General Sailing
Sailor’s Run ‘Shafted’ During Solo Lap
Two weeks after departing from Bahia Caraquez, Equador, on a solo, nonstop lap around the planet aboard the Baba 40 Sailor’s Run, West Coast sailor Jeff Hartjoy, 69, reports that the sailing thus far has been "some of the very best I have ever done." More »
22nd Annual Ha-Ha is in the Books
Doing their best impression of Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr in the 1953 classic From Here to Eternity, this unidentified couple gets an A for effort.
latitude/Andy
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC All that’s left of the 22nd annual Baja Ha-Ha cruisers’ rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, with stops at Turtle Bay and Bahia Santa Maria, are the memories. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC All that’s left of the 22nd annual Baja Ha-Ha cruisers’ rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, with stops at Turtle Bay and Bahia Santa Maria, are the memories. More »
Outboard Thief Caught in Sting
Despite steps taken to secure them, outboards in dry storage yards have been relatively easy pickin’s for thieves.
Christopher Harvey
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC More than anywhere else in the Bay Area, the Oakland-Alameda Estuary has been plagued by outboard motor thefts for years. More »
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC More than anywhere else in the Bay Area, the Oakland-Alameda Estuary has been plagued by outboard motor thefts for years. More »
Misguided Advice About Sneakaboards
The road to hell, as many have noted, is paved with good intentions.
A well-intentioned Max Ebb wrote his October-issue column, called Sneaky Secrets, about how to be a sneakaboard, aka an illegal liveaboard. More »
AC World Series Televised in US
The Auld Mug goes for a joy ride through through the colorful streets of Bermuda in advance of this weekend’s Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series competition.
© Ellen Hoke
It’s a huge disappointment to Bay Area sailors that no Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event will take place here — despite the fact that the Golden Gate YC is the sponsoring club of AC defender Oracle Team USA. More »
Offshore & Inshore Rescues
Due to the enormous fleet of spectators drawn to San Francisco Bay this weekend for Fleet Week activities, first responders undoubtedly had their hands full inside the Central Bay. But the two most perilous incidents we know of occurred much farther afield. More »
The More the Merrier
Even when the breeze goes light, it’s a great feeling to be cruising south in the company of like-minded sailors, having left your worries behind you.
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©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Baja Ha-Ha Rally Committee has always reserved the right to make changes in the event, even after the starting horn sounds. More »
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Baja Ha-Ha Rally Committee has always reserved the right to make changes in the event, even after the starting horn sounds. More »
S.F. Bay Hosts Weeklong Salute
Although Bay waters are rarely more crowded, there’s always a fun and festive atmosphere in the Central Bay during the afternoon air shows.
© Eric Simonson / www.pressure-drop.us
It will get a little noisy this weekend on the waters of San Francisco Bay, and we’re not just talking about the roar of westerly winds blasting through the Golden Gate. More »
More on Philippine Kidnappings
In our special report yesterday on a kidnapping incident at a Philippine marina, we presented all the details that were available to us at the time.
One quoted source, Sherry McCampbell of the Florida-based CSY 44 Soggy Paws, wrote yesterday to correct several errors in our story:
"Steve and Kaz [of Outstripp] didn’t jump in the water… They didn’t get away. More »
Not Your Typical Boat Rental
Renaud Laplanche and Ryan Breymaier brought new meaning to the rent-a-boat concept. During their six-month rental of the 105-ft VPLP maxi-tri Lending Club 2, they challenged and shattered three prestigious sailing records — most notably here on the West Coast, the outright Los Angeles-to-Honolulu record, with the jaw-dropping time of 3 days and 19 hours. More »
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