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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 »
The Latest on Rick
While nothing is certain, things are certainly looking more promising for Cabo San Lucas, La Paz and all of southern Baja, as once-monster Hurricane Rick has weakened greatly, from 156 knots to 100 knots. More »
Overdue Bay Sailor Safe
In Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic, we wondered if anyone had been heading south at the height of the storm that wreaked havoc in the Bay Area on Tuesday. Napa sailor Trevor Steel alerted us yesterday to the overdue status of his friend John Dour. More »
Hurricane Rick To Threaten Baja?
The most recent NOAA forecast suggests that there is only a 5% chance Rick will hit Baja. But all tropical storms and hurricanes must be monitored closely.
© 2009 NOAA
The last thing anybody with a boat in Baja or with a boat entered in the Baja Ha-Ha wants to hear is that Rick, now a tropical storm 315 miles SSE of Acapulco, is expected to develop into a hurricane by Sunday. More »
Surviving the Storm
‘Diver Dave’ Gissendaner rescues a 30-footer whose anchor dragged off Strawberry Point. “The pounding waves helped us pull her off,” he reports.
© 2009 Tim Sell
As all of us in Northern California know, we got pounded by what was a combination of a very early winter storm and the remnants of a Japanese typhoon. More »
Fleet Week Draws the Crowds
Who’s that peeking around the bow of Royal Prince?
© Jeff Berman
Boats poured onto the Bay this weekend to take in Fleet Week festivities. Unfortunately, fog prevented the stars of the show — the Navy’s elite flying team, the Blue Angels — from performing on Saturday. More »
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