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Local Sailor Drowns in Marina
Boaters and their families celebrating Easter Sunday at Marina Village had a holiday they’d probably rather not remember when the body of a berther was found floating next to his boat. More »
Happy 100th, Gordy Miller!
Local sailor and 74-year member of Richmond YC Gordy Miller will celebrate the "Big 100" on April 3. Gordy’s love for sailing dates back to 1934, when he joined the newly formed Richmond YC. More »
Thanks to Osama, More Red Tape
All merchant mariners and charter skippers will soon have to get a ‘biometric’ I.D. card. Seen here are Bay Lady (background) and Yukon Jack.
© 2008 Rendezvous Charters
Attention professional mariners! More »
Experienced Cruisers Need Rescuing
Some of you may recall the strange tale of the Darla Jean, a 48-ft motorsailor that washed up on Fanning Island last December after spending 95 days "drifting" across the Pacific from Moss Landing. More »
Daisy Reminder and Search Update
Just a reminder that all boats entered in tomorrow’s OYRA Crewed Lightship Race are invited to pick up daisy flowers from volunteers on the docks at the St. Francis and Golden Gate YCs prior to the start. More »
Don’t Fear the Rays
Cherie Williams gives a belly rub to an appreciative ray in Belize.
© 2008 Rod Williams
"The death of the woman struck by a jumping eagle ray during a freak accident in Florida last week, and the earlier death of the ‘Crocodile Hunter’, may give some people a wrong impression of these generally harmless cartilaginous fish," writes Rod Williams of the Alameda-based Catalina 42 Azure. More »
Daisy Commemoration
As you read in Monday’s ‘Lectronic Latitude, last weekend two local sailors perished during the Doublehanded Lightship Race on March 15. Matthew Kirby Gale and Anthony Harrow aboard the Cheoy Lee 31 Daisy were last seen about halfway back from the Lightbucket, about six miles from the Golden Gate. More »
Two Sailors Lost During DHL Race
The local sailing community is in a state of shock over the news that two sailors were lost during Saturday’s Doublehanded Lightship Race. Kirby Gale, 67, and Anthony Harrow, 72, were on the way home from the Lightbucket aboard Gale’s Cheoy Lee Offshore 31 Daisy when they simply disappeared. More »
No Serenity Till We Get Rid of This Guy
We’re not sure when they took this photo, but we’d bet the Nespors would have been happier with a nice yellowtail or mahi.
Serenity Now
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "You asked for sailors to send in photos of their catches while sailing," write Dennis and Sue Nespor of the Catalina 36 Serenity Now. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "You asked for sailors to send in photos of their catches while sailing," write Dennis and Sue Nespor of the Catalina 36 Serenity Now. More »
Marina Riviera Nayarit Alienating Cruisers
With hundreds of empty slips, cruisers can’t understand why Marina Riviera Nayarit rates aren’t lower. But what really makes them angry is that each visit by dinghy costs $10.
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©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, the wonderfully funky and authentic Mexico town on Banderas Bay about 10 miles to the north of Puerto Vallarta, has been a cruiser favorite for as long as we’ve been going there — and we started in the late ’70s. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, the wonderfully funky and authentic Mexico town on Banderas Bay about 10 miles to the north of Puerto Vallarta, has been a cruiser favorite for as long as we’ve been going there — and we started in the late ’70s. More »
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