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Countdown to Summer Sailstice
The 9th Annual Summer Sailstice sailing celebration starts this weekend — in Shanghai, China. That’s where the sun will reach its northward zenith first on June 20, the summer solstice. Almost 24 hours later, after passing around the world, West Coast and Hawaiian sailors will get a chance to hoist their sails to join the celebration. More »
Everyone Wins at Inaugural Media Cup
The J/120 contingent of the Media Cup sets sail from McCovey Cove.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The action was hot in and out of AT&T Ballpark on Sunday. Inside, the Giants battled the A’s. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The action was hot in and out of AT&T Ballpark on Sunday. Inside, the Giants battled the A’s. More »
‘Sumatra II’ Skipper Recovering from Loss
Happy to be alive, Jerry poses with Scarlett Lucy’s captain after safely reaching Sydney.
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©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I think the actual grieving over the loss of Sumatra may come later," explains Dr. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I think the actual grieving over the loss of Sumatra may come later," explains Dr. More »
West Marine Swivel Testing
In May 15‘s ‘Lectronic Latitude, we reported on John and Gilly Foy’s wild ride through an anchorage after their Kong anchor swivel — which they bought at West Marine a few years earlier — failed. More »
Hauling for Less
Jim Milski, decked out in his Ha-Ha shirt, feeling good about the price of his haulout, his new bottom and his new waterline.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC You know how everything is less expensive in Mexico? More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC You know how everything is less expensive in Mexico? More »
Flag Day on Sunday
Back in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson officially established June 14 as Flag Day. It commemorates the adoption of the U.S. flag, whose design was finalized by the Second Continental Congress in 1777 after that famous sewing job by Betsy Ross. More »
Young Sailors Found off Pismo Beach
The two novice sailors we reported as missing on Monday were found later that day by the Coast Guard C-130 searching for them. Zeb Tryon, 21, and Chris Reuter, 18, were spotted aboard their newly purchased Coronado 27 off Pismo Beach and were later escorted into Port San Luis. More »
Protest Planned for Dinius Hearing
We love to give credit where it’s due, so we’re compelled to compliment Channel 7’s I-Team reporter Dan Noyes, yet again, on his incredible coverage of the persecution . . . More »
Young Sailors Missing off Catalina
The Coast Guard is asking for the public’s help in the search for two Northern California sailors who set off from Catalina Island on Friday bound for Santa Cruz. Zebulon Tryon, 21, and Chris Reuter, whose age is somewhere between 18 and 25, set sail from Avalon Harbor aboard their newly acquired 1973 Coronado 27. More »
Today Is World Oceans Day
Another way to celebrate World Oceans Day today is to go sailing!
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©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC No, this is not just another lame Hallmark Holiday. When the United Nations recently designated June 8 as World Oceans Day, its aim was to increase public awareness of the dire state of the world’s underwater ecosystems, and to inspire both public and governmental action. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC No, this is not just another lame Hallmark Holiday. When the United Nations recently designated June 8 as World Oceans Day, its aim was to increase public awareness of the dire state of the world’s underwater ecosystems, and to inspire both public and governmental action. More »
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