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Archive for January 2010

Three Bridge Deadline Approaching

Last year’s Three Bridge Fiasco had sun and some breeze to finish off the day. What will conditions be like this Saturday? We don’t know, but we know someone who does . More »

What Would You Do?

Every longtime sailor has considered the ‘what ifs’ of falling overboard at sea. And many of us take substantial precautions to up the odds of survival should we someday end up in the drink — such as wearing PFDs, insuring that lifelines and stanchions are sound, and keeping throwable flotation devices at the ready. More »

Your Vote Counts

If you haven’t done so already, and find yourself with an extra 10 minutes you don’t know what to do with, hop on over to our reader survey. It’s an in-depth look at several aspects of the print magazine, our website and ‘Lectronic Latitude. More »
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Tourist Murder Tarnishes Antigua’s Image

If your country’s primary source of income is tourism, the last thing you want is for travelers to be afraid to visit. Sadly, that is precisely what tourism leaders fear this week on the Caribbean island of Antigua, in the aftermath of a grisly murder last week. More »

The Vietnam Cruising Fantasy

Halong Bay, a three-hour bus ride from Hanoi, has hundreds of unusual ‘stacks’. It also has about 400 house-like charter boats and is subject to typhoons. latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Because of America’s troubled yet intense relationship with Vietnam during the war years, we think an unusually high number of American sailors think they would like to cruise the waters of that Socialist Republic. More »

Awards Season

Awards season isn’t just for movies, and while the ISAF and the Rolex US Sailing awards usually garner the lion’s share of the press, they aren’t the only ones out there. More »

Word on the Docks

We’re full of good gossip this week. First it was Brad Pitt in Sausalito, now the word on the docks is that Paul Cayard’s Santa Cruz 50 Hula Girl may soon be sold into a very active local sailing school program for participation in events to Hawaii and Mexico. More »

Bulldozers Threaten Club Nautico Marina

The historic Colombian port of Cartegena has long been a favorite stopover for cruisers transiting the north coast of South America. And the recent construction of the highly praised Club Nautico Marina has made layovers there more pleasant than ever. More »

Do You Know Where Your Boat Is?

Spot had been hanging by a thread – literally – since October’s big storm. Yesterday’s winds finally sent her ashore. © 2010 Tim Sell In spite of our dire warnings on Monday, a number of Richardson Bay boaters were victims of their own negligence. More »

Boatloads of Seminars Announced

Seminars will be split this season between Vallarta YC, at the Paradise Village Resort (shown here), and Marina Riviera Nayarit. latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC For at least 15 years, Puerto Vallarta has been the most popular jumping-off point for sailors bound for French Polynesia — the 3,000-mile crossing we like to call the Pacific Puddle Jump. More »