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Two Sailors Lost in Indian Ocean Capsize

January 30, 2009
Leo Sherman, an educator from Illinois, appears to be the only survivor after a homebuilt 43-ft catamaran capsized 200 miles east of Madagascar early last week. The boat was apparently bound from Durban to Mauritius with three aboard. More »
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Dinius Trial Postponed Till May

Lake County News is reporting that the trial of Bismarck Dinius, which was slated to begin this month, has been pushed back to May. The postponement was requested by Deputy District Attorney John Langan and was not opposed by Dinius’s attorney Victor Haltom. More »

Big Change Coming to Paradise Marina

January 28, 2009
Less than 10 years ago, Paradise Marina was a 13-slip marina for boats less than 40 feet in length. This is what it looks like today. The sailboat on the far right is 114 feet long. More »
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Carpe Diem Update

January 26, 2009
We’ve received a bit more information about a rescue at sea off Cabo a week ago. According to several ‘earwitness’ accounts (heard on VHF and/or SSB), Carpe Diem was a Lancer 44 motorsailor heading south off Cabo when there was some kind of trouble. More »

Captain of Megayacht Perseus Shot Dead

Drew Gollan, skipper of the 163-ft Perini Navi Perseus, was shot dead last Thursday night in Antigua. © 2009 There have been a lot of tears and anger in the Caribbean crewed charter yacht community since last Thursday night as a result of the shooting death in Antigua of 38-year-old Aussie Drew Gollan, skipper of the 163-ft Perini Navi ketch Perseus. More »

Wrecked Boat Removed

In the January 9 edition of ‘Lectronic Latitude, we reported on the sad plight of Sherry Mae, a Clipper Marine 30 that washed ashore at Ocean Beach around New Year’s. Some of the Coast Guard-provided information in that story was incorrect — namely the size of the boat and the circumstances of its grounding. More »

A Call to Arms

January 23, 2009
If you think belt-tightening in the national economy is going to be painful, wait until you see what the state of California is going to have to do to balance their deficit. More »

The Answer To Wednesday’s Cruiser Quiz

Fred Tassigny, sitting at Le Select Bar in St. Barth, struggles to come to grips with his cat being hit by both a whale and a ship. latitude/Richard
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC In Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic, we ran a video showing the 600-ft cargo carrier Gulser Ana T-boning and dismasting the uninsured Venezia 42 catamaran Courtship about 350 miles WSW of Bermuda on November 18. More »
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Video of the Day: Cruiser Quiz

January 21, 2009
The accompanying video shows the 600-ft cargo carrier Gulser Ana T-boning and dismasting the uninsured Venezia 42 catamaran Courtship about 350 miles west of Bermuda on November 18. It was done on purpose. More »