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16-Year-Old Solo Sailor Departs Tomorrow
The oldest of seven children, Zac strikes a pose with his parents, who have given his dream project their full support.
© 2008 The Sunderland Family
If you’re going to have engine problems, it’s a blessing to have them in your homeport, rather than out in the middle of the Pacific. More »
Rumors of Bob’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
How’s this for the start of a Friday the 13th: One of the first emails we read this morning was a note that a "skull fracture had proved fatal" to longtime racer and Richmond YC member Bob George. More »
Five Sailors Rescued, One Perishes
Texas A&M’s entry, Cynthia Woods, at the start of the 40th annual Regata de Amigos.
Texas A&M University
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Regata de Amigos, a 610-mile race from Galveston, Texas, to Veracruz, Mexico, turned deadly Friday night for Texas A&M Univerity’s entry, Cynthia Woods, just hours after the race’s 2 p.m. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Regata de Amigos, a 610-mile race from Galveston, Texas, to Veracruz, Mexico, turned deadly Friday night for Texas A&M Univerity’s entry, Cynthia Woods, just hours after the race’s 2 p.m. More »
‘Tall Ship Girls’ Learn Life Lessons
“Wow! It actually floats!” Taking a ride in their hand-built skiff was quite a thrill.
© Christian Buhl
Friday was a very special day in the lives of a dozen Bay Area high school girls. More »
Something to See While Becalmed Off Montara
It was long thought that the Cape Mayo lighthouse on Cape Cod had been destroyed in the ’20s.
Lighthouse Digest
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If every picture tells a story, every lighthouse tells a thousand stories. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If every picture tells a story, every lighthouse tells a thousand stories. More »
NOAA Charts on Google Earth
Take a Google Earth image, lay a NOAA chart over it, and you get the latest weapon in the arsenal of computer-aided navigation. French company Magic Instinct Software has created a "mash-up" of more than 1,000 NOAA raster charts for the entire coastline of the U.S. More »
Pterodactyl Spotted by the Navy
When Luc de Faymoreau watched his Olson 40 Pterodactyl sail away without him after he and his crew were washed overboard (and subsequently rescued by another boat) during March 29’s Doublehanded Farallones Race, he was confident that his insurance company would pay for the search and salvage. More »
The Pirates of Clipper Cove
There’s a lot of stuff at the bottom of Clipper Cove that could cause an anchor rode to part, but this one parted above the water
© Teddius Maximus
When the Coast Guard notified me that my Santana 22 had been floating aimlessly around the eastern towers of the Bay Bridge (near the construction zone) and I needed to come get it from Yerba Buena Station right away, I rushed right over. More »
Black Boaters Summit’s Rainbow Expansion
When we first met Richmond sailor Paul Mixon in the Virgin Islands 20 years ago, we never would have guessed that he’d someday be operating one of the biggest sailing events in the Eastern Caribbean. More »
Blind Circumnavigators Depart Australia
During their stay in the Cook Islands, Pam and Scott had a tour of another circumnavigating vessel, the 180-ft three-masted Picton Castle.
© 2008 Courtesy Starship
During our three decades of reporting on all aspects of sailing, we’ve met a fascinating cast of characters. More »
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