Current News
Jess Gets Knocked Down, Abby Leaves
Jessica Watson’s parents performed a flyover as Ella’s Pink Lady rounded Cape Horn.
© 2010 Ella’s Pink Lady
As the world watched Abby Sunderland, 16, set out in light winds from Marina del Rey on Saturday on her quest to become the youngest solo circumnavigator, Jessica Watson was getting her ass kicked in the Southern Ocean. More »
A Windswept Path of Carnage
The normally tranquil beaches of Santa Barbara became a graveyard for wayward boats last week.
© 2010 David ‘Bear’ Turpin
With rain so intense that you can literally get soaked to the skin just walking from your front door to your car, it’s truly ironic to realize that we’re still officially suffering a drought. More »
Tourist Murder Tarnishes Antigua’s Image
If your country’s primary source of income is tourism, the last thing you want is for travelers to be afraid to visit. Sadly, that is precisely what tourism leaders fear this week on the Caribbean island of Antigua, in the aftermath of a grisly murder last week. More »
Word on the Docks
We’re full of good gossip this week. First it was Brad Pitt in Sausalito, now the word on the docks is that Paul Cayard’s Santa Cruz 50 Hula Girl may soon be sold into a very active local sailing school program for participation in events to Hawaii and Mexico. More »
Bulldozers Threaten Club Nautico Marina
The historic Colombian port of Cartegena has long been a favorite stopover for cruisers transiting the north coast of South America. And the recent construction of the highly praised Club Nautico Marina has made layovers there more pleasant than ever. More »
Do You Know Where Your Boat Is?
Spot had been hanging by a thread – literally – since October’s big storm. Yesterday’s winds finally sent her ashore.
© 2010 Tim Sell
In spite of our dire warnings on Monday, a number of Richardson Bay boaters were victims of their own negligence. More »
Word on the Street
Which mega movie star who was once married to another mega movie star and is now partnered up with and even bigger mega movie star stopped by Sausalito yesterday to check out David Rothschild’s eco-adventure cat Plastiki? More »
Waterspout Seen Off La Cruz
This waterspout touched down near La Cruz on Friday morning but caused no damage.
© 2010 Jim Casey
The west coast of North America is no stranger to crazy natural disasters — floods, wildfires, hurricanes and, of course, earthquakes, to name a few — but it’s not often home to waterspouts. More »
Be Careful What You Wish For
By the looks of this satellite imagery, local reservoirs should be filling up nicely. Unfortunately, so will storm drains and treatment facilities.
© NOAA
Could it be that too many snowboarders have been praying for snow? More »
Jessica Watson Rounds Cape Horn
Ella’s Pink Lady surfed her way around Cape Horn in 40 knots of wind on 12- to 15-ft seas.
© 2010 Jessica Watson
On Wednesday evening, 88 days into her attempt to become the youngest solo circumnavigator, 16-year-old Jessica Watson rounded Cape Horn. More »
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