Posts by John Riise
Advertise in ‘Lectronic Latitude
The reason this space has been filled for most of the year is that it works. A ‘Lectronic Latitude ad has the power to reach 5,000 people — a day! Advertisers tell us that their web traffic increases dramatically when they place ads in ‘Lectronic. More »
A Different Kind of ‘Milk Run’
Many sailors have seen the elusive green flash, but we wonder how many have seen an (apparently) even rarer event: the so-called “milk sea” or “milky sea” that emits an intense glow at night. More »
Learning ‘Sailingo’
It’s easy for longtime sailors to forget how hard the ‘lingo’ can be for newcomers to learn. We were reminded of this recently when a newbie made the following observations:
“A rope is a rope until you bring it aboard a boat. More »
Latitude 38’s Crew List – Your Ticket to Ride
"I began sailing about a year ago and immediately fell in love with the sport," wrote Pat Lakner. "Since boats needing crew are difficult to find on your own, a friend advised me to sign up for the Crew List on the Latitude 38 website, saying that the magazine is the ‘Bible’ of the sailing world. More »
Testosterone Returns to World Record Sailing
With the flurry of attention over teenage girl circumnavigators having at least temporarily subsided, we’re thrilled to note the successful completion of a very ‘manly’ round-about. Yesterday, 39-year-old French/Italian geologist Alessandro di Benedetto sailed Findomestic back into Les Sables D’Olonne Harbor after a nonstop circumnavigation that took 268 days, 19 hours and 36 minutes. More »
The Oddest Odds
Don’t look now, but Paddy Power, Ireland’s largest bookmaker, recently took civilization another circle closer to the drain by offering odds on which Gulf of Mexico species will be the first to go extinct due to the big oil spill. More »
It’s Every Man for Himself
Last month marked the 98th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Not to take anything away from the horror of that night, but come on — hasn’t the whole Titanic thing been pretty well beaten to death? More »
What, No Pretty Pictures?
As much as we all enjoy a good sailing photo, if you’re 2,000 miles from nowhere, you’ll be glad to hear you can still get the text of ‘Lectronic Latitude via Sail Docs on SailMail. More »
Quake Anniversary in October
Believe it or not, October marks the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake. Although the ‘big one’ for San Francisco will always be the 1906 quake, the 1989 Loma Prieta temblor is the one most of us alive will remember. More »
Unseasonal Rain
We all know how the rain falls in Spain, but in Northern California, the rain mainly falls in the winter. So it was a bit of a surprise to be awakened by the whisper of a summer shower on the cabin top during a recent visit to the Delta. More »
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