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Danish-American Sailor Killed in Panama
Danish-American sailor Bond "Bo" Olsen, 61, died of a gunshot wound to his leg Tuesday, after being attacked by four men aboard his boat, Antares, which was anchored off Bajo Pipón Island in the Gulf of Chiriqui, on Panama’s Pacific coast. More »
Weekend Reading Assignment
“Extra, extra, read all about it. . .”
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Looking for the perfect excuse to put off doing your household chores during the long holiday weekend? More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Looking for the perfect excuse to put off doing your household chores during the long holiday weekend? More »
Baseball – The Ha-Ha Against Turtle Bay
As of yesterday, there were 122 boats signed up and paid up for this fall’s Baja Ha-Ha rally. While that’s good news, the even more fun news is that the Ha-Ha folks are in the process of putting together a baseball game after the end of the first leg, pitting the Ha-Ha All-Stars against the Turtle Bay All-Stars in a nothing-serious ‘World Series of Baja’. More »
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
As the whole world must know, there was a recent failed attempt at an age record circumnavigation by a girl from Southern California. Despite all the media stories, the onboard cameras, and the undisclosed negotiations for a family "reality" show, anybody who would listen was told the attempt was a personal quest only, and had absolutely nothing to do with the pursuit of fame and fortune. More »
Another Delay for Laura Dekker
Exactly one week after 16-year-old Thousand Oaks teen Abby Sunderland activated two EPIRBs after being dismasted, a Dutch court extended a ban preventing 14-year-old Laura Dekker from setting off on her own quest to become the youngest person to solo circumnavigate. More »
Walking the Police Dock
For the last 10 days or so, we’ve been taking a walk every morning to the Police Dock in San Diego, where at this time of year you find all kinds of sailing stories. More »
Thinking About iPad and the Southern Ocean
Different people have different needs, but in our case at least, Apple has surprisingly satisfied a whole bunch of them with what we’ve found to be the extremely useful and versatile iPad 3G. More »
Tar Baby II Dismasted Near Niue
Louis and Alicia van Praag being ferried from their beloved Tar Baby II by the crew of a nearby fishing vessel. No injuries were reported in the dismasting.
© RNZAF
In a January ‘Lectronic, we wrote about the heartwarming tale of Louis and Alicia van Praag. More »
Blown Away by Summer Sailstice
Charlie Watt’s Antrim 27 Head Rush gets all lit up during the breezy YRA Sailstice race.
© Erik Simonson
Whether they were on the Bay with reefs tucked in, or elsewhere around the world under full sail, sailors the world over hoisted their cloth on Saturday to celebrate the 10th annual Summer Sailstice. More »
Slowest, Nonstop Circumnavigation
The burning desire to become famous by setting sailing records isn’t limited to the young. Artist/sailor Reid Stowe, 58, now holds the record for the longest nonstop voyage at sea (among other self-proclaimed records, such as "longest space analogous experiment on the ocean"). More »
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