General Sailing
Bye Bye to Paper Charts
Paper is so passé — at least according to the federal government. NOAA announced earlier this week that the Federal Aviation Administration, the government agency that prints maritime charts, will cease printing them after April 13, 2014. More »
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Coville Ready and Waiting
Thomas Coville is ready and waiting to claim the title of fastest solo circumnavigator.
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The one thing you can say about French sailor Thomas Coville is that he’s as persistent as he is an accomplished ocean racer. More »
Visit the Magnificent Gloria
Throughout the world, tall ships are divided into four classes, with the largest — longer than 131 feet — given the designation of ‘Class A’. We think it’s a fitting moniker, as it not only acknowledges the size of these vessels, but also hints at their nautical grandeur. More »
Tanit Pirates Sentenced
Last Friday, three of five Somali pirates who seized the French yacht Tanit in 2009 were sentenced in a French court to nine years in prison. The pirates boarded the 47-ft Colin Archer design — which was carrying two couples and a three-year-old boy — on April 4, about 500 miles off the Somali coast. More »
Road Trip to La Paz
As many cruisers know, the logistics of getting supplies from California south to say, La Paz, by road can be challenging. It’s a long trip, you’ll need food and lodging, and you should also be aware of Mexico’s current weather and road conditions. More »
USA-71 to Be Recycled
Oracle’s America’s Cup yachts have proven that high-tech carbon fiber materials are incredibly strong and lightweight. But recycling them at the end of a yacht’s lifespan is another story. Similarly, Boeing has made huge technological gains using these composite materials to build their new 787 Dreamliner. More »
Just a Week to the Start of Baja Ha-Ha XX
So if you’re looking to get a berth on a boat, or find a crewmember, now is the time to get cracking. One of the ways you can do it is sign up in a Crew List book at Downwind Marine in San Diego. More »
Keel Laid for New SF Bay Tallship
Longtime ‘schoonerman’ Alan Olson and his wife Angie Lackey are turning their grand idea into reality. Construction of their Educational Tall Ship has officially begun.
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©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC During the past two years, Sausalito’s Educational Tall Ship project has grown from a mere pipe dream to a viable shipbuilding endeavor with well over $1 million of backing. More »
©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC During the past two years, Sausalito’s Educational Tall Ship project has grown from a mere pipe dream to a viable shipbuilding endeavor with well over $1 million of backing. More »
Sacto Boat Thieves Caught
While suburbanites fear homeless folks might steal their property, homeless-on-homeless crime is far more prevalent. Case in point, on Sunday, two apparently homeless men stole the Columbia 28 that Robert Mayse called home. More »
Mexican Immigration Looks Good for Ha-Ha
In 10 days the 164-boat Baja Ha-Ha rally fleet will be scudding south toward Cabo – where fleet members will exchange online immigration receipts for actual visas.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Officials at the highest level of Mexican Immigration and Tourism in Mexico City assured the Baja Ha-Ha rally’s Grand Poobah, via a Skype video conference, that all will be well with immigration for the Ha-Ha fleet. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Officials at the highest level of Mexican Immigration and Tourism in Mexico City assured the Baja Ha-Ha rally’s Grand Poobah, via a Skype video conference, that all will be well with immigration for the Ha-Ha fleet. More »
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