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It’s possible we had reason to believe we’d be put on Santa’s ‘Naughty List’ this year but, to our collective relief, he turned a blind eye after having such a festive time on this year’s Baja Ha-Ha.
Are you a new cruiser to Banderas Bay? If so, join us aboard Profligate — or another boat — tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m.
The folks over at Moto Journal certainly have a good sense of humor.
The top five leaders in this year’s running of the Vendée Globe have been dancing back and forth, in and out of the lead position since the fleet passed the tip of South Africa.
Don’t squander prime sailing time this weekend. Get your boat out of the slip!
Sailor James Blackford is making an unplanned trip to Japan this week aboard the motor vessel Global Explorer.
The Santa Barbara Independent has published a fascinating piece on smuggling between Mexico and California that also offered more details in the death of USCG Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III on Sunday.
As Tahitian drummers pound out an ancient cadence, a Puddle Jumper arrives at Moorea’s Opunohu Bay during the annual Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendezvous.
Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III was killed Sunday by suspected smugglers off the Channel Islands.
Beautiful Paradise Village Marina in Nuevo Vallarta is the first venue for the Riviera Nayarit Sailors’ Splash.
This wooden double-ender wound up wedged under a dock at a Belvedere home Saturday morning.
Records have been breaking left and right over the last several days. First we reported that Paul Larsen broke his own on-the-water sailing speed record of a few days before — first with 59.37 knots over 500 meters on November 16, then again with 65.45 knots on November 24 sailing on Namibia’s Walvis Bay with his innovative Vestas Sailrocket 2.
Peyron may be one of the oldest competitors in these AC events, but few if any have more experience racing multihulls.
Islands of The Philippines are currently taking a beating from Super Typhoon Bopha, which skirted Palau yesterday.
Although you may have to wade through hip-deep water to get yours, the December edition of Latitude 38 is being distributed today in the Bay Area and beyond.
On days like this, we hope that the sailors back on San Francisco Bay are enjoying fine weather, too.
Longtime Bay Area racer Chris Corlett — seen here with his son Jesse at this summer’s Pacific Cup finish line — passed away last week.
Now celebrating its 27th year, the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) got underway from the Canary Islands yesterday with a fleet of 192 boats from at least 29 countries.
Not generally known as a sailing mecca, Namibia seems to be the place to break world sailing speed records.
With modern advances in science and technology, it seems that new things are always being discovered, be it a miracle drug, a cure for a disease or a previously unknown species.
© Vincent Riou / PRB / Vendee Globe
There’s no denying that the Vendée Globe is a race of attrition.
A common question cruisers hear all too often is, "What do you do with all that free time?"
Gutek was forced to withdraw after Energa’s autopilots wouldn’t steer a consistent course.
"On November 12, we had our dinghy — with outboard motor attached — stolen while at anchor at Isla de Piedra outside of Mazatlan," report John Gratton and Linda Hill of the San Francisco-based Hans Christian 33 Nakia.
Celestial anchored at peaceful Palmyra Atoll.
© Scott Hansen
If you’re planning a trip to the Republic of Kirbati anytime soon, you’d do well to heed the advice of circumnavigators Scott and Donna Hansen who just returned to Hawaii aboard their Tripp 47 Celestial.
A meme that’s been trending on Facebook over the last couple days shows a woman pushing a shopping cart with the caption, "Black Friday: Because only in America do people trample others for sales exactly one day after being thankful for what they already have."
John Rice, a marine engineer, spent 18 years building Argonaut. She has a steel hull and deck, and an aluminum house.
Artemis Racing’s big cat was looking awesome as she plied Bay waters last week.
Regular readers will recall our previous posts on the fate of the famous Sausalito-based schooner Lord Jim.
The normally cheerful Sam Davies was forced to abandon the Vendée Globe when she dismasted.
The laidback Kingdom of Tonga is normally so sleepy and tranquil that it rarely makes headlines, but this week was different.
Frequent Changes in Latitudes contributor Wendy Hinman will be signing copies of her book Tightwads on the Loose: A Seven-Year Pacific Odyssey at Book Passage in Corte Madera on Sunday at 6 p.m.
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