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Shark Attack Kills S.F. Surfer in Mexico

April 30, 2008
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 »

Canadian Westabout Circumnavigator Aborts Attempt

The crippled ‘Kim Chow’ riding out a South Atlantic Storm under drogue. Aboard, skipper Glenn Wakefield waits to be transfered to the Argentinian research vessel ‘Puerto Deseado’. © MRCC Argentine After a rollover on April 24 claimed his solar panels, liferaft and a hatch in the South Atlantic, Victoria, B.C.-based More »

BMW Oracle Makes Opening Day Appearance

April 28, 2008
BMW Oracle Racing design coordinator Ian “Fresh” Burns takes a turn on the bow of one of the team’s Swedish Match 40s. High school sailors based at the Golden Gate YC got a chance to pick up some match racing tips from the team during a Friday afternoon practice. More »

Thar They Blow

April 25, 2008
We got stopped a few years ago off the Embarcadero by both Coast Guard and the SF Police boats. And when we say ‘stopped’, this was with bullhorns blaring and lights flashing. More »
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More Pirate Attacks off Somalia

April 23, 2008
It appears to be high season for Somalia’s pirate industry. On Sunday, just days after the 30-member crew of a French megayacht were released and several pirates arrested by French forces, pirates seized control of the 250-ft Spanish fishing trawler Playa de Bakio in the Gulf of Aden. More »

Mariners Rescue Downed Aviator and His Plane

After the float plane crashed, it didn’t float very well, and needed to be hand-carried to shore. Thanks to Dick Roland of Mar Si 2, a former cruiser and Tripui resident, who made the announcement on Channel 16, and Todd Butler, who was first on the scene with his small aluminum boat, both the pilot and plane were saved. More »

Cosco Busan Pilot Indicted

John Cota, the pilot aboard the Cosco Busan when the ship “touched” the Bay Bridge last November, was indicted on felony charges this week. © Jeff Berman Federal prosecutors have indicted pilot John Cota for alledgedly lying to Coast Guard officials about prescription drugs he was taking. More »

Crashing the Party

She looks bad here, but Gitana Vela suffered relatively minor damage in her double dismasting. © 2008 Jenny Haldeman Anyone who was out sailing last Saturday knows that it was really windy in the afternoon. More »

Yankee – Great Earthquake Survivor

April 21, 2008
Yankee with a bone in her teeth at the Master Mariners Regatta. latitude/JR
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC San Francisco Bay is home to one of the largest, coolest and most active fleets of classic yachts anywhere in the world — the Master Mariners Benevolent Association. More »

Snickers Arrives in Hawaii

April 18, 2008
Snickers is all smiles now that he doesn’t have to forage for his food. © Laureli The saga of Snickers, the boat dog abandoned on Fanning Island in December, is coming to a happy close. More »