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Baja Ha-Ha Entry Process Gearing Up

May 30, 2008
So many sponsor flyers, so little desk space. . . The big Ha-Ha mailing is almost ready to launch. latitude/Annie
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC With well over 100 boat owners eager to complete the entry process for Baja Ha-Ha 15, volunteer Rally Committee members are working overtime to complete a brand new online registration protocol and prepare a massive mailing of special offers from event sponsors. More »

Special Edition: Sailors Die in Tragic Helo Crash

May 27, 2008
The helicopter crashed about 75 yards from the Isthmus Yacht Club in the direction of Cat Harbor. latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The high season at Catalina got off to a terrible and tragic start on Saturday morning when a Eurocopter AS-350 carrying four mariners, plus a pilot and baggage handler, from Long Beach to Two Harbors crashed in a sloped field about 75 yards south of the Isthmus Yacht Club. More »

Going North? Go Now!

May 23, 2008
If the weathermen (and their computers) are correct, sea conditions off Pt. Conception this weekend should be even mellower than this. latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you have a need to travel north along the California coast soon, we suggest you consider casting off your docklines and taking off ASAP, as the next few days are predicted to bring ideal conditions for a northbound transit. More »

Fair Winds for Ted

The media went nuts on Wednesday when Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy went sailing aboard his 50-ft Concordia schooner Mya just hours after being released from the hospital where he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. More »
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Dinius Prelim Hearing Delayed

In Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic, we reported that Bismarck Dinius’ preliminary hearing on vehicular manslaughter charges had begun. After just three days of testimony, the hearing has been put on hold until June 10 due to scheduling conflicts. More »

Out of This World

May 16, 2008
If Google Earth blew your socks off, don’t ‘aim’ your feet at any loved ones when you check out Worldwide Telescope. Released just this week by Microsoft, WWT “enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope — bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world for a seamless exploration of the universe.” More »
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View to a Spill

May 14, 2008
A heads-up for anyone planning that historic trans-Bay swim today: please postpone for a week or so. Yesterday the Bay experienced not one ‘toxic’ spill, but two. In Martinez, a tugboat accidentally ruptured a pipeline at the Tesoro refinery just after noon, which resulted in a spill of as much as 1,500 gallons of gasoline into Carquinez Strait. More »
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Oceanside Boat Washes Up in Mexico

May 12, 2008
The search for an Oceanside couple was called off Saturday, a day after their 32-ft fishing boat washed ashore at Rosarito, Mexico. Josh Hartman, 28, and his fiancée Ana Martin, 30, reportedly left Oceanside Thursday morning aboard Pelican to collect a catch of hagfish, for which a buyer was to meet them at the dock that afternoon. More »
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Copper Capers Going to Extremes

May 7, 2008
In recent weeks the theft of shore power cords at several Sausalito marinas has angered many local boaters, some of whom assume the culprits are from the adjacent anchor-out community. "I guess it’s the new tweaker recycling program," said one with a laugh, refering to the alleged widespread use of methamphetamine by some anchor-outs. More »