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Piracy Doesn’t Always Pay
While more than 150 people and 15 ships are being held hostage by Somalian pirates, two French yachties are now free. Jean-Yves and Bernadette Delanne were delivering the 50-ft Carre d’As from Australia to France when they were attacked by pirates on September 2. More »
Lowell Leaves Little Damage; Ike Thrashes Texas
We’ve rarely seen a storm take a more radical turn over open water. Luckily it did not build substantially before striking land.
© NOAA graphic
Tropical Storm Lowell had been traveling northwest along a gentle arc last week, when it suddenly made a radical right turn and marched directly toward the southern end of the Baja Peninsula. More »
Eight Bells – Olin Stephens
The man considered by many to be the best known and most successful yacht designer of the 20th century died over the weekend. Olin Stephens passed away in his hometown of Hanover, New Hampshire, on Saturday. More »
Falcon in Honolulu, Heading for the Bay
The mighty Maltese Falcon moored next to the Aloha Tower during a stop in Honolulu on her way to San Francisco.
© 2008 Laurie Kilantang
"I read with interest your story last month about Tom Perkins’ 289-ft Maltese Falcon coming to San Francisco, and hoped to see her on a trip there at the end of the month," writes Mark Hazlett of Honolulu. More »
Blessed Be Missing Off Australia
Australian officials report that up to 21 planes are searching the coast off Queensland, Australia, for the Morgan Out-Island 41 Blessed Be. The yacht had been purchased in Tahiti earlier this year by Aussie Bruce Glasson of New South Wales, who was joined by another friend in his 60s for the trip to Oz. More »
Dates Set for ’09 Sailfest
For sailors, Sailfest’s low-stress yacht race is a major highlight. Seen here is Louis Kruk’s San Francisco-based Beneteau First 42 Cirque.
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©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Are you already dreading the end of this wonderfully warm summer? More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Are you already dreading the end of this wonderfully warm summer? More »
20% Off Everything in Australia
With the transpacific cruising fleet about to head to New Zealand and Australia to avoid tropical cyclone season, there’s good news. The Australian dollar has fallen 19% in eight weeks against the U.S. More »
Terry Bingham Memorial
Readers — As reported in the August 29 edition of ‘Lectronic, cruiser Terry Bingham passed away from complications due to pancreatitis in a Bolivian hospital.
On Saturday, good friends Holly Serdy and Rob Lemmon hosted a "Celebration of Terry Bingham’s Life" that was attended by more than 60 people. More »
Photo of the Day: Playing Chicken
Today’s Photo of the Day was sent to us by Cuyler Binion. "My friend and I were out Thursday afternoon on his Corsair 31 Roshambo heading under the Bay Bridge when this freighter shot off not one, but two ‘five horn warnings’ to the boat seen in this picture," Cuyler reported. More »
Piracy Continues Off the Somali Coast
Earlier this week Somali pirates seized a cruising yacht in the notorious Gulf of Aden with two French nationals aboard, bringing the number of hijacked vessels in that area to at least 30 since the beginning of the year. More »
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