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Archive for June 2017

McWilliam Family Completes Circumnavigation

Katie, Jamie and Chay McWilliam at the start of the 2003 Baja Ha-Ha. Jamie was just a cute little tyke back then.  ‘Esprit’
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC “When we started this cruising season,” reports Chay McWilliam, “our plan was to finish the circumnavigation our family of three started 14 years ago with the 2003 Baja Ha-Ha. More »

Lookin’ Good

Yes, there was a giant something-or-other in the background, but what caught our eye was the nice-looking Island Packet Peppermint Patty enjoying a pleasant reach down the Sausalito waterfront. Kayak ready to launch, a comfortable amount of sail out and a beautiful day to enjoy the Bay. More »

Lookin’ Good on a Sabre

Just another sunny weekend on the Bay. latitude/John
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC We recently caught Randy and Jennifer Gridley out on their new-to-them Sabre 38 MkII Aegea. Turns out Randy, a college classmate of our new publisher, and Jennifer, who happened to be brought up in the same small town back East, heard that Latitude 38 had changed hands in November and thought they’d pick up a copy.  More »

How Many Hours on Your Diesel?

Chesapeake‘s Yanmar diesel on the ground in San Diego. Chesapeake
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC Marine diesel mechanics have told us that most marine diesels go bad after about 4,000 hours. This is a shame, because marine diesels should be good for anywhere from 10,000 to 14,000 hours. More »

Margaritaville Musical

How does the purveyor of the laid-back lifestyle remain so prolifically productive in such diverse and seemingly disparate activities as hotel development, songwriting, book writing, concert tours, opening restaurants, and even a new senior living development in Florida called ‘Latitude Margaritaville’ that is described as, ". More »

High Five from the Invisible Hand

This past weekend, Newport Harbor Yacht Club hosted its first annual One Design Offshore Championship in idyllic sailing conditions. The fleets consisted of the recently activated four-boat Pac 52 fleet and the always-competitive Southern California J/120 fleet. More »
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To the North of Bermuda

What a difference a few degrees of latitude can make. About a thousand miles to the north of Bermuda competitors in the OSTAR single- and doublehanded transatlantic race from Plymouth, UK, to Newport, RI, were clocked by heavy 60-knot winds and 45-foot seas 900 miles miles east of Newfoundland. More »