Current News
Terry Bingham Succumbs to Pancreatitis
We received the tragic news that Terry Bingham of the Seattle-based Union 36 Secret O’ Life passed away yesterday in a Bolivian hospital due to acute pancreatitis. Terry and his partner of 13 years, Tammy Woodmansee, have been cruising the West Coast of Central and South America for the past few years and had made it as far as Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador. More »
Workin’ Overtime to Bring You the News
Recipe for weekend relaxation: Set up hammock; pour tall, cool drink; open new Latitude and escape.
latitude/Annie
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC With the long Labor Day weekend upon us, you should have plenty of time to enjoy your two favorite pastimes: sailing and (we hope) reading Latitude 38. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC With the long Labor Day weekend upon us, you should have plenty of time to enjoy your two favorite pastimes: sailing and (we hope) reading Latitude 38. More »
BMW Oracle’s Tri Launched
Former Bay Area sailors Andy and Jill Rothman snapped this shot of BMW Oracle’s new boat from their home in Puget Sound’s San Juan Islands.
© Andy & Jill Rothman
Jill and Andy Rothman, formerly of the Bay Area and now of the San Juan Islands, sent us this exclusive picture of BMW Oracle Racing’s monsterous new 90-ft trimaran as it was towed around the waters of Puget Sound. More »
Are Time-Saving Devices Slowing You Down?
Were these sailors just feeling a bit ‘loose’ last weekend, or did their main get away from them?
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’ve heard of running a mainsail loose-footed, but until the other day we’d never seen anyone running one ‘loose-luffed’. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’ve heard of running a mainsail loose-footed, but until the other day we’d never seen anyone running one ‘loose-luffed’. More »
Junk Rigged Boats
This funky catamaran was spotted at South Beach Harbor on Saturday.
© Timo Bruck
"We saw this catamaran — made from 1-liter pop bottles, PVC tubing and a Hobie Cat trampoline with an oar as a rudder — at South Beach Harbor on Saturday morning," wrote Timo Bruck in an email. More »
CG Officer Busted for Coke
Normally when we get notices from the Coast Guard about drug busts, it’s because they’ve intercepted another shipment bound for the U.S. This time, the admission had to hurt a bit: A senior officer on the Pacific Area staff has been accused of cocaine abuse, and has been temporarily reassigned to a non-supervisory position. More »
A “Cleansing” in the Rio Dulce
Roy McNett, editor of the Rio Dulce Chisme-Vindicator, reports the latest on the events following the murder of Anchorage-based cruiser Daniel Dryden:
"Local justice — it’s not a pretty word — may have been served on the night of August 14, when two men were killed in a shooting in the small town of Seja, about five miles from Fronteras and the Rio Dulce. More »
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 »
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