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Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
The title is not only the opening line of a fine Traffic rock ‘n’ roll song from the 1970s, it’s also what happened to us the last two nights.
On the first night, we dreamed that we owned two Ocean 71 ketches — we sold our Ocean 71 Big O 20 years ago — and a smaller Olson 30-ish kind of boat. More »
Rescue: The Right Gear at the Right Time
The sunken Pearson 40 as seen yesterday near the end of the Berkeley Pier. The sailor in distress obviously didn’t have time to stow his sails before being rescued.
© 2015 Nathan Bossett
A life-or-death situation Monday evening illustrated the importance of having basic safety gear on board, even when you’re simply making a short lap around the Central Bay. More »
Stuck on the Old Rockpile
As you can see, when you’re near the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor, it’s only a short distance between complete safety and dire dangers from the surf at Ala Moana.
© 2015 Richard Langdon
An otherwise unidentified 31-ft sailboat from the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor got stuck on a reef at the Rockpile surf spot just outside the marina on Saturday night around 9 p.m. More »
North Coast Rescue
The Coast Guard rescued three sailors 53 miles west of Eureka at dawn on Friday. The 55-ft sailboat Kaloni was transiting from Bellingham, WA, to San Francisco when the crew called USCG Sector Humboldt Bay at 10 p.m. More »
Canadian Sailors Rescue Typhoon Survivor
Thai barge worker Thar Hlaing floated for four days before being rescued by Canadian cruisers George Juri and Grit Chiu. Not surprisingly, one of the first things he did after getting warm and dry was fall asleep. More »
Lending Club 2’s Astonishing Feat
The Lending Club 2 crew picked their ideal weather window and sailed past Point Fermin in San Pedro to start their L.A.-Honolulu record attempt on Wednesday.
© 2015 Jeremy Leonard / Sail Revolution
Can a sailboat really cross the 2,215 miles from Los Angeles to Honolulu in less than four days? More »
The Diesel Engine Dilemma
‘ti Profligate has two Yanmar 56-hp engines, both with over 10,000 hours. Yet they are still running strong and don’t burn oil.
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©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC Should diesel engines be operated differently when they get older? More »
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC Should diesel engines be operated differently when they get older? More »
What’s Up With Cabo Fuel Prices?
Lying at the tip of the Baja Peninsula, Cabo San Lucas is a logical stop for cruisers when heading both south and north. But a new fuel dock charge there has some sailors fuming. More »
Category 1 Hurricane to Hit CA Next Week?
One weather model predicts a tropical storm hitting Ensenada and maybe Southern California next Friday. We’ll bet a nickel it doesn’t.
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We’re not sure where Mark Michelson got the accompanying weather map, which he says "depicts a Category 4/5 hurricane that had turned the corner down around Cabo. More »
Free Use of 45-ft Cat in the Caribbean?
Virgin Gorda would make a nice stop on the way to Antigua.
BVI Tourism
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC After nine years, the Wanderer’s Leopard 45 catamaran ‘ti Profligate is exiting her yacht management program in the British Virgin Islands on July 27. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC After nine years, the Wanderer’s Leopard 45 catamaran ‘ti Profligate is exiting her yacht management program in the British Virgin Islands on July 27. More »
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