Current News
“Angels Don’t Always Travel by Air”
Before Snickers could board Pride of Aloha, he had to have a flea bath and haircut.
© 2008 Robby Coleman
Robby Coleman forwarded us the following update from Mark Bult, the crewmember from NCL’s Pride of Aloha cruise ship that offered to give Snickers, the little cocker spaniel abandoned by his owners on Fanning Island when their boat wrecked on a reef in December, a lift to Hawaii. More »
Marina del Rey 16-Year-Old to Circumnavigate
At 16, Zac Sunderland hopes to become the youngest solo circumnavigator.
© Marianne Sunderland
Laurence and Marianne Sunderland of Marina del Rey report that their 16-year-old son Zac, who has 15,000 ocean miles to his credit, will set off next month from Southern California in an attempt to become the youngest person to circumnavigate singlehanded. More »
Besame’s Close Call
A marine insurance industry professional in Southern California sent us an incident report from the 100-ft Northstar motoryacht Besame. The report, filed on March 5, details an attempted boarding by suspected pirates in international waters off Mexico. More »
Snickers Rescue is Imminent
After our March 24 ‘Lectronic Latitude story about the grim future for two pets abandoned by their American owners on Fanning Island after their boat wrecked on the atoll, we received a hopeful email from a dog and parrot lover in Nevada who wanted to save both animals. More »
Zihua Pier Project Cancelled
Twice a day local fishermen can be seen launching their boats off Zihua’s downtown beach.
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC In some parts of Mexico, rampant development seems to be unstoppable these days. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC In some parts of Mexico, rampant development seems to be unstoppable these days. More »
French Luxury Yacht Seized by Pirates
Le Ponant, a 288-ft French luxury yacht, was on its way back to the Med from the Seychelles on Friday when it was overtaken by pirates in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia. More »
Extreme 40 Rips Up the Bay
iShares ‘lights it off’ on the Cityfront. Watch this Extreme 40 cat tear up the Bay through Monday. Capable of speeds to 35 knots, she’s an inshore thoroughbred.
latitude/Rob
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re on the water this weekend in the vicinity of the Cityfront, keep your eyes peeled for a black shadow hiding in a cloud of white spray. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re on the water this weekend in the vicinity of the Cityfront, keep your eyes peeled for a black shadow hiding in a cloud of white spray. More »
Tomek ‘Ties the Knot’
Luka looks to be in pretty good shape considering she just finished a ‘wrong-way’ circumnavigation.
© 2008 Lynn Bradshaw
Lynn and Rick Bradshaw of the Hans Christian 33T La Vita report that Tomek ‘Big Tom’ Lewandowski sailed into Ensenada around noon yesterday on his Mikado 56 Luka, ‘tying the knot’ on his 13-month singlehanded westabout circumnavigation. More »
Stop the Monday Morning Quarterbacking
There has been a staggering amount of Monday morning quarterbacking in the wake of the tragic loss of Kirby Gale and Tony Harrow, whose Cheoy Lee 31 Daisy disappeared during the Doublehanded Lightship Race on March 15. More »
Our Fling with Gitana 13
Some lucky Latitude crew were treated to the ride of a lifetime yesterday. They’re still smiling this morning.
© Peter Lyons
We used to think of the Bay as a big place. More »
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