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Hittin’ the Snooze Button
Kym and Armand Renga of Santa Barbara sent us this shot of their 14-year-old Brittany, Storm, doing what sailors have been excelling at for centuries: finding a cozy, out-of-the-way spot to catch a few winks. More »
Intrepid Rowers Arrive from Japan
Mother Nature blessed the rowers with crisp, clear weather for the S.F. arrival.
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©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC And you thought you had a backache! At around 8:30 a.m. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC And you thought you had a backache! At around 8:30 a.m. More »
Show Us Yours
Even if you’re not a pro photographer, sailing vacations can yield a wealth of cool photos.
© Zac Turpin
After announcing our World of Chartering photo contest last month, we received a bunch of pretty cool photos. More »
What Really Happened to J/World
With the conclusion of the Baja Ha-Ha on Saturday night, the Grand Poobah/Publisher of Latitude 38 finally got some time to review the coverage of the loss of J/World and the Coast Guard’s helicopter rescue of her crew — skipper Eugenie Russell, instructor Barry Demak, and students Raymond Quinn, Mark McKinnon, and Judy Land — 200 miles southwest of San Diego. More »
Pirate Attack in the Caribbean
While Somali pirates demand $7 million — or the release from custody of seven comrades — for the return of British cruisers Paul and Rachel Chandler, Derek Holden of the Privateer 35 Albatross III reports that well-known Michigan racer Juan Pablo ‘J.P.’ More »
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 »
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