Posts by Andy Turpin
Third Lane of Canal Opens Sunday
Sailboats will probably never be allowed to transit the Panama Canal’s so-called Third Set of Locks, which open for business Sunday, but we’re sure many sailors will find this massive maritime engineering feat to be a fascinating accomplishment. More »
In Recognition of Balclutha
San Francisco Cityfront landmark Balclutha depicted during a raucous voyage offshore.
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©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re like us, your use of good old-fashioned postage stamps has probably diminished radically in recent years. More »
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re like us, your use of good old-fashioned postage stamps has probably diminished radically in recent years. More »
Four-Bridge Fiasco
Sailors, how is your backstroke? Only one of 11 skippers didn’t spend some time swimming on June 18 during the 2016 Sir Francis Chichester Race, the Laser fleet’s periodic circumnavigation of the island nation of Alameda. More »
The Final Plank Is In
When it came time to attach the whiskey plank, everybody wanted to get into the act. Who wouldn’t?
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©Latitude 38 Media, LLC At least 350 supporters were on hand Saturday night to witness the attachment of the final plank — the so-called "whiskey plank" — onto the 100-ft brigantine Matthew Turner‘s hull. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC At least 350 supporters were on hand Saturday night to witness the attachment of the final plank — the so-called "whiskey plank" — onto the 100-ft brigantine Matthew Turner‘s hull. More »
What’s Your Summer Sailstice Plan?
What started out as a loosely conceived impetus for getting sailors out on the water has now grown into an international phenomenon. Of course, we’re referring to the annual Summer Sailstice events that will take place this weekend, timed with the annual summer solstice — the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. More »
Locomotion Damaged, Abandoned Offshore
Delivery crew Lyn Silva and two others aboard the Andrews 45 Locomotion had to be rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter Monday night, while only 150 miles from completing their delivery form Hawaii to San Diego. More »
Another Sailor Beheaded in Philippines?
Two months after Canadian cruiser John Ridsdel of the cat Aziza was beheaded in the Philippines by Abu Sayyaf jihadis, the same rebel group has now — apparently — executed his countryman, Robert Hall of Renova. More »
Three Sailors Rescued Off Oregon Coast
Conditions were relatively mild when Rogues’ Scholarship’s call for help reached the Coast Guard, but a storm three days earlier had completely disabled her.
© 2016 US Coast Guard District 13
Having survived three days adrift roughly 45 miles off the Oregon coast this week, three Pacific Northwest sailors are reportedly very happy to be back on dry land, thanks to assistance from multiple Coast Guard assets. More »
A Day of Hope for Our Oceans
The famous double-hulled Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokulea was chosen by the United Nations to be the centerpiece of World Oceans Day events there. She has sailed in five oceans since departing Hawaii two years ago. More »
NY to Vendée Race Is Vendée Globe Preview
Jérémie Beyou’s Maître Coq leads competitors past Lady Liberty last week on a nonstop sprint to France, that serves as the final warmup for November’s Vendée Globe solo around-the-world race.
© 2016 Amory Ross / Sea&Co / OSM
Having been ravaged by carnage and multiple UFOs — unidentified floating objects — on the first day out of New York, the top solo sailors in the in the inaugural New York – Vendée race are beginning to enter the Bay of Biscay and make their approach to the finish in Les Sables d’Olonne, France. More »
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