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What’s That in My Blue Ocean!?
We were about to jump off the back of ‘ti Profligate when we saw this!
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©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We were just about to jump off the transom of our Leopard 45 catamaran ‘ti Profligate, anchored off Gustavia, St. More »
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We were just about to jump off the transom of our Leopard 45 catamaran ‘ti Profligate, anchored off Gustavia, St. More »
Another Pirate Attack on a Yacht
As seven Danish sailors — Jan and Birgit Marie Johansen and their three teenage children Naja, Hjalte, and Rune, along with two unnamed crewmembers — were being transferred yesterday from their Dynamic 43 Ing to a larger ship loaded with others kidnapped by Somali pirates, a couple on the Dutch-flagged yacht Capricorn were saved from a similar fate by a private Dutch security firm. More »
Size Matters . . .
Variety is the name of the game at the Richmond YC’s Sail a Small Boat Day.
© Erik Simonson
If you’ve learned to sail on a keelboat, or haven’t sailed a dinghy since you were in elementary school, don’t miss the Richmond YC’s Sail a Small Boat Day tomorrow. More »
The ‘Lynch Mob’ Hits the Caribbean
Having recently opened up the Latitude 38 winter office in St. Barth, French West Indies, we were in line for a drink at Le Select the other evening with former San Francisco sailor Guillaume Touhadian when a young woman behind us struck up a conversation. More »
Pirates Kidnap Seven Danish Cruisers
On February 24, just two days after Somali pirates murdered Scott and Jean Adam of the Marina del Rey-based Davidson 58 Quest and their Seattle crew Robert Riggle and Phyllis Macay, pirates have reportedly captured the 43-ft Danish-flagged Ing with a family of five — including two boys and a girl aged 12, 14 and 16 — and two crewmembers. More »
Murder in St. Martin
A pall has been cast over this weekend’s Heineken Regatta in St. Martin, one of the great sailing regattas in the world, as the result of the weekend murder of a 37-year-old French causcasian cook from the megayacht Cheetah Moon. More »
Immediate Effect of the Quest Hijacking
"Hearing the news of the death of our friends Scott and Jean Adams of Quest, whom we knew from Tonga and New Zealand, we made the difficult but important decision to turn around and return to Cochin, India," report Chay, Katie and Jamie MacWilliams, veterans of the Ha-Ha aboard their Colorado-based Kelly-Peterson 46 Esprit. More »
Let It Snow
The frigid front sweeping down from the Arctic has caused Bay Area residents to hold their breath in anticipation all week. Forecasters have been understandably vague about the likelihood of snow sticking at sea level, but it’s made for interesting conversation on the docks. More »
Zihua Sailfest Gives Young Scholars Hope
For indigenous kids from Zihua’s hillside communities, a day at the beach isn’t all that common. But during Sailfest many of them enjoy beach games with the cruisers and frolicking in the surf of Zihua Bay. More »
Sailing Isn’t Just for the Rich
Recent sailing convert Monica Bland shared her views on the sport on KQED radio today (just press play to hear them). Couldn’t have said it better ourselves!
In addition to great taste in sports, Monica also has excellent taste in reading material! More »
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