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Photos of the Day

October 24 - San Francisco

Today's Photos of the Day are of the five-race Calvin Paige Star Regatta that was held at the St. Francis YC over the weekend. Rohart Xavier and Pascal Rambeau topped the 21-boat fleet with a total of 9 points, a comfortable seven point margin over Jeff Madrigali and Anders Ekstrom in second with one of the Team Pegasus entries. The Star, of course, is an old, old design that's as popular as ever with the world's top sailors.

Photos Dick Enersen

One-Stop Clearing in Ensenada a Bust?

October 24 - Ensenada, Baja California

There's been a lot of talk about how great clearing into Mexico is supposed to be at Ensenada because the government has gone to all the trouble of putting all the officials in one building. Maybe it's not so great after all, the problem being that it's the people, not buildings, that do the actual clearing.

The first report we got on clearing in Ensenada was many months ago, and it wasn't all that complimentary, as the news was that the process still took an entire day if not overnight. Our most recent report, from October 18, is that by not being proactively helpful, officials made the process unpleasant and unnecessarily lengthy. We'll have that report for you when and if we get permission from the author.

Frankly we're glad we'll be doing the Baja Ha-Ha and clearing in at Cabo, where it's never been any worse than Ensenada appears to be now, and where for what we consider to be a reasonable amount of money, we could have an agent do the work for us while we sipped a beer sitting in a pool.

Just to remind everyone, the rules have changed, so after you've cleared into Mexico, you no longer have to check in with Immigration again until just before you leave the country, and in many places you'll be able to 'notify' the port captain of your arrival or departure by VHF radio and/or via a marina office. Some port captains may still require you to check in, but they can't charge you, and they can't make you use a ship's agent. We can't imagine they are going to want to do that for a long time.

North Sails to Provide Weather Report for Baja Ha-Ha

October 24 - San Diego

North Sails, the official Sailmaker of Baja Ha-Ha 12, has announced that they have partnered with expert meteorologist Chris Bedford and his team at Sailing Weather Services to provide one free weather forecast for the Baja Ha-Ha Cruisers Rally on October 30, 2005, the day before the rally begins. Anyone who is interested in receiving this detailed, long-range forecast via email, should sign up at North Sails' online weather center: http://na.northsails.com/ew/ew_main.taf.

For what it's worth, Yahoo weather is predicting sunny skies and 70-degree temperatures for next Monday's start, with similar conditions in San Diego for the following two days.

Buoyweather.com is forecasting 8-18 knots of wind off Ensenada for the first night of the rally.

So the long range forecast, which is obviously subject to change, is promising. During the duration of the Ha-Ha, we'll be getting weather reports from Commander's Weather, the official weather forecasters of the event.

Latitude Goes Hollywood!

October 24 - Hollywood

Catherine, the Set Decorating Coordinator of the movie You, Me & Dupree, starring Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon, and Michael Douglas, called to say, "We would like to use Latitude 38 magazine as set dressing in the movie," and asked permission to use it.

Serving as the magazine's agent, we tried our best to get it a speaking role, or at least credit above the title or whatever they call it, but we're no Mike Ovitz. So we settled for telling them of course they could use the magazine as a prop, and the best of luck with their endeavor.

Photo Latitude/Annie

Baja Ha-Ha Paid Entries Reach 150

October 24 - San Diego

Here's the list of boats paid up for next week's start. We hope you're on one of them!

1	Sea Ya	Newport 30	Axel Heller	Temple City, CA
2	Ti Amo	Oyster 485	Carl Mischka	Newport Beach, CA
3	Sandpiper	Yorktown 35	Tom & Amy Larson	Tiburon, CA
4	Aquarelle	MT-42	Diane & Ken Kay	Boerne, TX
5	Maestra	Sunnfjord Trawler 47	John & Gaye Rodriguey	Coupeville, WA
6	Duetto	Norseman 430	Stuart & Jean Kaplan	Chula Vista, CA
7	Rocinante	Island Packet 38	Paul & Leslie Granger	San Diego, CA
8	Free Spirit	Beneteau 390	The Rieber Family	Stockton, CA
9	Platinum	Morgan 45	Clair & Mark Rommell	San Francisco, CA
10	Liberty Call II	Hunter 37.5	Ron Feldman & Anita Giani	San Francisco, CA
11	Gypsy	Columbia 52	Steve Washburn	Long Beach, CA
12	Eagle's Nest	Hunter Passage 42	The Ahlering Family	San Francisco, CA
13	Epifania	45-ft Steel Sloop	The Bentz Family	Albuquerque, NM
14	Sensei	Norseman 447	The Mellor Family	Richmond, CA
15	Shiraz	Hunter Passage 42	Phil & Nora McCaleb	Sacramento, CA
16	Ohana	Beneteau 45f5	The Plesons Family	Santa Barbara, CA
17	Yemonja	Island Packet 380	Mike Araneda & Linda Tromblay	San Francisco, CA
18	Willow	Westsail 32	BJ & Merry Loew	Pasco, WA
19	Nootka	Island Packet 40	Glen Read	Edmonds, WA
20	Tranquillo	Catalina 400	Lloyd Clauss & Colleen	Huntington Beach, CA
21	Gettin' Around	Catalina 400	Doug & June Springstead	Suisun City, CA
22	Sea Lady	Brewer 42	Stephen & Kay Terzian	Bend, OR
23	In the Mood	Sabre 38	Phillip & Madelyn Case	Snohomish, WA
24	Bata Mor	Island Packet 420	Timothy Harrington	Phoenix, AZ
25	Ticket to Ride	Celestial 50	Damien McCullough	Santa Ana, CA
26	Bingo	CF37	M. DeMeritt & Bryan Maher	Hermosa Beach, CA
27	Beltane	Halberg-Rassy 39	Steven Hannon	Newport, OR
28	Windarra	Roberts 44	Steve Bergo	San Diego, CA
29	Gone Again	J/42	Alex Schmid & Tina Hogan	Macatawa, MI
30	Linda	Bounty II 41	Stephen & Linda Maggart	Elephant Butte, NM
31	Charissa	Liberty 458	Tom Jones	San Francisco, CA
32	Orion	Pacific Seacraft 37	Jay Hall	Punta Gorda, FL
33	Starlet	Catalina 47	Rick & Marlene Bartlett	Phoenix, AZ
34	Night Flight	Hylas 46	Ann & Michael McDougall	San Francisco, CA
35	Intuition	C&C 39 XL	Ron Holbrook	Tacoma, WA
36	Bronco	Morgan O/I 41	Nels Torberson	Alameda, CA
37	Wind Chaser	Beneteau 42	Harry Hazzard & Judy McKean	San Diego, CA
38	Aquila	Hylas 49	Michael & Linda Dawkins	Ventura, CA
39	Natazak	SC 52	Steve Williams & Loretta Komarczyk	Santa Cruz, CA
40	Escapade	Swan 56	Pieter Heerema	Medemblik, Netherlands
41	Champagne	Beneteau 42	Clark Hamm & Marga Bakker	Los Angeles, CA
42	Windancer	Catalina 38	Ed & Linda Pedigo	Redwood City, CA
43	Dos Amantes	Island Packet 40	Joe & Lori Lacey	Reno, NV
44	360°	Passport 41	Joel & Mary Thornton	Seattle, WA
45	Shilling of Hamble	Oyster 435	Dennis & Janet Knight	Southammpton, UK
46	Allegro	Catalina 42	Jim & Mary Brye	Ventura, CA
47	Dawn Treader	Contest 48cs	Hal Craft	Dana Pt., CA
48	Island Mistress	Willington 47	Jeff & Judy Wahl	Yankton, SD
49	Koho	Cal 48	Hugh & Karlene Owens	Portland, OR
50	Daydreams	Pearson 385	Joe & Melinda Day	Nevada City, CA
51	Out of Africa	Wildcat 350 cat	Richard & Kathy Cavanagh	Isleton, CA
52	Jakyrah	Island Packet 35	Tom & Chris Waters	San Diego, CA
53	Lonesome Dove	Elite 29	Britta Fjelstrom	San Francisco, CA
54	Dream Ketch'r	Endeavour 43	Don Watkins	San Diego, CA
55	Sonrisa	Valiant 40	John & Sylvia Parr	Corpus Christi, TX
56	Catch the Wind	Cal 39	Sam Crabtree & Suzie Wilson	Richmond, CA
57	Salacia	Catalina 42	Mark & Deanna Roozendaal	Victoria, BC
58	Chaitanya	Tayana 37	Ian & Heidi Jarman	Alameda, CA
59	Jenny	Jeanneau 43	Doug & Jo Leavitt	San Francisco, CA
60	Topaz	Caliber LRC 40	Mark & Karen Isaacson	Alameda, CA
61	The Boat	Island Packet 35	Ron & Tam Preston	Stockton, CA
62	La Vie	Beneteau 405	David Kane	Seattle, WA
63	Serenity	Catalina 42MKII	David Albert	Oceanside, CA
64	Murray Grey	Ericson 38	Jim Sicard	Portland, OR
65	De La Sol	Alberg 35	Jerry & Slater McArdle	Oceanside, CA
66	Allegra	C&C 37	Alan Paul & Valerie Craft	Oxnard, CA
67	Flyer	Tartan 3400	Klaus Kutz & Jennifer Rader	Alameda, CA
68	Captain George Thomas	C&C 30	Capt Bill Thomas	Vallejo, CA
69	Tiki iti	Downeast 38	Sean Guches & Adrian Isola	N/A
70	Freestyle	Crowther 40 cat	Jerry Wetzler	Dana Pt., CA
71	Sun Baby	Lagoon 410 cat	Daniel & Cynthia Kerns	Seattle, WA
72	Sumatra	Trintella 53	Jerry Morgan	San Francisco
73	Tenten	Catalina 42	Cynthia Cantwell	Chico, CA
74	Rock Hopper	Tartan 4400	Mark Partridge	Alameda, CA
75	Ulysses	Cascade 29	Thomas Baldwin	Kalama, WA
76	New Horizon IV	Kelly Peterson 46	Wolfgang Boehle	San Diego, CA
77	Rocinante	Islander 36	Dan Martone	Point Richmond, CA
78	Flying Free	Amel 53	Steve & Lisa Anderson	Westminister, CA
79	Cassiopea	Swan 65	Rennie Waxlax & Anne Blunden	San Diego, CA
80	Panta Rei	Gecco 39	Ken Henderson	Bellingham, WA
81	Ryden	Valiant 32	George Ogihara	Gold River, CA
82	Soulmates	Beneteau 473	Dan & Karen Walker	Brown's Pt, WA
83	Kira	Passport 470	Herb Potter	Lake Tahoe, CA
84	Sisiutl	Gulfstar 44	Bob Bechler	Portland, OR
85	Ciao Bella	Cavalier 39	Jim Florence	Ventura, CA
86	Southern Lady	. . .	David Thomas	. . .
87	Patricia Belle	Custom 65 schooner	Patrick & Jeann Hughes	Seattle, WA
88	Palapa	Catalina 30	Roger & Tobe Hayward	Long Beach, CA
89	La Lynn	Aries 32	Kenneth Wood	San Francisco, CA
90	Tenacious	La Fitte 44	David Dodds & Maureen Sullivan	Alameda, CA
91	Interlude	Morgan 382	Don & Peggy Cox	Marina del Rey
92	Increscent Moon	Tayana 42	Barbara & Cori Frum	Alameda, CA
93	Sea Ya	Seawind 1000 cat	Joe Weathers	San Diego, CA
94	Timsel	Pearson 300	Roland & Debbie Smith	Richmond, CA
95	Nellie Juan	Sabre 42	Ken & Judy Pendleton	Seward, AK
96	Meralee	Atkins 32	The Lee Family	St. David, AZ
97	Centurion	Mariner 31	Charles Phillips	Chula Vista, CA
98	Checkmate	Freya 39	Bernie Kreten	Sausalito, CA
99	Brujo	Greenpeace 33	Phil McRee & Donna Baron	Juneau, AK
100	Perfect Excuse	Hunter 410	The Reemeyer Family	Vancouver, BC
101	Sand Dollar	Crealock 34	Don Pratten	Seattle, WA
102	Aquarius	Olympic 47	The Ribkoff Family	Hood River, OR
103	Britannia	CS 36	Larry & Marjorie Zedaker	Emeryville, CA
104	New Paige	Nordhavn 40	The Allard Family	Sidney, BC
105	King's Quest	Tayana 48	Lynn & Stella King	San Francisco, CA
106	Second Wind	C&C 48	Bill Heumann & Marjorie Menz	Juneau, AK
107	Sandpiper	CT 42	Roger & Margaret Brindle	Sausalito, CA
108	Dream On	Fast Passage 39	Bruce & Laurie Garretson	Seattle, WA
109	Wind Rush	Downeast 41	Steve Armanino	Newport Beach, CA
110	Ramble on Rose	Caliber 40	Micheal McNamer & Ceacy Hart	San Francisco, CA
111	J/World	J/120	Eugenie Russell	San Francisco, CA
112	Lady Joanne	Morgan O/I 41	The Fornias Family	Key West, FL
113	Elizabeth	N/A	Ernesto Zavala	San Diego, CA
114	Dreamweaver	Savega 41 trawler	Ken & Dottie Saville	Big Bear Lake, CA
115	Impulse	Dragonfly 1200 tri	George Cathey	San Francisco, CA
116	Destarté	Bristol Channel 28	Jerry & Dan Murphy	San Diego, CA
117	Living Water	Island Packet 38	Terry & Regina Heil	San Francisco, CA
118	Calpurnia	Beneteau 461	The Read Family	Houston, TX
119	Hoofbeats	Beneteau 41	Tony & Sharon Matthews	Dana Point, CA
120	Talofa	Custom 97-ft Schooner	Cactus & Betsy Bryan	La Paz, MX
121	Morning Light	Explorer 45	The Thomas Family	San Diego, CA
122	Sooner Magic	Beneteau 477	Garland Bell	Oklahoma City, OK
123	Both-and World	Catalina 42	Kevin Collins	San Diego, CA
124	Gitane	Catalina 36	Louise Orion & Ivo Waher	Berkeley, CA
125	God Speed	Pearson 44	Leonard Wahlquist & Beth Smith	San Pedro, CA
126	Nasiiya	Allaire 34	David & Jason Cowley	San Diego, CA
127	Carpe Vita	Advantage 44	Mike & Mary McCluskey	Eugene, OR
128	NanSeaMay	Beneteau 510	Bill & Nancy Hardesty	Benicia, CA
129	Bold Endeavour	Endeavour 42	Johannes Figel	Ventura, CA
130	Moontide	Lagoon 470	Bill Lilly & Linda Laffey	Long Beach, CA
131	Raireva	Dreadnought 32	Marek Nowicki & Helen Chien	San Pedro, CA
132	Capricorn	Formosa 46	Michael & Hans Geilhufe	Palo Alto, CA
133	Rhapsodie	Marquesas 53	Caren Edwards	Santa Barbara, CA
134	Bad Kitty	Nauticat 40	Larry & Mary Clark	San Diego, CA
135	Rocket	SC 50	The Fuller Family	Newport Beach, CA
136	Ocean Eyes	Buchanan 55	The Hiatt Family	Sun Valley, ID
137	Profligate	Surfin' 63 cat	Rally Committee	Tiburon, CA
138	Far Country	Valiant 40	Gordon & Vlasta Hanson	Sausalito, CA
139	Mistress	Swan 53	Thomas & Monique Lafleur	San Diego, CA
140	Millennium Falcon	Custom 60-ft Schooner	Michael Ganahl & Leslie Hardy	San Francisco, CA
141	Summer Wine	Catalina 42	Walt Gonzales	Dana Point, CA
142	Marilee	Beneteau 47	Mike Collins	San Diego, CA
143	Lonely Wind	Jaguar 27	James & Patricia Murray	San Diego, CA
144	Southern Cross	Beneteau 461	Caston & Laurin Dalon	Long Beach, CA
145	Cadence	Fast Passage 39	John Murphy	Sausalito, CA
146	Scarlett	CS 40	Russ & Jane Eichner	Benicia, CA
147	Laurelai	Islander 36	Ken Wilson	Terminal Is., CA
148	Narnie Oshea	Hunter 466	Tom & Darlene Pinkerton	San Diego, CA
149	Pacific Enterprise	Colvin 52	Robert Lee	Seattle, WA
150	Kabuki	Westsail 32	Ross Novak	Fairbanks, AK

(Entries are listed in the order they were received.)