Current News
Captive Cruiser Beheaded in Philippines
Sixty-eight-year-old Canadian sailor John Ridsdel, who’d been held captive in the southern Philippines since September by Abu Sayyaf militants, was beheaded Monday after the deadline for his ransom had passed. Canada, like the US, has a policy of not giving in to ransom requests for its citizens. More »
Sailboat Abandoned off Año Nuevo
Alone offshore of the Central Coast was not a great place to be Monday morning. Due to incoming water and damage, the IOR one-tonner Kentucky Woman had to be abandoned.
© US Coast Guard
Conditions off the Central California coast Monday morning were rough and rowdy, with 40- to 50-knot winds reported, accompanied by 15- to 20-ft waves. More »
Cruisers to the Rescue with A- Blood
“My wife Donna is in the hospital in Puerto Vallarta,” reports Richard Pomeroy of the Oregon-based Polaris 43 Flying Carpet. “She got strep throat, and the antibiotics the doctors gave her ate a hole in her stomach, causing internal bleeding. More »
Not the Best Voiles, But Still Great
It’s not very often that the Caribbean looks like Lake Tahoe, but in this shot from the Voiles de St. Barth it does. That’s St. Martin 20 miles in the background. More »
Moonshadow’s 16-Day Crossing
John and Debbie opted to sail past Hiva Oa because they arrived in the Marquesas at night. So this is where they dropped the hook instead.
© 2016 John Rogers
"Ia Orana, to everyone!" More »
Another Boat on the Rocks
Another boat ends up on the rocks in La Cruz.
© Jim Milski
The failure of a shackle pin is being described as the cause of the Pearson 30 Gran Wazoo’s going up on the rocks just to the east of Marina Riviera Nayarit on Banderas Bay. More »
The Big 110
The W.F. Stone schooner Yankee (left) was already 31 years old when the Golden Gate Bridge opened. At 92, the L. Francis Herreshoff-designed Brigadoon (right) is a bit younger than Yankee but still older than the Bridge. More »
Why Worry About the Bermuda Triangle?
We don’t suppose that scrubbing a drone in saltwater is going to do much harm, particularly after it’s been retrieved from 30 feet under.
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©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s the ‘Columbie Circle’, not the Bermuda Triangle, that’s been the problem for the Latitude 38 drone pilot, who because of employment privacy rules, cannot be identified. More »
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s the ‘Columbie Circle’, not the Bermuda Triangle, that’s been the problem for the Latitude 38 drone pilot, who because of employment privacy rules, cannot be identified. More »
Big Waves Return to Bay Area Coast
If you’re planning to sail out the Gate today, be advised that the Coast Guard 11th District has issued a warning to "vessel owners, operators, and beach-goers of high surf and winds affecting the Bay Area." More »
Strictly Sail Pacific Impressions
Looking back at last week’s Strictly Sail Pacific boat show, which was staged for the first time at Richmond’s historic Craneway Pavilion, we thought we’d share a few thoughts.
With dozens of new and late-model boats on display, the docks at Richmond’s Marina Bay Yacht Harbor looked festive last week. More »
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