Posts by Tim Henry
Volvo Ocean Race Intro
Volvo Ocean Race Team Dongfeng rounds Fastnet Rock.
© Jeremie Lecaudey / Team Dongfeng
Every two years the Volvo Ocean Race has proven itself the best at giving couch sailors a chance to see and hear what it’s like to race around the world. More »
Sunrise Off Richardson Bay
Latitude reader and cruiser Lee Panza reminded us that Richardson Bay is one of the hidden gems of the Bay Area. This time of year, outbound cruisers drop their hook in the waters off Sausalito in preparation for making a run for the lower latitudes — especially Mexico. More »
Reader Submission: East Bay Cruising
This picture was sent to us by Walter Funk. "Predator, a Hobie 33, heads to the City," Funk wrote us.
Predator passes Yerba Buena Island and sails upwind for the Cityfront. More »
An Account of the Sunken Ketch
We’ve been trying to piece together what happened to a wooden ketch off Treasure Island on the last weekend of July. As we reported in a previous ‘Lectronic, a sailboat — which some of our readers have identified as the Sans Souci, a Block Island ketch — was taking on water one mile north of the Bay Bridge and east of Treasure Island on Saturday, July 29. More »
Your Photos of Tomales and Bodega
Have you been cruising lately to Drake’s Bay, Tomales Bay or all the way north to Bodega?
We’re hoping for better navigation tips than this skipper had.
latitude/Timmy
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’re putting together a story for the September issue of Latitude 38 about these Northern California cruising destinations, and we want your photos and any tips you might have for navigating these waters. Please More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’re putting together a story for the September issue of Latitude 38 about these Northern California cruising destinations, and we want your photos and any tips you might have for navigating these waters. Please More »
Windsurfing Is Alive, Well and Progressing
On Saturday, we headed to one of our favorite windsurfing spots at the Berkeley Marina. Berkeley is not exactly among the famous locales on the Bay, especially when compared to the epic scenery of Crissy Field, the gnarly ebb swells at Third Avenue in San Mateo or the nuclear sea breezes along the Delta. More »
Reader Submissions: Alaska
The following comes to us from Janet Baker:
"The Talos IV in Glacier Bay, Alaska. We spent last summer exploring the northern waters of British Columbia and Alaska."
Views of the ice from the boat, and apparently from inside a good rocks glass, too. More »
Reader Submission: The South Pacific
The following comes to us from Lynn Stokes as part of our Cover Contest and Reader Submission Series. While we love sailing in the Bay, we like to remind ourselves that the horizon beyond the Gate merits our attention. More »
Sailboat Sinks Off Treasure Island
THIS STORY WAS UPDATED AT 2:40 p.m.
A sailboat sank off Treasure Island over the weekend, according to reports from the Coast Guard.
John Boggs, one of our readers, said he saw a sunken ketch off the east side of Treasure Island on Sunday. More »
A Research Vessel in a Bottle, Part II
On Friday, we told you about a small, unique remote control sailboat that we found on Rodeo Beach last week. The boat — named Edgar — was a customized RC Laser, which was about three feet in length, and equipped with solar panels, a small sail and an engine. More »
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