Current News
Invisible Hand First Pac Cup Finisher
Seen here charging toward the finish off Oahu, Invisible Hand sailed a great race, taking line honors this morning.
© 2014 Leslie Richter
Frank Slootman’s Encinal YC-based R/P 63 Invisible Hand, guided by navigator Patrick Whitmarsh, bounced off Molokai on Friday morning on her next-to-last jibe toward the Pacific Cup finish line at Kaneohe Bay, Oahu. More »
Kaufmans Sue Their Iridium Time Provider
Should a company be held responsible for the consequences if they deactivate an Iridium emergency phone, especially if they charged the customer for the time to use that phone?
The Kaufman family — parents Charlotte and Eric, and their daughters Lyra, 1, and Cora, 3 — were 1,000 miles into the Pacific aboard their San Diego-based Hans Christian 33 Rebel Heart in April when such a deactivation occurred. More »
The Importance of Divisions
From gray skies to blue, cold weather to warm, Pac Cup racers are now homing in on Oahu. Seen here are Tuesday starters heading toward the Golden Gate.
latitude/Ross
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC How is it possible for a boat to finish 25th in fleet in the Pacific Cup and have sailed the best race? More »
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC How is it possible for a boat to finish 25th in fleet in the Pacific Cup and have sailed the best race? More »
Chicago Got the Lucas Museum But Not the Cup
Have hard-bargaining Russell Coutts and Larry Ellison painted themselves into a corner?
You have to wonder, as yesterday it was announced that Chicago has been dropped as a possible site for the 35th America’s Cup. More »
Pacific Cup Weather Winners and Losers
The Pacific Cup weather looks as if it will be . . . well, interesting.
Passage Weather
©2014Latitude 38 Media, LLC Boats in the first two starts of the Pacific Cup — Sunday and Monday — have been enjoying reasonably good ‘get away from the coast’ conditions so far. More »
©2014Latitude 38 Media, LLC Boats in the first two starts of the Pacific Cup — Sunday and Monday — have been enjoying reasonably good ‘get away from the coast’ conditions so far. More »
Yacht, Google Executive, Prostitute, Heroin Overdose
If you’re looking for a catchy news item, the four elements listed above make a pretty good start, which is why the arrest of 26-year old Alix Tichelman of Folsom, characterized as a "high-priced call girl," is making news in print and digits all over the world. More »
Fabulous Fourth of July on the Water
How was your Fourth of July on the water? Any photos you’d like to share? Let us know via email.
One of the raft-ups, plus an ‘iceberg’, at La Playa Cove. More »
Fireworks Viewing on Angel Island
Enjoy watching 4th of July fireworks from Angel Island this Friday evening. Special Independence Day fireworks ferries will run from both Tiburon and the Blue and Gold ferry terminal at Pier 41 in San Francisco — departing at 5 p.m. More »
July Latitude Hot Off the Press
Just in time for the long weekend, the latest issue of Latitude 38 was distributed yesterday throughout the Bay Area. Or read it online at www.latitude38.com
latitude/Annie
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC With any luck, you’ll have plenty of time to relax during the long Fourth of July weekend, and we hope you’ll use some of that time to catch up on all the latest sailing news in the pages of Latitude 38. More »
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC With any luck, you’ll have plenty of time to relax during the long Fourth of July weekend, and we hope you’ll use some of that time to catch up on all the latest sailing news in the pages of Latitude 38. More »
Multiple Rescues
An American couple was rescued approximately seven miles offshore from Key Largo last Friday evening after having fallen off their 30-ft fishing boat Fishhawk while it was traveling at high speed. More »
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