
Archive for December 2008
Sailor’s Run Update
Readers — On December 11, Jeff Hartjoy set off from Callao, Peru, on a singlehanded nonstop trip around Cape Horn, bound for Buenos Aires, Argentina, aboard his Baba 40 Sailors Run. More »
Only Twelve Hours Left
Oh yeah! Having some fun now. What’s that they say about how the worst day on the water is better than the best day at work?
latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC News flash: We hate to tell you, but there’s only 12 hours left to make good on those resolutions you made last January. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC News flash: We hate to tell you, but there’s only 12 hours left to make good on those resolutions you made last January. More »
Winter Solstice Sailing Fun
In the December 19 edition of ‘Lectronic, we encouraged everyone to take to the waters in celebration of the shortest day of the year — they only get longer from here! More »
‘Round Alameda New Year’s Cruise
What could be nuttier than getting up early on the first day of the new year to make five bridges open with a simple blast of a horn? How about chili before noon? More »
Our Best And Only Christmas Present
Who showed up at the Baz Bar with their ’05 Ha-Ha award? Damien and Deborah McCullough of the Newport Beach-based Celestial 50 Ticket to Ride. They’ve been cruising ever since the end of that Ha-Ha. More »
‘Rags’ Takes Divison Win in Sydney Hobart
Bob Oatley’s Wild Oats XI blasts her way toward Hobart and a record fourth-consecutive line-honors win.
© Rolex Daniel Forster
As the current steward of the Spencer 65 Ragtime, Newport Beach’s Chris Welsh added another remarkable passage to the chapter he’s helping to write in the iconic yacht’s history. More »
Get ’em While They’re Fresh
The new mag and Calendar — both hot off the press!
latitude/Annie
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’ve suddenly found yourself with a few leisure moments with nothing better to do than daydream about sailing, we’ve got good news. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’ve suddenly found yourself with a few leisure moments with nothing better to do than daydream about sailing, we’ve got good news. More »
Sailing For Sanity
What keeps folks sailing, even after the days where the head clogs, the furling jams, the new handheld GPS decides to show it can sink like the Dow, and we swear to the heavens that we will never, ever go out again? More »
The Barra and Tenacatita Report
Miela on the hook in an exceptionally uncrowded Tenacatita Bay. But it’s been warm and the living easy, with lunch and dinners for less than $4.
© 2008 Karen Vaccaro
Barra de Navidad and Tenacatita Bay, located on Mexico’s Gold Coast between Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo, have always been popular with cruisers. More »
l’Hydroptere – The Record and The Wreck
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