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I have made four Pacific Puddle Jumps (2003, 2005, 2006 & 2007) and have wanted to find a way to help the islands I have visited on my passages, says Bob Bechler of the Gulfstar 44 Sisiutl. He found…
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Nipping at the heels of the reigning 18-ft skiff world champions Gotta Love It for the first few minutes of the 11th annual a target=”_blank” href=”/app1.regatta-manager.com/Regatta/RegattaPage.do?page=home&cl…
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Based on surveys returned by 99 of the 150 finishers in the last Ha-Ha, the following interesting facts were learned: 1) As many have wrongly assumed, it’s not an event dominated by novice sailors - not by a l…
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There is both bad and good news coming out of the Rio Dulce in Guatemala, where last Saturday night Daniel Drydren, 66, of the Anchorage-based Southern Cross 39 Sunday’s Child was killed by four robbers armed with …
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Just like the fictional 18th century traveler of the same name, Gulliver the parrot has had many adventures in his young life. You’ll recall that the five-year-old blue and gold macaw was abandoned - along with Snicke…
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Santa Cruz’ Ernie Rideout has added another Santana 22 National Championship to his lengthy sailing resume - 79 years lengthy to be exact. That’s 79 years of sailing mind you, because when Rideout took a comfortable 11-point win in…
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We’re looking for your onboard photos from the 2008 Pacific Cup. As much as we love to run the aprs-race pictures of mai tai racing and people passed out in lounge chairs or falling in the pool, ultimately the story is in the rac…
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Does Latitude have a data base of DIY (do-it-yourself) boatyards in Mexico? wonders Peter Hartmann of the Blaine, Washington-based 52-ft DeRidder sloop Ahaluna. If there was such a list, …
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The German couple - known in the press as Jrgen 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. The German newspaper Der Sp…
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When we advanced the St. Francis YC’s International 18 Skiff Regatta…
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While more information is coming in about Daniel Dryden, the 66-year-old Anchorage cruiser who was killed by four robbers on Guatemala’s Lake Izabal, the details of how he died are becoming less clear. The tragic incident happened last S…
