Current News
Oil Spill Update
We received a range of responses from Monday’s query about the impact on the Bay from last week’s 800-gallon Dubai Star bunker oil spill, which fouled beaches and wildlife in the East Bay:
A containment boom on the Estuary following the oil spill from the Panamanian-flagged tanker Dubai Star a week ago. More »
Point Conception Carnage
Point Conception is notorious among coastal sailors. A combination of unusually strong winds and large seas can make rounding the point very difficult. In fact, it’s not at all uncommon for boats to wait days — even weeks — for a good weather window. More »
‘Dubai Star’ Spilled up to 800 Gallons
Early hopes that Friday morning’s bunker fuel-spill in Anchorage Nine would have little impact on the Bay have turned out to be unfounded. The Coast Guard is estimating that 400 to 800 gallons of the cruddy junk spilled from the Panamanian-flagged tanker Dubai Star during fueling operations. More »
Different Takes on D-Day
Ahhh, clones attack! Paul Kaplan and Ken Keefe have replicated multiple times over at KKMI in Pt. Richmond.
© Erica Kaplan
Last week, we thought we’d throw out an example of a "Delivery Day" party in anticipation of the impending delivery of the November issue of Latitude 38. More »
Tanker Spills Fuel
A ruptured fuel line may be to blame for what the Coast Guard is calling an "unknown amount of fuel" released into the Bay from the Panamanian-flagged tanker Dubai Star.
Just before 7 a.m., More »
Create a Delivery Day Event
How many Latitude readers can you fit in a YC bar on delivery day? These Corinthian YC sailors have the attendance record for a ‘Delivery Day’ party as far as we know. More »
Pirates Capture Cruising Yacht
Somali pirates are reporting that they captured a British cruising couple in the Indian Ocean yesterday. Paul and Rachel Chandler, 58 and 55 respectively, left the Seychelles October 22 bound for Tanzania aboard their Rival 38 Lynn Rival. More »
Rick Huffs and Puffs
Chuck Naslund managed to snap a very illustrative shot of Tropical Storm Rick has he roared into Mazatlan. "The shot was taken from the companionway of my La Habra-based Catalina 30, Saber Vivir, around 8:30 Wednesday morning," reports Chuck. More »
Miscarriage of Justice Forces Sale
Bismarck Dinius has been forced to sell his Soling to help pay for his defense.
© 2009 Bismarck Dinius
Sailors around the world heaved a collective sigh of relief when a Lake County jury found Bismarck Dinius, 41, not responsible for the death of Lynn Thornton. Thornton More »
Special Report: Late Season Hurricanes Along the Pacific Coast of Mexico
Given the fact that, as we write this on October 18, monster Hurricane Rick is churning to the northwest far off the mainland coast of Mexico, but expected to swing to the north and northeast and perhaps hit Cabo and La Paz with Category 1 or 2 force winds, and that it’s just eight days until the scheduled start of the Baja Ha-Ha, we thought it would be an excellent time to share some information on the most recent 20-year history of late season hurricanes off the Pacific Coast of Mexico. More »
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