General Sailing
$1 Mill Bail for Darling Suspects
John Fruth’s Oyster 82 Darling took a pounding by the Pacifica surf for about 24 hours before she was finally pulled free.
© Tim Sell
A million bucks. That’s the bail amount for the three geniuses who apparently decided stealing a multimillion dollar yacht to go on a drunken joy ride was a good idea. More »
An Oyster 82 on the Beach
According to Darling’s owner, she was stolen from her slip in Sausalito. Parker Diving is en route to effect a salvage.
© 2013 Steve Hajnal
Curious.
That’s our reaction to this morning’s news that Darling, the second Oyster 82 built — launched in 2007 or 2008 and worth about $3.5 million — went up on the beach at Pacifica’s Linda Mar Beach, one of our favorite surfing haunts from back in the day. More »
Full Story on Boarding at Caleta de Campos
The following is Judy Lang’s detailed summary of what happened the night she and her partner Bill Lilly of Newport Beach were victims of an armed robbery aboard Bill’s Lagoon 470 catamaran Moontide. More »
Latitude’s First-Ever Boat Review
Longtime readers know that Latitude has always been averse to doing boat reviews. After all, in the typical boating publication review, somebody looks at a boat just as you could at a boat show, then goes out for an afternoon sail. More »
Sin on Wheels
After smashing the existing monohull sailing record from New York to San Francisco, the turboed Volvo 70 Maserati has hauled out at the KKMI boatyard in Richmond. Having sailed some 30,000 miles since their last haul out, the boat is in need of a full check and service. More »
March Latitude Ready to Read
The March issue of Latitude 38 starts hitting all the usual Bay Area spots today. Things are really heating up on San Francisco Bay, and we’ve covered some of the hottest events. More »
Was the Charm Blow Mayday a Hoax?
The Coast Guard risks their lives during SAR missions.
© USCG
Speculation is running rampant across the country that the distress calls received by the Coast Guard on Sunday, reporting that two adults and two children abandoned ship to a makeshift liferaft as their 29-ft sailboat Charm Blow sank out from under them, was a hoax. More »
Looking for Bora Bora YC Burgee
"I sailed through Bora Bora in 1982 and stopped at the Bora Bora YC," writes Gig Harbor, WA’s Randy Mueller. "I had a very enjoyable few days there. I bought some BBYC burgees from Michelle, who owned the yacht club at the time. More »
Catching Up with Stuff on the Bay
The Wanderer, having been traveling, just caught up with the February 20 ‘Lectronic, and was particularly enthralled by the 17 Takes Flight item. That’s the one with the video of the launching of the new, improved Oracle AC72, with footage of her sailing on the Bay. More »
Four Sailors Missing off Monterey
The Coast Guard are actively searching off Monterey for a family of four — a married couple, their four-year-old son, and his under-eight-year-old cousin — who reported their sailboat was sinking yesterday afternoon. More »
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