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Archive for November 2011

The Fold, Truck and Sail Plan

November 16, 2011
As we often point out, you don’t need a million-dollar yacht to access the much-envied lifestyle of international cruising. As witnessed during the recent Baja Ha-Ha rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, just about any boat built and equipped for offshore sailing can take you to the same idyllic anchorages.  More »

Help ID This Old Woodie

We receive a surprising number of requests for help in identifying various boats. Between the collective experience of the staff and the wonder that is Google, we can usually come up with an accurate ID but sometimes we’re presented with a real challenge, such as this one from Brian Carl. More »

Volvo Fortunes Turn

The French don’t call the Doldrums the “pot au noir” for nothing. Ken Read’s Puma has already left them behind. © Amory Ross Last week, all eyes were on Franck Cammas and Groupama 4 as the French entry split from the other three remaining boats in leg one of the Volvo Ocean Race. More »

Post-Ha-Ha Cruising

November 14, 2011
"Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, is it ever great to be back in Mexico!" That’s all we and a lot of Mexico cruising vets have been saying in the last week as we moved on following the end of the Baja Ha-Ha rally. More »

NARC Sailor Missing

Rob and Jan Anderson Triple Stars
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’re sad to report that Baja Ha-Ha vet Jan Anderson, 59, of the formerly Sausalito-based Island Packet 380 Triple Stars was washed overboard on Friday afternoon about 185 miles northwest of Bermuda while participating in the North American Rally to the Caribbean (NARC). More »

Blackaller Buoy Comes Home

November 11, 2011
YRA buoys are known for going on walkabout, so it wasn’t a surprise when the Blackaller buoy left its station last week. What was surprising was that one of the Bay’s most heavily used racing buoys was ultimately recovered! More »
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AC World Series Starts Tomorrow

The AC 45s are on their moorings, and the America’s Cup World Series is preparing for its North American debut tomorrow in San Diego. First up is the Port Cities Challenge, which is more of a promotional event that will see the teams be allied with various facets of government from the cities that front San Diego Bay in a pair of three-race days. More »

Right Hat for the Job

Gary adapted easily to the stress-free life in Tonga’s archipelagos. Not only do his bushy beard and pipe fit the laidback cruiser image, but his cap is definitely apropos. Lardo
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC You might say the next best thing to going cruising on your own boat is having good friends who will invite you to join them while cruising. More »

A Kiss Ain’t Just a Kiss

November 9, 2011
This year’s most sensational smoochers were Bill and ShantiAna Bartlett of the Alameda-based Columbia 39 ShantiAna. latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Each year, the Baja Ha-Ha rally’s Cabo San Lucas beach party ends with a guaranteed crowd-pleaser: the notorious From Here to Eternity kissing contest. More »