridge in London, just a few hours ago. More »
Three Knockdowns and a Broken Window for Randall Reeves
Randall Reeves had a bad day — a really bad day. Long story short, he is making his way to Australia for repairs. It’s not clear what impact this will have on the Figure 8 Voyage as a whole, as Reeves was already behind schedule in his circumnavigation of Antarctica and his projected return to Cape Horn by the end of April, before the onset of winter in the Southern Ocean. More »
Weekend Stories: Joy Ride on ‘Joyicity’
When you ask sailors how their weekend was, you’re likely to hear some interesting stories. Thanks to everyone who answered the call last week (it seems like this most recent weekend was a near-identical repeat of the last, with a warm, calm-ish Saturday, followed by a cold, windy Sunday). More »
Love Is in the . . . Water?
Hey, it’s February 14. Maybe you heard, or maybe you’re reading this and going, ‘oh shit’, I’d better go buy some damn roses and make reservations. Welcome to the Valentine’s Day edition of ‘Lectronic Latitude, where we’d like to ask the following question: Did Cupid’s arrow ever pierce your heart while onboard a boat, or while sipping bubbly on a yacht club deck? More »
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