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Posts by Tim Henry

Missing: Irwin 52 ‘YachtCruz’

January 15, 2018
A sailboat traveling from Cabo San Lucas to San Diego has gone missing, and debris and an EPIRB have been found, according to people familiar with the incident. A photo of YachtCruz, a 52-ft Irwin ketch, taken from Jeanne Pepler’s Facebook page. More »

The Best Boats South of the Border

January 12, 2018
I jolted wide awake, just before dawn, and made my way on deck to heed nature’s call. Crawling out of the forepeak was no easy task (this and ‘the call’ both sure signs I was getting older) — you had to grab onto to something, then wiggle your legs out until you could bring them underneath you, then shuffle past the inoperable head and into the salon. More »

Kris Larsen and the ‘Kehaar Darwin’

January 10, 2018
Last Wednesday in ‘Lectronic Latitude, we reported on a "Strange Boat Rescued off Maui." One reader commented: "Every man and woman who owns a boat, loves their boat above others. It’s just not good manners to disrespect another person’s boat." More »

Reeves Hopes to Resume Figure 8 Soon

January 8, 2018
"’Option one,’ I said to my wife, Joanna, ‘is to sell the boat, return home and grow cabbages.’"  In his last blog post, Randall Reeves contemplated — if only for a moment (and in jest) — canceling the Figure 8 Voyage. More »

Express 27 Fleet Races to Hawaii

The Express 27 class fields a healthy fleet for around-the-cans in-the-Bay racing. But a one-design division for a Hawaii race? © Division starts for the 2018 Pacific Cup will commence on July 9 in front of the St. More »

Strange Boat Rescued Off Maui

January 3, 2018
Yesterday in Hawaiian waters, the Coast Guard rescued a strange-looking boat. The Kehaar Darwin — apparently a junk-rigged, homemade vessel that we’re guessing is between 26 and 30 feet — flagged down another boat to ask for assistance. More »

Randall Reeves Makes a Pit Stop

December 22, 2017
After suffering a knockdown in the high southern latitudes, enduring days of gale force winds, and losing not one but two of his autopilots, Randall Reeves has been forced to head for port so that he can make repairs, and continue the Figure 8 Voyage.  More »