Current News
Search of S/V Columbia Continues
So far, the extensive search for the long-overdue 45-ft steel cutter Columbia has turned up no solid clues as to its fate, but the outpouring of willing assistance has been truly impressive. More »
Plastiki Gets Her Sea Legs
A small flotilla escorted Plastiki out the Gate on Saturday morning while three news choppers circled overhead.
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©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Even though we encouraged readers in Friday’s ‘Lectronic to sail out the Gate with Plastiki, the 60-ft eco-cat built on the Bay, we were surprised by how many boats turned out Saturday morning. More »
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Even though we encouraged readers in Friday’s ‘Lectronic to sail out the Gate with Plastiki, the 60-ft eco-cat built on the Bay, we were surprised by how many boats turned out Saturday morning. More »
Seeking Info on Missing Boat and Crew
Relatives of the crew of the 45-ft steel cutter Columbia are desperately seeking info from anyone who may have seen this vessel since her departure from Salinas, Ecuador, on January 16. More »
Plastiki Sets Sail Tomorrow Morning
Plastiki, the 60-ft catamaran made entirely out of recyclable and recycled materials, including 12,500 soda bottles, will be sailing out the Gate tomorrow morning around 9:30 a.m. — first planned stop: The Line Islands. More »
Ralliers Celebrate Arrival at El Salvador
Claudia and Rogelio ushered the fleet over the bar, insuring that all arrived safely.
Mita Kuuluu
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC How do you attract attention to a hotel and marina complex? More »
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC How do you attract attention to a hotel and marina complex? More »
Corkscrewed!
Tomas and Ului Pose Double Threat
Commercial ships will have to pick their courses carefully this week, with both Ului (left) and Tomas creating havoc.
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The weather gods are extraordinarily active in the South Pacific this week, with major cyclones Tomas (a category 4) and Ului (a category 5) simultaneously battering different island groups. More »
Nereida Gets Back Underway
After three frustrating months in Cape Town, South Africa, Jeanne Socrates restarted her second solo circumnavigation — this one aboard her new Najad 380 Nereida — on Tuesday. She had left the Canary Islands last October on a planned non-stop circuit, but Nereida developed a few nagging, but potentially dangerous, problems that Socrates wisely felt needed fixing before continuing her journey. More »
Playing Hooky on Thursday
Full Tilt scoots across The Slot on a sunny Thursday afternoon.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC While the rest of us were working our fingers to the bones yesterday afternoon, a number of Bay sailors were out playing hooky — and good thing they did it before the rain set in. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC While the rest of us were working our fingers to the bones yesterday afternoon, a number of Bay sailors were out playing hooky — and good thing they did it before the rain set in. More »
Shipwreck Survivor Detained
In Friday’s ‘Lectronic, we reported on Arizonan Keith Carver’s having shipwrecked on the north end of Vancouver Island, and his subsequent rescue. The story he told officials sounded fishy to us — he claimed he was trying to sail to Mexico but storms blew him to the north end of Vancouver Island — and apparently the Canada Border Services Agency thought so too. More »
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