http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:00:22 -0700 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:55:33 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Dick-Drechsler-departs-from-Marina-del-Rey?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner Baja Ha-Ha Grand Poobah and Latitude 38 Publisher Richard Spindler and Doña de Mallorca are requesting that anyone residing in the San Francisco Bay area and planning to drive or fly to meet the fleet in Cabo, volunteer to help carry bundle... Baja Ha-Ha Mexico Sail Through Cancer Foundation Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:55:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Dick-Drechsler-departs-from-Marina-del-Rey?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Hurricane-Rick-headed-for-Los-Cabos?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner Cruisers on the southernmost tip of Mexico’s Baja California are keeping a sharp eye on Hurricane Rick. With winds reported to have been a record-breaking 175 mph on Sunday morning, boaters are bracing for the second strongest hurricane on r... Baja Ha-Ha Mexico Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:58:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Hurricane-Rick-headed-for-Los-Cabos?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Donations-to-schoolchildren-in-Turtle-Bay?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner Cruisers going to Turtle Bay with the Baja Ha-Ha or on their own are encouraged to pack away a few school supplies to donate on behalf of the local children. According to Baja Ha-Ha's team at 'Lectronic Lattitude, Steve and Edie Hollan of the Yorba L... Baja Ha-Ha Mexico Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:20:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Donations-to-schoolchildren-in-Turtle-Bay?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Boating-101-communications-systems-for-cruisers?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner  Cruisers traveling from the U.S. to Mexico and points beyond can have Internet and telephone connectivity even from the most remote locations...for a price. Below our guest author, Dick Drechsler, explains the communications systems onboard the... Cruising Communications Info 101 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:55:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Boating-101-communications-systems-for-cruisers?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Join-the-Baja-HaHa-departing-ceremony-on-October-26-2009?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner On October 26, 2009, all are welcome to join the farewell ceremony for the Baja Ha-Ha. Friends, members of the public and the media are expected to be jockeying for position at the west end of Shelter Island, San Diego, California for the 10:00 a.m. ... Baja Ha-Ha Mexico International Travel Adventure Travel Pacific Puddle Jump Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:03:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Join-the-Baja-HaHa-departing-ceremony-on-October-26-2009?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Relief-for-schoolchildren-in-Baja-California-Mexico?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner Relief is needed immediately for hundreds of children on the Baja peninsula of Mexico. Any boaters traveling south to Mexico should plan to pack onboard a box full of school supplies for the children who were touched by Hurricane Jimenez. On the nigh... Baja Ha-Ha Mexico Port Report Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:54:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Relief-for-schoolchildren-in-Baja-California-Mexico?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Helping-schoolchildren-in-American-Samoa?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner A fellow sailor -- a CLOD (cruiser living on dirt) -- spent almost a year in American Samoa and has found a neat way to help children who lost their schools in the recent tsunami. Deborah Mawhar, Cohort 403 Coordinator for Instructor Institute for Te... Cruising Onshore International Travel Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:09:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m10d6-Helping-schoolchildren-in-American-Samoa?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Baccaneer-Day-at-the-Isthmus-Catalina-Island-California?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner I'm reporting to you from our anchorage in Two Harbors at the Isthmus, Catalina Island, California. The crowd of adults flocking to this annual drink-fest is young, for the most part, and ready to hoot and holler! Every so often, a neighbor fires off... Onshore Piracy & Security Ships Log: Seattle to Cabo Hometown Festivals Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:55:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Baccaneer-Day-at-the-Isthmus-Catalina-Island-California?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m9d28-Novel-H1N1-aka-Swine-Flu-are-cruisers-more-susceptible?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner The Novel H1N1 flu virus, previously referred to as the Swine Flu, is spreading worldwide much in the same manner as the regular seasonal influensa viruses. On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization declared that a pandemic of Novel H1N1 was un... Swine Flu Safety Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:19:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m9d28-Novel-H1N1-aka-Swine-Flu-are-cruisers-more-susceptible?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Ships-Log-Ventura-Harbor?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner While sailing our boat, a Catalina 470, s/v Last Resort, southbound from Puget Sound we're exploring various ports and anchorages on our way. We’ll be connecting with the nearly 200-boat-strong rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, the Baja H... Port Report Ships Log: Seattle to Cabo Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:58:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m9d27-Ships-Log-Ventura-Harbor?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m9d26-Boating-101-using-the-Lifesling-Inflatable?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner The U.S. Coast Guard’s term is a “person in water,” or PIW; traditionally, it was called a “man overboard. Another term might be “crew overboard,” or COB. Whatever it’s called and whenever it happens; it&rsqu... Baja Ha-Ha Boating 101 Safety Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:20:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m9d26-Boating-101-using-the-Lifesling-Inflatable?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Sailing-vacations-make-kids-smarter?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner Many sailors will attest to the fact that their kids seemed to almost visually gain maturity after taking a sailing vacation. Now there's a study showing that vacations (and we think particularly sailing vacations) can give a child a special edge. He... Family Vacations Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:56:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m9d22-Sailing-vacations-make-kids-smarter?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Seattle-Boat-Show?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner Seattle’s 32nd annual Lake Union Boats Afloat Show (www.BoatsAfloatShow.com) is set to get underway at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 16.  The show is expected to be as well attended as the Seattle Boat Show held in January (click here fo... Seattle Boat Show Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:44:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Seattle-Boat-Show?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Central-South-Central-Baja-Mexico-devastated-by-hurricane?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner According to an inside report posted to an Internet group called The Southbound Cruisers Net by Pat Rains on September 7, 2009, Hurricane Jimena devastated the central and south-central Baja California Coast of Mexico last week. Assistance is badly n... Cruising Baja Ha-Ha Mexico Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:44:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m9d8-Central-South-Central-Baja-Mexico-devastated-by-hurricane?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m9d6-UKbased-Garmin-rumored-to-be-looking-at-aquiring-Raymarine?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner        According to a report from Reuters and the Kansas City Business Journal on August 18, 2009, marine electronics Raymarine Plc is on the selling block and the purchaser might be global positioning satellite com... Cruising Navigation & Technical GPS Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:25:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m9d6-UKbased-Garmin-rumored-to-be-looking-at-aquiring-Raymarine?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Sausalito-Art-Festival-being-held-Labor-Day-weekend?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner Art lovers from around the world have been coming each Labor Day weekend to attend the Sausalito Art Festival since 1952. Just north of the Golden Gate Bridge and located in ritzy Marin County, California, Sausalito will be crawling with world-class ... Port Report Summer City Guides Ships Log: Seattle to Cabo Hometown Festivals Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:56:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Sausalito-Art-Festival-being-held-Labor-Day-weekend?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m8d29-SAP-505-winner-is-USA-8714-skippered-by-Mike-Martin?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner Mike Martin skippered his boat, sail number USA 8714, to a screaming finish with crewman Jeff Nelson hiked out to win the final heat and overall for the 2009 SAP 505 World Championship, hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club, August 29, 2009, in San F... Sailboat Racing Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:05:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m8d29-SAP-505-winner-is-USA-8714-skippered-by-Mike-Martin?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Latitude-38-greets-team-from-Sail-Through-Cancer?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner 'Lectronic Latitude hailed the arrival of Sail Through Cancer Foundation’s founder Dick Drechsler and me, his wife Sharon, as the nonprofit’s director of public affairs, after our trek from the Pacific Northwest to San Francisco. (Click h... Baja Ha-Ha Sail Through Cancer Foundation Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:53:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m8d29-Latitude-38-greets-team-from-Sail-Through-Cancer?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m8d28-Mike-Perham-youngest-solo-circumnavigator?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner  The 17-year-old Mike Perham has broken the record set earlier this year by Zac Sunderland to become the youngest single-handed sailor to circumnavigate the globe. Starting last November from the UK on his Open 50 yacht, s/v TotallyMoney, the bo... Sailing News Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:01:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m8d28-Mike-Perham-youngest-solo-circumnavigator?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m8d23-River-kayak-trip-in-Northern-California?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner Kayak guide Cate of Liquid Fusion shows us a 360 roll.River kayaking in Northern California gets us an inside and up-close view of nature in the Northern California area. While docked in the Noyo Boat Basin in Ft. Bragg, we sign up for a river kayak... Kayaks Ships Log: Seattle to Cabo Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:08:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2424-Yachting-Examiner~y2009m8d23-River-kayak-trip-in-Northern-California?cid=exrss-Yachting-Examiner