Current News
Clearing the Air on AIS in Mexico
An AIS (Automatic Identification System) receivers like this one aid mariners in traffic monitoring and collision prevention.
© 2008 si-tex
Recently there has been a lot of misinformation about AIS systems, regarding what they cost, what they do, and whether they will be required in Mexico this winter. More »
Mock Battle Stuns Spectators
For tall ship aficionados, mock sea battles between ‘Lynx’ (foreground) and ‘Californian’ are a high point of any festival.
© Eliot Hudson
Boom! Looks real, sounds real. . . Smoke from ‘Californian’s cannon can be seen a mile away. More »
Accused Murderer Back in the News
There hasn’t been much in the way of news in the drawn-out pursuit of justice for the killers of cruisers Tom and Jackie Hawks. Prosecuters believe that the Hawkses were murdered in November, 2004, by Skylar Deleon, John Kennedy and Alonso Machain during a test cruise of their trawler Well Deserved. More »
Tall Ship Fest Begins Today
This replica of Cap’n Bligh’s famous Bounty appeared in Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean. A historically accurate replica of Columbus’ Niña will also appear.
© 2008 Bounty
Latitude 38 recommendation: Drop whatever you’re doing right now and head down to the San Francisco waterfront. More »
Common Sense in Washington?
The July 2 edition of ‘Lectronic Latitude reported that the EPA was developing a ‘discharge permit’ for the 17 million recreational boats in the U.S. as a result of a Circuit Court ruling that revoked the 35-year-old exemption the agency gave to such vessels. More »
Eight Bells – Mark Rudiger
We are extremely saddened to note the passing of Mark Rudiger yesterday afternoon. As noted on Wednesday, Mark had been battling lymphoma for the last four years and had been doing well until a few months ago. More »
Mark Rudiger – Friend in Need
He’s not the type of guy who would unduly worry people with bad news, but the fact is that the great Bay Area sailor Mark ‘Rudi’ Rudiger has been battling lymphoma for several years now. More »
Salute and Her Big Stick
Salute at Puerto Venere, Italy, showing a mast too tall to slip beneath the Golden Gate.
© 2008 Bernie Barden
"Mine’s bigger than yours!" writes Bernie Barden, Docent at the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park. "We More »
Looking for Schooner Crew
We normally don’t do ‘crew wanted’ ads for individuals, but when it comes to folks who have made circumnavigations aboard schooners they’ve restored, we make exceptions.
President of the Pacific Ocean, Merl Petersen, is looking for crew for the Great San Francisco Schooner Race in August. More »
Gulliver the Parrot Arrives in L.A.
At long last Gulliver the macaw is back home in the U.S. Gulliver and his furry pal Snickers the cocker spaniel were abandoned on Fanning Island last December when their owners lost their boat on the reef. More »
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