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Sailing the Green Mile
Every marina has them — neglected boats covered with green gunge and bottoms so foul that they could be declared their own ecosystems. But what happens when the owners stop paying their moorage? More »
Casualites of the Storm
Feelex the Cat! was towed back to safe harbor for the second time this winter.
© Tim Sell
The severe storm system that passed through the Bay Area over the last couple days put on quite a show — complete with thunder, lightning and even hail. More »
***Special Edition. . . RYC Cancels***
Due to a recent sewage spill in Contra Costa County that dumped almost a million gallons of raw and partially-treated sewage into the Bay, Richmond YC cancelled both its small boat events for this weekend — the Sail A Small Boat Day scheduled for today, and the final installment of the Small Boat Midwinters on Sunday. More »
Boating Tragedy Has Lessons for All
In a tragic docking mishap several days ago, this bright young Australian was fatally injured.
© van Os family
Cruisers Jim and Emma Mather of the Redondo Beach-based Down East 45 Blue Sky alerted us to a horrible boating accident that occurred several days ago in Thailand, where they are currently cruising with their kids, Phoebe and Drake. More »
DBW Dodges a Bullet – for Now
Boaters dodged a bullet last week when California passed the state budget . . . without Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposal to merge the Department of Boating and Waterways (aka Cal Boating) with the Department of Parks and Recreation. More »
The Cremation of Vaval
Vaval strung up and ready for cremation. But what’s with the fire? When we took Firebuilding 101 at U.C., we were taught to soak the bottom pallets in gas or diesel, and burn from the bottom up. More »
Yikes!
The latest Vendée Globe race has been brutal enough without an obstacle course thrown in at the last minute. When this container was reported offshore of France — right in the path of finishing Vendée boats — a Marine Nationale ship was sent out to retrieve it. More »
NTSB Report on Cosco Busan
In a final analysis of the Cosco Busan oil spill on November 7, 2007, the National Transportation Safety Board determined this week that several factors caused the collision that spilled more than 53,000 gallons of fuel oil into San Francisco Bay and resulted in close to $75 million in damages. More »
Economy’s Weak, but the Dollar’s Strong
Old-school fish transport in Zihuatanejo. The exchange rate is so good in Mexico right now, you can afford to eat fresh seafood every day.
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Not that anything about our current economic meltdown makes perfect sense, but it strikes us as pretty ironic that the dollar is actually stronger today than it has been in years in a bunch of places where sailors congregate. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Not that anything about our current economic meltdown makes perfect sense, but it strikes us as pretty ironic that the dollar is actually stronger today than it has been in years in a bunch of places where sailors congregate. More »
40 Days and 40 Nights
Sara as seen from the deck of Indian Point after sailing circles in the Atlantic for 40 days.
Indian Point
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC A British cruising couple were rescued last week after spending more than a month aboard their disabled sailboat in the Atlantic. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC A British cruising couple were rescued last week after spending more than a month aboard their disabled sailboat in the Atlantic. More »
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