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Archive for August 2012

Most Creative Boat Ad Award

August 3, 2012
Over the years we’ve seen a lot of creative approaches to obtaining sailboats. In addition to simply plunking down cash on the barrelhead to buy a boat, we’ve seen offers to trade land, houses, cars, and a range of services including massages and financial counseling. More »
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Piracy or Thuggery?

The Central American cruising community was shaken this week at the news that longtime cruiser Cliff Vaughs was robbed by a group of thugs off the Caribbean coast of Honduras. Not only did they take everything he had, but they took his sailboat, Amistad (which ironically means friendship), and left him to swim ashore. More »

Turpin’s Tips on Worldwide Chartering – Tonight

August 1, 2012
Where’s Andy? A diehard traveler, Turpin’s favorite form of vacationing is, of course, aboard a charter yacht. latitude/Archives
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Whether you often take yacht charter vacations to exotic locations, or simply dream about doing so, we urge you to join us at 7 p.m. More »

Lawyers 2, Litigants 0

There is a saying around courtrooms that once you’ve gone to see a lawyer, you’ve already lost. Neither William Simpson of the Portland-based Holland 70 Iron Maiden nor Richard Spindler, publisher of Latitude 38, will argue with that. More »
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Doo Dah’ers Treated Like Kings

After being treated like royalty at Sugar Barge on Bethel Island for two nights, participants in the Delta Doo Dah rally had a hard time believing they’d receive as warm a welcome somewhere else. More »

Ready to Read?

Drop everything! The new edition of Latitude 38 just hit the streets! © If it feels like you’re carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders, we can’t solve your problems for you, but we can prescribe a temporary distraction. More »