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Real Life ‘Lost’
Imagine you’re on an idyllic crossing, halfway between Hawaii and Fiji. The sky and sea are impossible shades of blue, the wind fills your sails, and life couldn’t get much better. More »
At Rainbow’s End
A day like today makes sailors long to find their pot of gold so they can head somewhere warm. But you can’t have rainbows without a little rain, so while today’s forecast for the Bay Area is drippy, the rest of the week should be sunny and in the low 70s. More »
Vote for the Boat
Adventuress was a work boat on San Francisco Bay for many years before being taken to Seattle. She was restored in the ’70s by Ernestine Bennett and has been a youth training boat since. More »
Is Offshore Drilling a Reasonable Risk?
The fact that more than four million gallons of oil have now spilled into the Gulf of Mexico in the aftermath of the Deep Horizons Rig explosion begs these questions: Is offshore oil drilling a reasonable safety risk? More »
Embezzling Yacht Brokers Sentenced
Former long-time Sausalito yacht brokers Clay and Teresa Prescott were each sentenced yesterday to eight months in the county jail for stealing more than $200,000 from their clients. They must also pay restitution. More »
More on Bogus Bob
The extent some people will go to in perpetrating a fraud never ceases to amaze us. Take, for example, the case of Boguslaw ‘Bob’ Norwid, who is now the focus of scrutiny by the maritime authorities of several nations. More »
Plastiki Reaches Christmas Island
After leaving the Bay on March 20, Plastiki racked up an impressive 92-mile-per-day average.
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©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC After 39 days and 3,600 miles, Plastiki made landfall at Christmas Island on Wednesday. More »
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC After 39 days and 3,600 miles, Plastiki made landfall at Christmas Island on Wednesday. More »
Pier 1½ to Reopen Next Week
In December, fierce storms damaged one of the Bay’s more popular stops: Pier 1½. Though not completely closed, the outermost half of the 180-ft public dock has been roped off, leaving only the inner portion available to boaters. More »
Bogus Claims by Boguslaw Bob
Looks like the highly controversial sail training operation aboard the homebuilt steel cutter Columbia was a bit ‘bogus’ after all.
Regular readers will remember our reports on the widespread search effort for this long-overdue 45-footer, run by a Frenchman operating under a British flag off the South American Coast. More »
Abby Sunderland to Stop in Cape Town
Abby is undoubtedly disappointed in having to end her quest for the record, but she should be proud of what she’s accomplished so far.
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It was announced on Abby Sunderland’s blog yesterday that the 16-year-old record-seeker would be stopping in Cape Town, South Africa, to deal with a potentially dangerous autopilot problem. More »
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