General Sailing
“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 »
To Ta-Ta or Not to Ta-Ta?
That is the question.
For five of the last six years, Richard Spindler, founder of Latitude 38 and the Baja Ha-Ha, has hosted the SoCal Ta-Ta, ‘Reggae ‘Pon Da Ocean’, a Southern California mini version of the Ha-Ha. 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 »
I Tooled You So
A few weeks ago, reader Bob Adams asked the question, "Have you seen one of these before?"
"Just what the heck is this thing(?)," asked Bob Adams.
© 2018 Bob Adams
Adams said that he used this mystery tool to disassemble his speed winches. More »
Leeching the Life Away
For those of us with old boats and old sails, you know the sound. You’re sailing along on a decent breeze with the Bay more or less to yourself when it starts. More »
Snickers, the Castaway Dog, Part 2
Today we bring you part 2 of the tale of Snickers, “The world’s most famous cocker spaniel.” After Snickers and Gulliver, a parrot, were abandoned by their owners — who had shipwrecked on Fanning Island, Kiribati, in December 2008 — cruisers Robby and Lorraine Coleman contacted Latitude to see if anyone could help. More »
Snickers, the Castaway Dog, Part 1
Almost exactly 10 years ago, we told you about a couple named Jerry and Darla Merrow who spent 95 days adrift in the Pacific on their 48-ft motorsailer Darla Jean before it washed up on Fanning Island after leaving Moss Landing. More »
‘Balloon Fishing’ Challenge
As the California State Water Board knuckles down on copper loads in our waterways, the largest source and most toxic of pollutants seems to have escaped the government’s attention. Researchers have concluded that plastics are now one of the most common pollutants in our ocean waters worldwide. More »
Randall Reeves’ Tasmanian Layover
After suffering brutal Southern-Ocean conditions that led to a slew of damage, Randall Reeves has made a pit stop in Tasmania, and is assessing his options for continuing the Figure 8 Voyage. "Regarding More »
Weekend Report: St. Patrick’s Day
What do you do on a Saturday St. Patricks. Why, sail, of course.
© 2018 Nathaniel Beilby
It was definitely going to rain. That was our St. Patrick’s Saturday forecast, and like the ‘Everyone is Irish’ parade happening in San Francisco, we were not the least bit deterred. More »
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