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Archive for October 2015

Mexico Photo Quiz

Where oh where can this be in old Mexico?  latitude/Richard
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC So you think you know the cruising spots in Mexico? If so, please identify this one, which is obviously popular with mariners as well as land-based tourists. More »

The More the Merrier

Even when the breeze goes light, it’s a great feeling to be cruising south in the company of like-minded sailors, having left your worries behind you. latitude/Andy
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Baja Ha-Ha Rally Committee has always reserved the right to make changes in the event, even after the starting horn sounds. More »

S.F. Bay Hosts Weeklong Salute

October 7, 2015
Although Bay waters are rarely more crowded, there’s always a fun and festive atmosphere in the Central Bay during the afternoon air shows.  © Eric Simonson / www.pressure-drop.us It will get a little noisy this weekend on the waters of San Francisco Bay, and we’re not just talking about the roar of westerly winds blasting through the Golden Gate. More »

Bitch-Slapped by a Whale

This Moore 24 Eclipse earned a new nickname last weekend after suffering a destructive blow from a whale.  © 2015 Donn Carmody Dismastings during Northern California yacht races are a relatively common occurence, but we’ve never heard of one quite like this. More »

Injured Sailor Needs Help

After sailing in the recent J/70 North American Championship in San Diego, top Bay Area sailor and boatbuilder Campbell Rivers was dealt a cruel and unfair blow that will likely change his life forever. More »

Final Prep for Solo Circle

October 5, 2015
Jeff Hartjoy is making final preparations aboard his and wife Debbie’s Baba 40 ketch Sailors Run for a Halloween departure from Ecuador on his approaching nonstop solo circumnavigation. "It was a year and a half ago that I decided to go solo around the world nonstop, and at that time it somehow seemed so far away. More »

Championship Smackdown

Defending world champion John Kilroy’s Melges 20 Samba Pa Ti on Saturday. © Leslie Richter Samba Pa Ti managed to recover from this capsize for her worst (16th place) finish of the regatta, which Kilroy, sailing with Bill Hardesty and Jeff Reynolds, threw out to repeat as world champion. More »

Gratuitous Bikini Shots

This photo was taken at a small island tucked into a famous and scenic bay in the Pacific Ocean, a favorite of sailors from near and far. © 2015 Louis Benainous Let’s just say the weather isn’t always hot enough to result in this type of activity. More »

Slamming the Door on the Med Season

October 2, 2015
Escapade spent some time in a yard near Toulon earlier this summer so that Catana could get the right fit on the new daggerboards. Escapade
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC "The season is pretty short here in the Med, and, like the Wanderer told us, once the wind patterns change, the season can end very quickly," write Greg Dorland and Debbie Macrorie of the Lake Tahoe-based Catana 52 cat Escapade. More »