Archive for April 2016
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Fiji to Be Hit by Another Tropical Cyclone
Vuda Point Marina is beautiful, but it’s also about to be besieged by another tropical cyclone.
Vuda Point Marina
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC The South Pacific tropical cyclone season is supposed to end at the end of April, and that’s still three weeks away, which is why cruisers in Fiji are having to batten down for the impending arrival of tropical cyclone Zena. More »
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC The South Pacific tropical cyclone season is supposed to end at the end of April, and that’s still three weeks away, which is why cruisers in Fiji are having to batten down for the impending arrival of tropical cyclone Zena. More »
Looking for a Free Berth West Across the Atlantic?
"Know anyone who might want to join me on a ‘free’ crossing of the Atlantic?" writes Rory Kremer. "I’ll be taking the Gulfstar 63 Stargazer across. Launched in 1984, Stargazer is sloop-rigged, but has mainly been used as an engine-driven vacation boat for the last 10 years. More »
Come See Us at Strictly Sail
Strictly Sail Pacific opens tomorrow on the Richmond Riviera.
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©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Even as we write this, a van full of Latitude 38 magazines, shirts and hats has just pulled out of our world headquarters in Mill Valley, destined for the Richmond Riviera. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Even as we write this, a van full of Latitude 38 magazines, shirts and hats has just pulled out of our world headquarters in Mill Valley, destined for the Richmond Riviera. More »
Dutch Couple Lost at Sea
The bodies of Ria and Waldy Finke, a Dutch cruising couple on the Netherlands-based yacht Talagoa, were found floating off Isla San Andrés, Colombia, on April 1. Although owned by Colombia, San Andrés is off the east coast of Nicaragua. More »
Sail and Endure Like a Girl
Michelle Boroski of Ventura has formed Team Sistership to sail an F-27 in June’s Race to Alaska. While visiting Port Townsend, WA, last March, Boroski saw the poster for the first R2AK, which started in Port Townsend and finished in Ketchikan, AK, last summer. More »
Second Fatality in Clipper Race
The Clipper 70 blasts away from the UK mainland on August 31, day one of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Tragically a crewmember died days later, and a second perished last Friday in the mid-Pacific. More »
The Cup Comes to America
Here’s what sailing looks like from onboard one of Artemis Racing’s foiling AC45F catamarans.
© Sander van der Boch / Artemis Racing
We wish we could say that the America’s Cup Event Authority has relented and is bringing racing back to San Francisco. More »
April Latitude Out Today
The April issue of Latitude 38 hits the docks today. The boat show planner for Strictly Sail Pacific is bound right in.
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©Latitude 38 Media, LLC The April issue of Latitude 38 comes out today, April 1 — no foolin’. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC The April issue of Latitude 38 comes out today, April 1 — no foolin’. More »
Be on the Lookout for Lady Isabelle
Lady Isabelle was in immaculate condition when stolen from the South of France in October.
© Lady Isabelle
Caribbean sailors, have you seen this boat? She is the Scorpio 72 Lady Isabelle. More »
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