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Spike Africa Begins a New Chapter
The last time we saw Spike she was lying peacefully in Hanalei Bay as the Singlehanded TransPac fleet arrived last summer.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’re happy to report that Spike Africa, one of the most famous schooners ever built on the West Coast, has returned after a long hiatus in Kauai where she’d fallen into disrepair. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’re happy to report that Spike Africa, one of the most famous schooners ever built on the West Coast, has returned after a long hiatus in Kauai where she’d fallen into disrepair. More »
Report from Cat Country
David Otto’s masterpiece: As far as we can tell, the hull was cast as a single piece.
© 2009 David Otto
We’ll bet many guys out there — as well as a few women — still have fond memories of building plastic models as a childhood pastime. More »
Nick Jaffe Arrives in Hawaii
Nick Jaffe tried several sail combinations to get a comfortable ride downwind but nothing really stopped the rolling.
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Solo sailor Nick Jaffe, who left Half Moon Bay on June 7 and who we featured in this month’s issue of Latitude 38, arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 5 aboard his Contessa 26 Constellation. More »
Mexican Tall Ship Arrives Monday
The 270-ft Cuauhtemoc was one of the stars of Sail San Francisco during her last visit in 2005
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©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC One the the world’s largest tall ships will grace the Bay next week. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC One the the world’s largest tall ships will grace the Bay next week. More »
Underwater Invader Arrives From Asia
This innocent-looking plant is a maritime menace.
© NOAA
According to Chela Zabin, PhD, the waters of Northern California are being invaded, so to speak, by undaria pinnatifida, which a very fast growing kelp native to Asia. More »
Teen Circumnavigator on Home Stretch
Seen here in the South Atlantic, Zac expects to write a book about his experiences, in addition to producing a two-part film marketed on DVD.
Intrepid
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The uphill bash from Panama has not been easy for 17-year-old singlehander Zac Sunderland. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The uphill bash from Panama has not been easy for 17-year-old singlehander Zac Sunderland. More »
Dinius Trial Starts July 7
Judge J. Michael Byrne ruled yesterday that the manslaughter trial of Bismarck Dinius will continue, with jury selection beginning on July 7. Dinius’ attorney Victor Haltom had argued that the Lake County District Attorney Office should be recused from prosecuting the case because of apparent improprieties in the handling of the case. More »
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On Wednesday we reported that posts on State Attorney General Jerry Brown’s Facebook page regarding the prosecution of Bismarck Dinius caught the eye of the AG, prompting him to comment that he was looking into the case. More »
Tawodi Returns
Kathleen and Stephen at Pitcairn Island, one of many places they hadn’t planned to stop but did.
Tawodi
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The first time we wrote about Kathleen Torres and Captain Stephen Mann of the custom 39-ft Tawodi was last fall, when we noted that the young couple had departed San Diego on a planned ‘race pace circumnavigation.’ More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The first time we wrote about Kathleen Torres and Captain Stephen Mann of the custom 39-ft Tawodi was last fall, when we noted that the young couple had departed San Diego on a planned ‘race pace circumnavigation.’ More »
We Stand Corrected
On Monday, we reported on the fun and succesful Summer Sailstice celebration at Treasure Island Sailing Center. In covering the event, we mentioned that there were "up to six boat raft-ups" in Clipper Cove, which was true as far as it went — that’s what we saw when we looked out there in the early afternoon. More »
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