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Archive for October 2017

Friday Night Beer Cans in Hawaii

October 6, 2017
This past Friday, Hannah Arndt and Olivia Williams, Bay Area natives and recently graduated vagabonds currently in search of cheap thrills on the island of Oahu, poked their heads around the Hawaii Yacht Club as racers started to prepare for the weekly Beer Can race. More »

Pusser’s Landing Decimated by Irma

As of last week, there was still no power, no Internet and limited phone service throughout the Caribbean, so accurate reporting of September’s devastating hurricanes — storms that already seem like they hit months ago — remains difficult. More »

New Puerto Escondido Marina in the Works

The Wanderer has been going to Puerto Escondido — the one 230 miles up into the Sea of Cortez from Cabo — by boat for 40 years. It’s always been one of the most stunningly beautiful areas in Mexico, with an incredible natural harbor closely backed by the Sierra de la Giganta mountains that abruptly rise to nearly 4,000 feet. More »

Which Charts Are Best?

October 4, 2017
Isla Isabella is a beautiful offshore nature reserve on the way from Cabo or Mazatlan to Banderas Bay and Puerto Vallarta. It’s easiest to find if you have good charts.  latitude/Archives
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC With less than a month to go to the start of the southbound migration to Mexico, a number of folks are asking the Wanderer which charts are best for Mexico. More »

Heads Up: It’s Fleet Week

To find out about each Fleet Week activity, go to fleetweeksf.org and click on each icon in the graphic. © San Francisco Fleet Week When Bay Area sailors think of Fleet Week, taking the boat out to view the Blue Angels air show from the water is the first thing that comes to mind. More »

Lucky Day

October 2, 2017
After Jim Stitt picked up his monthly issue of Latitude 38 at Grand Marina in Alameda, he realized it was his lucky day. How come? As Jim was flipping though Latitude’s pages, a flyer fell out, announcing that it was in fact, "Your Lucky Day." More »

Socrates Hospitalized After Fall

Jeanne Socrates’ neck was stabilized with a brace after she fell from the top of a ladder in a boatyard. Jeanne Socrates
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC Jeanne Socrates has been hospitalized less than a week before she was to begin an attempt to become the oldest person to sail solo nonstop around the world. More »

Sailors’ Habits

We presume that if you’re reading this, you’re a sailor. Or at least you’re a sailing fan, groupie, connoisseur, devotee, etc. But what else do you do on the water? Is sailing a jumping-off point for other aquatic obsessions? More »