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Archive for April 2013

Beware of Whales in the Bay & Beyond

April 8, 2013
If you were lucky enough to be out sailing on the Bay last week you may have heard a sécurité message issued by the local Coast Guard advising boaters that a humpback whale had been sighted in the Central Bay. More »

A Bucket O’ Caribbean Fun

After a squally night, Gustavia Harbor greets another sunny day. latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC As we reported recently, we think the St. Barth Bucket (March 28-31) might be the greatest sailing spectacle in the world. More »

Eleven Days from Cabo

April 5, 2013
Seaward took just 11 days to sail from Mexico to the Bay. Seaward
©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Who says returning from Baja has to be a bash? The 82-ft schooner Seaward, a non-profit educational tall ship, made the trip from Cabo to her berth at Sausalito’s Bay Model — a 1,600-mile voyage — in just 11 days, 11 hours. More »

First Chinese Solo Circumnavigation

No rest for the weary. Here, Chuan battles rough weather in the Taiwan Strait during his sprint to the finish line. © 2013 Guo Chuan Chinese singlehander Guo Chuan, 48, completed a nonstop lap around the planet yesterday morning, thus becoming the first of his countrymen to do so. More »

A MOD 70 at the America’s Cup

April 3, 2013
A MOD70 will be coming to the Bay in time for this summer’s America’s Cup racing. © Yvan Zedda MultiOneDesign After Oracle’s AC72 flipped last October, we wrote a long and partially tongue-in-cheek editorial that the ultra-high-tech but untested AC72s should be immediately replaced — at Larry Ellison’s expense — with the much-less-expensive, ocean-tested, soft-sailed MOD 70 trimarans, which are darn near as fast as the AC72s. More »

Flying Dragon Grounded at Paradise

There’s almost always some sort of action on the broad sandy beach in from of Nuevo Vallarta’s Paradise Village Resort. But the grounding Monday of a 48-ft Chinese Junk — directly in front of the main swimming pool — was a first. More »

The World’s Greatest Sailing Spectacle

A full moon over the Bucket fleet at the quay in Gustavia. © Edmund Gudenas In the past we’ve called the St. Barth Bucket "the greatest sailing spectacle in the world" because of the number of great, large yachts — 11 of them over 155 feet — sailing in nearly ideal tropical conditions. More »

“Heaps of Fun” in Majuro

April 1, 2013
The capital city of Majuro is known for its hustle and bustle. But life is pretty serene out in the anchorages. Proximity
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC In our efforts to report on the annual westbound migrations of cruisers through the South Pacific, we’ve met hundreds of wonderful sailors who are finally living out their dreams after years of anticipation. More »

The April Issue is No Joke

It’s no joke, the April issue of Latitude 38 is hitting the streets today! Our annual boat show issue is packed to the gunwales with great stuff, starting with the Strictly Sail Pacific show guide tucked neatly within the pages of the magazine. More »