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Preliminary Hearing for Bismark Dinius
Prosecutors still insist that the person with his hand on the tiller of a drifting sailboat was at fault for being hit by a speeding powerboat in the dead of night. More »
Out of This World
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 »
View to a Spill
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 »
Oceanside Boat Washes Up in Mexico
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 »
Copper Capers Going to Extremes
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 »
Know Why You’re Hoisting that Margarita?
Yeah, okay, so that’s probably a pina colada, but you get the idea.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC While the origins of religious holidays are generally well known to those who observe them, the roots of secular celebration days are often only dimly understood. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC While the origins of religious holidays are generally well known to those who observe them, the roots of secular celebration days are often only dimly understood. More »
Folkboat Sinks Off Sausalito
Not exactly your classic port-starboard situation. In fact, in this case, we’d definitely give the port-taker right of way.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC A maiden voyage is typically a memorable event. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC A maiden voyage is typically a memorable event. More »
Time to Get Out on the Water
These spirited sailors weren’t about to miss out on the joys of Bay sailing. They recently rented a daysail boat from Cass’ Marina in Sausalito.
© 2008 Cass Marina
With hundreds of sailboats taking to Bay waters last Sunday for ‘Opening Day’, and nearly 300 boats expected to head across the North Bay this Saturday in the annual Vallejo Race, it should be obvious to all local sailors that 2008’s peak sailing season has begun. More »
Oh No, Not Again!
Ah, yeah, we know. You’re getting barraged by emails announcing this new posting. After the same thing happened Monday, we thought we’d found a solution. . . No such luck. As we write this, however, we are switching to a new ‘listserver’ software which should eliminate the problem. More »
Shark Attack Kills S.F. Surfer in Mexico
A yet-to-be-identified 24-year-old surfer from San Francisco died from a loss of blood after he was attacked by a shark Monday, while surfing at Troncones, a popular surf break for cruisers whose boats are anchored at Zihuatanejo, Mexico. More »
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