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Fishy Goings-On at Catalina

October 16, 2013
It looks like someone had maybe just a little too much fun at Buccaneer Days earlier this month and didn’t want the party to end. The well-costumed reveler was found passed out on a Catalina Island beach this weekend, so comatose from the previous weekend’s merrymaking that more than a dozen friends had to help cart him off to the hospital. More »

New Hope in Nina Disappearance

Close scrutiny of recent satellite imagery has sparked new hope that the long-missing American schooner Niña may yet be found, and that her seven crew may still be alive.  According to family and experts, this ship-shaped image is the same size as Niña but Kiwi authorities won’t go searching until they have higher resolution images that the American government won’t release. More »
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Simpson’s Autopsy Report Released

Five months after his untimely death on May 9, Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson’s autopsy report was finally released yesterday. It held few surprises, citing "blunt trauma with drowning" as the cause of death for the 36-year-old America’s Cup sailor.  More »

Is This the America’s Cup Trickle-Down?

October 14, 2013
In addition to doing a lot of Pacific Cup and other races to Hawaii with big boats, either fully crewed or doublehanded, Philippe Kahn of Santa Cruz has always enjoyed sailing small monohulls off his home waters of Santa Cruz and Hawaii. More »

Fire Aboard: Cruisers’ Worst Nightmare

Yikes, what a mess. But, of course, it could have been so much worse. © Andrew Rosen "Despite all the sensational stories of whale-caused sinkings, fire is and should be the greatest concern for cruisers," writes South Pacific cruiser Andrew Rosen of the Marina del Rey-based Beneteau 46 Murar’s Dream. More »

JP Dick Capsizes MOD 70

October 11, 2013
Jean-Pierre Dick and Rouland Jourdain’s MOD70 Virbac-Paprec capsized and dismasted yesterday while training for the Transat Jacques Vabre. © Y.Zedda / VIRBAC-PAPREC Sailing Team This year has had its high points and low points for famed French yachtsman Jean-Pierre Dick. More »

Fall Cruising Seminars

Heading south of the border this cruising season? If so, you’d be wise to attend many of the helpful seminars offered in San Diego by Downwind Marine, West Marine and others. More »

Blue Marble Crew’s Bittersweet Goodbye

October 9, 2013
We’re happy to report some good news in the aftermath of the Fountaine-Pajot 46 Blue Marble‘s grounding on the remote South Pacific island of Niue last month. Well, at least semi-good news.  More »

50th San Diego to Ensenada Race

Skipper Plenert, behind bars in Ensenada. latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC One of the last places you ever want to find yourself is behind bars in Mexico. But that’s what happened to Katherine Plenert, owner and skipper of the San Diego-based Catalina 36 Debauchery following last week’s 50th Annual San Diego to Ensenada Race put on by the Southwestern YC. More »