Current News
Update On Dorland’s Condition
We’ve been given the following update on the condition of Greg Dorland of the Lake Tahoe-based Catana 52 Escapade, who readers may remember from his participation in the last two Ha-Ha’s:
"Latitude got the news about my leg before it was even operated on! More »
Hopkins is History
‘Yes We Can’ was a rallying cry in the ’08 presidential campaign, and one that was embraced by voters in yesterday’s Lake County primary elections. Incumbent District Attorney Jon E. Hopkins — the man who decided to prosecute sailor Bismarck Dinius instead of Deputy Sheriff Russell Perdock in the ’06 boating death of Lynn Thornton — was soundly ousted from a spot on November’s general election ballot by Don Anderson and Doug Rhoades. More »
A Light Air Bash and a Black Bird
Compassionate Patrick and his little black bird with the broken wing. Who knew such a little bird could cause such big trouble?
latitude/Richard
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC With the onset of hurricane season in Mexico, this is the time of year when boats that went south for the winter have either done or are doing the Baja Bash. More »
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC With the onset of hurricane season in Mexico, this is the time of year when boats that went south for the winter have either done or are doing the Baja Bash. More »
The America’s Cup Is To Be Held In Italy. Maybe.
We can’t identify who called Latitude yesterday morning with the report, but a normally reliable source extremely close to the ultimate decision-maker for the site of the next America’s Cup says that Larry Ellison of BMW Oracle is about to announce that the next America’s Cup will be held off Italy, not on San Francisco Bay. More »
Was It Real or Was it Photoshop?
It’s your last chance to guess. Is this the real thing, or has the pargo been enhanced by Photoshop?
© Thor Temme
We’ve gotten a tremendous amount of mail regarding whether the pargo Ethan ‘Enzo’ Smith of the Ovni 36 Eyoni is holding — that was featured in a recent ‘Lectronic — is the real thing or a cheap fraud perpetrated with the help of software. More »
Around Americas’ International Legacy
During Ocean Watch’s epic cruise there were both miserable days – with 50-knot winds and 50-ft waves – and glorious days like this one, blasting downwind under sunny skies.
© 2010 David Thoreson
Last night, the full-capacity crowd at Tiburon’s Corinthian YC was wowed by David Thoreson’s dramatic photos of surreal Arctic ice formations and riotous offshore swells. More »
Photos of the Day: Grounding in Monterey
Captain Chelsea Wagner and Salvage Technician Tom Cochrane rig the tow line that diver Erik Krilanovich (not shown) swam in through surf and a rip tide.
© 2010 Tim Sell
According to Capt. More »
Ocean Watch Is in the House
Ocean Watch was greeted by the San Francisco Fireboat when she sailed under the Gate on Wednesday.
© 2010 Dott Jackson
San Francisco Bay is fortunate to be hosting some pretty amazing sailors on a pretty amazing expedition. More »
Saved by a Decibel or Two
After we pulled the two French women out of the water, we called the Port Captain in Gustavia, and Jacques and another man came out to complete the rescue.
latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It was the stressed tone of the voice that attracted our attention. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It was the stressed tone of the voice that attracted our attention. More »
It’s Every Man for Himself
Last month marked the 98th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Not to take anything away from the horror of that night, but come on — hasn’t the whole Titanic thing been pretty well beaten to death? More »
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