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Big Brother at Minerva Reef
"While anchored at North Minerva Reef, a Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion did numerous passes over the anchorage," reports Emmy Newbould, who’s cruising with her husband Eric Willbur on their Brickyard Cove-based Flying Dutchman 37 Nataraja. More »
The Opinions of Sailors
Ask three sailors for their opinion on any given subject and you’ll get four answers. That being the case, we want to thank everyone for sending in their comments on what the Coast Guard should or shouldn’t have done in the case of JoJo. More »
Natasza Caban Finishes Circumnavigation
Natasza was greeted by adoring friends and family – and magnums of spraying champagne – when she arrived in Honolulu on Wednesday.
© 2009 Agnieszka Caban
Polish beauty Natasza Caban sailed into Honolulu on Wednesday aboard her S&S 34 Tanasza Polska Ustka, completing the westabout solo circumnavigation she started two years and four months earlier. More »
Second ARC Boat Abandoned
The five-person crew of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) entry Pelican abandoned ship yesterday after a massive rig failure 325 miles west off the Cape Verde Islands. Though the details of the failure are unclear, it was reported that lines had fouled the prop, so the U.K.-based More »
The Wreck of JoJo
JoJo as she lay wrecked on the beach in Stillwater Cove.
© Karl Livengood
Karl and Betsy Livengood of Walnut Creek experienced every sailor’s nightmare when their beloved Catalina 36 JoJo ran up on a rock reef in Stillwater Cove on October 20. More »
Tasman Sea Rescue
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to try and rescue sailors from a stricken boat, when you’re on a 700-ft long cruise ship? When they’re not cruising their Sausalito-based Krogen motoryacht Mana, Kevin and Susan regularly work as travel guides on cruise ships. More »
High Winds & Waves Wreak Havoc
The wave-battered 34-ft sloop Sunyata was towed back to the Half Moon Bay anchorage Friday evening.
© 2009 Jeff Berman
In contrast to all the cheerful family bonding and much-needed relaxation that was enjoyed over the holiday weekend, gale-force winds and big seas plagued mariners all along the California coast. More »
ARC Starts, One Boat Abandoned
The Croatian yacht Mambo crossed the start line on Sunday with 208 other boats.
© 2009 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers
Two hundred and nine boats answered the starting gun last Sunday for the start of the 24th annual Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) from the Canary Islands to St. More »
Nick Jaffe Arrives in Oz
Nick Jaffe on arrival at Apia, Western Samoa, just a day or two before a devastating tsunami nearly killed his parents who were vacationing on the south end of the island. More »
What the Heck?
Can you guess what this mystery costume is supposed to be? No, not an egg yolk. Not a sperm cell. And not a chunk of plankton, but you’re getting close.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Whenever we cover a major event we seem to have interesting leftover factoids and photos that don’t make it into our articles. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Whenever we cover a major event we seem to have interesting leftover factoids and photos that don’t make it into our articles. More »
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