Current News
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 »
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 »
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 »
Where is Beverage Reef Anyway?
When you go cruising, Beverage Reef is actually one of the places you want to avoid.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The July issue of Latitude 38 — now available everywhere, including online — features a great interview with Sausalito’s Marc and Doreen Gounard, who built a 33-ft cat in the early ’90s for just $35,000, and have since spent four six-month seasons in Mexico and completed a 4.5-year circumnavigation with their son and daughter. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The July issue of Latitude 38 — now available everywhere, including online — features a great interview with Sausalito’s Marc and Doreen Gounard, who built a 33-ft cat in the early ’90s for just $35,000, and have since spent four six-month seasons in Mexico and completed a 4.5-year circumnavigation with their son and daughter. More »
Fourth on the Bay
Bay Area sailors couldn’t have asked for a better weekend to celebrate our country’s independence. Friday saw a nice steady breeze for most of the day, conveniently dying down in time for the fireworks. More »
The DMV as a Rogue Agency?
Since the early 1990s, the California Department of Motor Vehicles has been handling drunken boating convictions — aka BUIs — like drunken driving convictions in the sense that they’ve suspended the driver’s licenses of the offenders. More »
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