Current News
Roy’s New Cat
Pyewacket V – whether you call her a ‘racey cruiser’ or ‘cruisey racer’, she’s a beauty to behold.
© 2008 Rich Roberts/Westerly Marine
Roy Disney is one of those guys who just can’t seem to get enough of ocean racing — even when he doesn’t personally go along. More »
Gulliver’s Travels at an End
Sybil Erden did indeed bring Gulliver home to her bird sanctuary in Arizona.
The Oasis Sanctuary
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Just like the fictional 18th century traveler of the same name, Gulliver the parrot has had many adventures in his young life. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Just like the fictional 18th century traveler of the same name, Gulliver the parrot has had many adventures in his young life. More »
German Pirate Victims Released
The German couple — known in the press as Jürgen K. and Sabine M. — who were kidnapped from their yacht by Somalian pirates on June 23 were released on Saturday after 41 days of captivity. More »
Sausalito Sewage Spill
A plugged pipe in downtown Sausalito caused several thousand gallons of sewage to overflow down streets and into Richardson Bay over the weekend. The spill, which started sometime Saturday night and was finally cleared about 17 hours later, prompted a Bay Area-wide response team to close down Swede’s Beach at the foot of Valley Street. More »
Maltese Falcon Coming to SF Bay
Maltese Falcon will be sailing under the Gate next month.
Maltese Falcon
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you love big boats and spectacles, you’re going to love the news we received this morning in an email from Tom Perkins of Belvedere: "I want to let you know that Falcon will be arriving in San Francisco in late September, and will be on the Bay most of October. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you love big boats and spectacles, you’re going to love the news we received this morning in an email from Tom Perkins of Belvedere: "I want to let you know that Falcon will be arriving in San Francisco in late September, and will be on the Bay most of October. More »
Lori Says ‘Thanks for the Help’
Lori Lombardo was injured just after the EYC 2nd Half Opener.
© 2008 Peter Lyons
Bay racer Lori Lombardo has plenty of time these days to replay the recent boating accident which has laid her up with a broken leg. More »
Lost Your Dinghy?
Officer Mark Hedeen of the San Rafael Police Department emailed asking for help in locating the owner of a small inflatable dinghy that washed up on Red Rock several weeks ago. More »
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 »
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