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Archive for July 2009

Cruising Rallies Buck the Economy

July 20, 2009
“Raise your hand if you love sailing to Mexico!” Fleet members strike a pose at the end of last year’s Baja Ha-Ha rally. latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Big cruising rallies are continue to do well despite — or perhaps because of — the poor global economy. More »

Svendsen’s Summer Splash Pulls Crowd

Some of the 66 juniors at the Svendsen’s Summer Splash hosted by Encinal YC last weekend. © Encinal YC Michael Grove and Alex Delle Cese made the most of Encinal YC’s Svendsen’s Summer Splash and BAYS #3 this weekend. More »

Taking Pets to Mexico

July 17, 2009
"We’re entry #47 in this fall’s Baja Ha-Ha and we intend to take our two dogs," writes David Bloom of the Long Beach-based Vector 39 Thee Amazing Grace. "We only know that paperwork/documentation must be done within 30 days of our arrival in Mexico. More »

Escorts Needed for Mexican Beauty

Thousands of visitors have toured Cuauhtemoc this week. If you think she looks good here, wait till you see her with all her rags flying. © 2009 Jeff Berman Murphy’s Law of tall ship arrivals dictates that whenever a truly spectacular square-rigger arrives at the Golden Gate there will be dense fog and no wind — especially if we’ve encouraged local sailors to sail out and witness the spectacle.  More »

Hundreds Welcome Solo Circumnavigator

After so many months alone on the ocean, it must have been surreal for Zac to find himself surrounded by an armada of well-wishers. © Rich Roberts In a scene reminiscent of Sir Francis Chichester’s homecoming to England in 1967, hundreds of well-wishers and media staff were on the scene yesterday morning when 17-year-old Zac Sunderland sailed in to his Marina del Rey homeport aboard Intrepid, thus offically becoming the youngest solo sailor ever to round the planet. More »

Geja in the Adriatic

July 15, 2009
The 1,000 islands and the mainland of Croatia are all spectacular, but thanks to the influx of charterers and charter guests, the most popular spots are expensive. © 2009 Andrew Vik Andrew Vik of San Francisco is spending another summer budget-cruising the Med aboard his Islander 36 Geja . More »

TransPac Arrivals Wind Down

Tim Fuller’s Relentless slides in ahead of John Kilroy Jr.’s Samba Pa Ti in one of what were a few tight finishes in the 45th TransPac. In the SC 50s’ Division 5, Bill McClure’s Allure beat Jack Taylor’s Horizon by only a minute and five seconds boat-for-boat, with the latter taking the division on corrected time. More »