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Misfortune or Murder at Sea?
Surf into Summer, not lookin’ good.
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Back in the spring of 2017, Lewis Bennett and Isabella Hellman, both in their early 40s, were supposed to be enjoying a belated Caribbean honeymoon aboard the 37-ft catamaran Surf into Summer. More »
Golden Globe Sailors Rescued
As we reported on Friday, a severe Southern Ocean storm, with winds to 70 knots and seas to 49 feet, resulted in the rolling and dismasting of two solo sailors competing in the old-school-style Golden Globe Race. More »
Waypoint Richardson Bay
Richardson Bay has long been a crossroads for all kinds of sailors. This week Clan VIII has joined other Richardson Bay anchor-outs while passin’ through on her way south.
Almost every type of boat is on Richardson Bay. More »
Code Red Alert in Golden Globe
This story was updated at 3:27 p.m. on Friday afternoon.
During his second solo circumnavigation, Abhilash Tomy, 39, is in trouble. He has been severely injured during a roll and dismasting aboard his 32-ft Atkins-designed ketch Thuriya. More »
A Mid-Season Look Back
Readers, we thought we’d take a quick look back at some West Coast scenery.
San Francisco’s new skyline, as framed by sailing.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC A sailboat at anchor in front of Morro Rock — or Lisamu — last December. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC A sailboat at anchor in front of Morro Rock — or Lisamu — last December. More »
Tale of Two Storms
By now you’ve doubtless seen the stats on Florence. Since coming ashore in the Carolinas early Friday as a Category 1 hurricane, the storm has left 17 dead, almost a million evacuees still unable to return home, extensive flooding, major highways shut down, 700,000 homes and businesses without power — and it hasn’t stopped yet. More »
Florence Makes Landfall
Making landfall when cruising is usually cause for celebration, but on the East Coast and in the Philippines, hurricane and typhoon landfalls are looking lethal.
Fortunately, Hurricane Florence was winding down from a Category 4 to a Category 2 Hurricane before coming ashore at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. More »
San Diego Beneteau Cup
James Dilworth, owner of the local, creatively-painted Santana 22 Pip, headed to San Diego last weekend to join the Beneteau Cup. He sent us this report:
The camaraderie of the racing and sailing community makes for an affordable and fun way to see the world. More »
Cleaning Up the Coast and Beyond
The Ocean Cleanup’s System 001 left San Francisco Bay on Saturday.
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The Ocean Cleanup Project, which we’ve covered in the past in Latitude 38, was deployed on Saturday. More »
Hurricane Florence
There’s always some uncertainty in the science behind hurricane predictions, as the speed, course and strength of big, complex storms can vary from early forecasts. However, if you’re on the southeast coast of North Carolina, it’s probably wise to pay attention to the images below and the forecast for the week ahead. More »
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