Archive for November 2009
Mexico After the Ha-Ha
While skies in Mexico have been mostly blue, there have also been some dramatic sunrises and sunsets.
latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Sometimes we’re asked why we don’t schedule the Baja Ha-Ha for mid-November or later. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Sometimes we’re asked why we don’t schedule the Baja Ha-Ha for mid-November or later. More »
Mistaken Identity and a Retraction
"I don’t mind you quoting me from a public forum as long as you don’t mix me up and attach my comment with someone else’s — which you did in the Monday ‘Lectronic update on the sinking of J/World," writes Scott, no last name given. More »
Fish and Chips at Spaulding
Last November, a group of a dozen or so kids launched the product of the first youth boat building program: the 12-ft Norwegian pram named Guppy. Last Saturday, the second such pram was launched on what would have been Myron Spaulding’s 104th birthday. More »
Intrepid Rowers Arrive from Japan
Mother Nature blessed the rowers with crisp, clear weather for the S.F. arrival.
latitude/John A.
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC And you thought you had a backache! At around 8:30 a.m. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC And you thought you had a backache! At around 8:30 a.m. More »
Can You Say “High-Aspect?”
BMW Oracle Racing’s new hard sail being put through its paces off San Diego yesterday.
© Gilles Martin-Raget
BMW Oracle Racing finally put their new hard wing to the test yesterday, when they sailed BMW Oracle 90 outside San Diego Bay for the first time since stepping the giant wing earlier this week and adding a fabric fairing to the trailing edge of the aft crossbeam. More »
Strictly Steering Seminar
The start of next summer’s Singlehanded TransPac — June 19 — is rushing ever closer, a point emphasized by the fact that the event’s third monthly seminar is on Monday night. More »
Photo of the Day: Freedom
The crazy days of summer have been replaced by the lazy days of fall.
latitude/LaDonna
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC This weekend’s sublime conditions made for idyllic daysailing weather. Light breezes coupled with warm daytime temps lured scores of sailors from whatever chores awaited them ashore. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC This weekend’s sublime conditions made for idyllic daysailing weather. Light breezes coupled with warm daytime temps lured scores of sailors from whatever chores awaited them ashore. More »
Show Us Yours
Even if you’re not a pro photographer, sailing vacations can yield a wealth of cool photos.
© Zac Turpin
After announcing our World of Chartering photo contest last month, we received a bunch of pretty cool photos. More »
One for the Record Books
“That wasn’t so hard after all!” For many in the fleet, completing the Ha-Ha is the inaugural step in a new life of cruising.
latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The awards ceremony for Baja Ha-Ha XVI — which was, in several ways, the most exciting ever — was held at Marina Cabo San Lucas on Saturday evening. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The awards ceremony for Baja Ha-Ha XVI — which was, in several ways, the most exciting ever — was held at Marina Cabo San Lucas on Saturday evening. More »
What Really Happened to J/World
With the conclusion of the Baja Ha-Ha on Saturday night, the Grand Poobah/Publisher of Latitude 38 finally got some time to review the coverage of the loss of J/World and the Coast Guard’s helicopter rescue of her crew — skipper Eugenie Russell, instructor Barry Demak, and students Raymond Quinn, Mark McKinnon, and Judy Land — 200 miles southwest of San Diego. More »
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