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Antigua Sailing Week . . . By Hugo Chavez
Organizers of the famous Antigua Sailing Week are undeterred by the island nation’s financial troubles – next year’s dates have been set as April 24-30.
© 2009 Ted Martin / Antigua Sailing Week
The economy isn’t doing so well in Antigua & Barbuda, the small Caribbean nation that is home to world famous Antigua Sailing Week. More »
Enjoy the Weekend
Whether daysailing or racing, this weekend is going to be fantastic.
latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s shaping up to be an awesome weekend to get out on the water. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s shaping up to be an awesome weekend to get out on the water. More »
Was It the Girl or the Numbers?
It may be wise to keep an overcoat handy when traveling with passengers such as this.
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Several weeks ago a member of the Latitude family was pulled over while idling up a local channel in a ski boat. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Several weeks ago a member of the Latitude family was pulled over while idling up a local channel in a ski boat. More »
Turning Basin is Turning Around
The Petaluma Turning Basin has long been a prized destination for Bay Area sailors, but a few years ago, crime against boats — from slashed cockpit cushions to boats being set adrift — became a problem. More »
…And Speaking of Boat Collisions
Lake County District Attorney Jon E. Hopkins rested the prosecution’s case against Bismarck Dinius yesterday . . . without calling Russell Perdock, the man behind the wheel of the speedboat that slammed into the sailboat on which Dinius was crew. More »
Maltese Falcon Off the Market
Maltese Falcon sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge last fall to participate in the Leukemia Cup Regatta.
latitude/Annie
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It looks like Tom Perkins has finally found a buyer for his 289-ft miracle of modern sailing, Maltese Falcon. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It looks like Tom Perkins has finally found a buyer for his 289-ft miracle of modern sailing, Maltese Falcon. More »
Brit Singlehander Threatens Zac’s Record
Inside his Open 50’s ‘living pod’, Mike strikes a pose on his 17th birthday.
© 2009 Mike Perham
Although admirers of solo circumnavigator Zac Sunderland are still celebrating the 17-year-old sailor’s historic homecoming on July 16, most are well aware that a slightly younger British teen is already threatening to claim Zac’s status as ‘youngest around’. More »
Over the Top
We received a number of complaints about the photo in Wednesday‘s ‘Lectronic that showed a man whose torso had been impaled on a log. The impaling was apparently a result of the man losing control of his bass boat while travelling at excessive speed. More »
Escalera Nautica Now Ladder to Nowhere
To some, the stairway seemed perfectly logical. To others, ridiculous.
© FONATUR
File this one under ‘seemed like a good idea at the time’: We’ve received word via news reports from south of the border that the Mexican government has finally pulled the plug on its Escalera Nautica (Nautical Stairway) project. More »
Race to Nowhere Begins Today
The Singlehanded Sailing Society’s LongPac Race, which began this morning, is arguably the most unusual contest on San Francisco Bay’s annual sailing calendar.
Not only do competitors in its single- and doublehanded divisions have to race 400 miles — a remarkable distance compared to other Bay Area races — but the course takes them 200 miles offshore to. More »
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