Events
Who’s Your Buddy(boat)?
Blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Frys Harbor.
© 2009 Mark Reed
"We’ve been buddyboating down the coast with one of the 191 registered Ha-Ha boats," report Mark and Vicki Reed of the Portland-based Ericson 38 Southern Cross. More »
Hot Weather, Hot Deals at Oakland Show
Boats of all sorts are ‘priced to sell’ at the Northern California Fall Boat Show.
latitude/John A.
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Local weather gurus are predicting phenomenally warm weather this weekend, making it an ideal time to get out on the water, and also to to check out the Northern California Fall Boat Show at Jack London Square. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Local weather gurus are predicting phenomenally warm weather this weekend, making it an ideal time to get out on the water, and also to to check out the Northern California Fall Boat Show at Jack London Square. More »
‘Eros’ on Display Today at St. Francis
Bill and Grace Bodle’s beautifully restored Eros sailing on the Bay last week.
© 2009 Thomas Brichta
After enduring an exhaustive 18-year refit, the magnificent 103-ft schooner Eros (ex-Fair Sarae) was turning heads on the Bay last week when owners Bill and Grace Bodle took her out for a shakedown cruise. More »
Biggest Ha-Ha Entry List Ever
As of today, the Baja Ha-Ha has received 186 paid entries, and several more are expected. This means the old entry record of 183 has been eclipsed. This comes as a pleasant surprise to the Grand ‘worst case scenario’ Poobah who, back in May, feared the entry list might be as low as 100 boats because of the poor economy. More »
Ha-Ha Deadline & Crew List Party
Tom, Nicole and the kids at Catalina yesterday, during a shakedown for late October’s Ha-Ha. It will be at least the fourth Ha-Ha for Tom.
latitude/Nick
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The last time Tom and Nicole Lyon of San Diego did the Baja Ha-Ha, she was four months pregnant. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The last time Tom and Nicole Lyon of San Diego did the Baja Ha-Ha, she was four months pregnant. More »
Celebrated Circumnavigator Joins Ha-Ha
Four-time circumnavigator Scott Piper will join the Ha-Ha fleet while en route to Panama and Scotland.
Pipe Dream IX
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC While reviewing background info on this year’s Baja Ha-Ha entrants, William (Scott) Piper III’s stats jumped off the page at us. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC While reviewing background info on this year’s Baja Ha-Ha entrants, William (Scott) Piper III’s stats jumped off the page at us. More »
Dramatic Send-Off Planned for Ha-Ha 16
Although details have yet to be finalized, festivities in San Diego surrounding the annual Baja Ha-Ha cruisers’ rally are expected to reach a new level. Tenants of the Port of San Diego, in conjunction with several government agencies, are working with the Rally Committee and Latitude 38, to give the Ha-Ha — which is the largest offshore sailing event on the West Coast — greater exposure to the general public. More »
A Gross of Ha-Ha Entries
Entries for the ‘Sweet Sixteen’ edition of the Baja Ha-Ha keep rolling in, having just reached 144. We’ll spare you the ‘gross’ jokes and instead remind anyone thinking of doing this annual rally from San Diego the Cabo San Lucas in late October, that just four weeks remain to enter before the September 10 deadline. More »
Profligate is Packed for the Ha-Ha
We want to thank everyone who responded to Monday’s mention that there were a couple of slots open on Profligate for the Ha-Ha. Due to the overwhelming response, we can’t take anymore inquiries. More »
MOB Presentation at Presidio YC
Want to brush up on your MOB skills? Join Modern Sailing’s John Connolly at the Presidio YC tomorrow at 6 p.m. for a free presentation about Crew Overboard Recovery Techniques. Dinner follows at 7:30 p.m. More »
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