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Seaquel’s Final Chapter
When Seaquel’s owner, John Berg, explained to a state agency that he didn’t have the means to salvage her, they organized contractors to pull her off the reef and destroy her yesterday
© 2014 John Dour
After the Ventura-based Nordic 40 Seaquel was driven onto the Kona coast late Sunday night, there was initial hope — at least among some observers — that she might be salvageable. More »
Epic F–k Up at Expedition Yacht Launching
There have been a number of blundered yacht and ship launchings over the years, as evidenced from compilations on YouTube. Thanks to the botched launching of the 90-ft expedition yacht Boden in Anacortes on May 20, the compilations are now going to be one incident longer. More »
Search For Cheeki Rafiki Crew To Be Called Off Again Tonight
The U.S. Coast Guard search for the four Brit crew — Andrew Bridge 22, James Male 24, Steve Warren 52, and Paul Goslin 56, — of the Beneteau 40.7 Cheeki Rafiki, which apparently sank on a trip from Antigua to England, will be called off for a second time if nothing is found by tonight. More »
Tragedy in the Night
By Monday morning the big southern swells had lain down substantially along the Kona coast. But the night before, 8-foot rollers drove the Ventura-based Nordic 40 Seaquel onto a rocky shelf of reef. More »
The New Rambler
Hugo Boss‘ dismasting and subsequent repairs in Newport, Rhode Island may have grabbed the headlines, but there’s a lot more going on in the nation’s smallest state right now. Just down the river in Portsmouth, RI, the new Rambler has come out of the molds at New England Boatworks. More »
A Bad End to a Good Weekend
One of the best parts of cruising is meeting new people — or, as is often the case, reconnecting with old friends. Anchored in uncharacteristically warm and placid Half Moon Bay last Friday, this writer and her husband watched as several boats anchored nearby. More »
Don’t Be One of the 500
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There have been plenty of reminders lately why boating safety is a deadly serious matter. The issue of safety comes into special focus this week, May 17-23, as it’s been officially designated as National Safe Boating Week — timed, of course, to immediately precede Memorial Day weekend. More »
And Away He Goes
Some people like nothing better than to be alone on a vast ocean in a small boat. Webb Chiles is definitely one of those sailors.
© Steve Earley
"Unless you hear from me otherwise before 9 a.m. More »
Jack van Ommen Has Replaced Fleetwood
A svelte Jack van Ommen with Fleetwood on the French canals months before the boat was lost to a storm in the Med.
Jack van Ommen
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’re delighted to report that Jack van Ommen of Gig Harbor, Washington, has found a replacement boat. More »
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’re delighted to report that Jack van Ommen of Gig Harbor, Washington, has found a replacement boat. More »
SIM Card Controversy
In an NPR interview last Sunday, offshore rescue survivor Eric Kaufman of Rebel Heart explained that when his sat phone stopped functioning correctly while roughly 900 miles offshore, he and his wife Charlotte lost the ability to consult with US Coast Guard personnel about their emergency situation. More »
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