Current News
Ocean Cleanup, Randall Reeves, Lia Ditton
A Setback for the Ocean Cleanup
After steaming out of the Bay in late September with the ambition of cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the Ocean Cleanup project has suffered a major setback and is heading back to Alameda. “Due More »
Coast Guard Might Work Without Pay
The United States Coast Guard may soon be working without pay.
As the government shutdown enters its 18th day today, more and more federal agencies are seeing whatever funds that had been tiding them over dry up. More »
Richardson Bay Through the Storms
It was an absolutely wild weekend of weather here in the Bay Area that saw the cancellation of every major regatta — a rare occurrence for sailors used to 25-knot days in the summer. More »
The Solstice, the Sailstice and the Holidays
Today is one of those glass-half-full-or-half-empty moments. It's the first day of winter and the shortest day of the year. Do you lament the darkness?
Fujin Is Back in Action
Regular readers of 'Lectronic Latitude may recall that we reported on the capsize of Greg Slyngstad's catamaran Fujin back in February. The Seattle sailor's Bieker 53 was racing in the wild RORC Caribbean 600 when she flipped.
Wreckage of Missing Cat Found
The wreckage of a catamaran owned by a missing sailor was found in the Sea of Cortez this week, while a body — which has yet to be identified — was discovered several miles from the wreck. More »
The Week in Swell
After a massive purple blob enveloped the West Coast this weekend, things are finally calming down. But there were some fireworks, first.
Things were especially intense over the weekend.
Ocean Beach was mental, which the Coast Guard saw as a perfect opportunity to do some training in the surf. More »
Is This Catamaran Missing?
Cruiser Bob Smith, of the home-built 44-ft catamaran Pantera, hasn't been heard from in three months. His daughter has become concerned.
Marine Science Institute Fights for Its Beach
An educational nonprofit in Redwood City is the latest organization to be locked in an inexplicable struggle with the Bay Conservation and Development Commission’s permitting process.
The Marine Science Institute (MSI), which offers hands-on science education to over 50,000 Bay Area youth every year, has been trying to get a permit to restore a small, eroding beach for more than five years. More »
The (ex-Volvo) Ocean Race
The old Volvo has been tossed out and is on its way to the wreckers. That is, the old format for the Volvo Ocean Race is history, along with its title sponsor and the Volvo Ocean boats.
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