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Posts by Andy Turpin

Hartjoy About to Make Landfall

May 20, 2016
We’re thrilled to report that after more than 200 days at sea alone, Washington-based sailor Jeff Hartjoy — who’s a longtime friend of Latitude 38 — is about to make landfall at Ecuador’s Bahia Caraquez, thus completing the nonstop circumnavigation that began there last Halloween.  More »

Soloing Across the Tasman

May 18, 2016
Gannet arrives at Bundaberg after a relatively easy crossing of the dreaded Tasman Sea.  © Patrick Grinter If you’re a fan of sailing literature, you’ve probably read harrowing accounts of crossing the Tasman Sea between New Zealand and Australia — a 1,000-mile-wide body of water that’s notorious for rough and rowdy conditions.  More »

New Apps Detail Vital Nav Info

May 13, 2016
Navigating, particularly through inshore waters, can be a tricky business — especially when lights and other navigational aids can’t be found at the locations where your charts say they should be. More »

700 Miles Without a Forestay

May 11, 2016
Carolyn and Paddy were all smiles when we met them at Shelter Bay Marina in March. And today, after completing a somewhat worrisome passage to the Marquesas, they are all smiles again.  More »

Gordie to Share Composites Expertise

May 9, 2016
Never seen a Santana 27 with a retractable sprit pole? Then you haven’t seen Gordie’s yellow Arcadia. latitude/Andy
©2016 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re in the habit of reading race results in Latitude 38, the name Gordie Nash should be familiar. More »

ACWS NYC Preview

May 6, 2016
SoftBank Team Japan and Oracle Team USA sailing in front of the Manhattan skyline yesterday. © Ricardo Pinto / ACEA Many San Francisco Bay sailors are bummed that the Bay was not selected to host any America’s Cup 35 events — despite the fact that Cup defender Oracle Team USA flies the burgee of the Golden Gate YC. More »

Springtime Sightings, Good & Bad

May 4, 2016
With the coming of spring there’s been a predictable increase in boat use both inside and outside San Francisco Bay. This week we received reports and photos that illustrate both the pleasures and potential hazards of sailing in Northern California waters.  More »

Racing Solo Across the Atlantic

Vincent Riou’s PRB is ahead of the rest of the monohulls in the Transat Bakerly singlehanded race from England to New York. © Lloyd Images Originally known as the OSTAR (Observer Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race), the 2016 edition of the quadrennial Transat Bakerly has been underway for just over two days now. More »

Unstoppable Rimas Makes Hawaii

We’re not sure what Rimas rigged as a headsail, as his usual jib blew up on the trip from Sausalito to Monterey. © A Nony Mouse Before Russian-born singlehander Rimas Meleshyus sailed out of Monterey on March 21 with a jury-rigged headsail, he told friends he hoped to return to Sausalito’s Richardson Bay in order to make repairs to his vintage Rawson 30 Mimsy — an upwind trip of roughly 75 miles. But More »