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Smoke on the water: In this painting by Michel Felice Corne (1752-1845), USS Constitution (left) and HMS Guerriere pound each other in the opening days of the War of 1812.
Depending on what source you refer to, current/former Hurricane Carlos, currently paralleling the coast of mainland Mexico about 100 miles off Lazaro Cardenas with 70 knots of wind, is: 1) Going to head further out to sea and pretty much be a non-issue; 2) Gather more steam and head toward Cabo Corrientes and threaten Banderas Bay; 3) Going to be less of an issue all the time right where she is.
If you’ve ever thought that pilots aboard commercial vessels are too quick to toot their horns when pleasure craft cross their paths, the video below will help you understand their predicament.
Summer officially begins with next weekend’s summer solstice and, on San Francisco Bay and around the world, sailors will use the occasion to participate in the 15th annual Summer Sailstice.
Update: Team Elsie Piddock arrived in Ketchikan at 12:55 p.m. today to win the first R2AK, having sailed the 40 miles from Port Townsend, WA, to Victoria, BC, in 4 hours and 11 minutes, and the 710 miles from Victoria to Ketchikan, AK, in an amazing 5 days and 55 minutes.
What NOAA thinks Carlos will look like in the next few days.
NOAA
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC The National Hurricane Center reports that Tropical Storm Carlos, now well off the coast of Acapulco, is about to develop into a hurricane and head northwest.
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC The National Hurricane Center reports that Tropical Storm Carlos, now well off the coast of Acapulco, is about to develop into a hurricane and head northwest.
As reported in the March 2013 issue of Latitude 38, a group of dedicated volunteers has been working tirelessly over the past few years restoring the historic ketch Golden Rule to better-than-new condition.
Onboard the SC52 Prevail, former Latitude 38 racing editor Rob Grant trims the A3 spinnaker while Hilary Walecka grinds, owner Bill Guilfoyle drives, and legendary Santa Cruz Sails — now Ullman Sails — sailmaker Dave Hodges trims main.
Unlike last fall’s devastating Hurricane Odile, former Hurricane Blanca did no significant damage to boating interests in Cabo San Lucas or La Paz when she passed by to the west on Sunday.
This stately and well-mannered parade of Moore 24s was not the norm in the 25th Delta Ditch Run on Saturday.
Francis Joyon has held the solo round-the-world record since 2008, and now the 59-year-old Frenchman is about to attempt what would be a historic double in the history of ocean racing.
Norton Smith lived in Mill Valley when he won the inaugural Singlehanded TransPac in 1978 with a Santa Cruz 27.
Should you stay or should you go?
© 2015 NOAA
While Hurricane Blanca forecasts have her making a direct hit on southern Baja, boating interests in Cabo and La Paz have reason for optimism.
Artemis Racing’s AC45 Turbo training in Bermuda.
Artemis Racing
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC Artemis Racing confirmed yesterday that their America’s Cup team will move from one former naval base to another.
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC Artemis Racing confirmed yesterday that their America’s Cup team will move from one former naval base to another.
Sunny skies, a gentle breeze and cruising in the company of like-minded adventurers.
After the pounding that the Baja Peninsula took last fall thanks to Hurricane Odile, we can probably all agree that it’s somewhere else’s turn.
No matter what route you take, it’s a very long sail from San Francisco to Shanghai.
All the cool kids made the scene at TYC’s big birthday bash.
© Jon Price
The members of Tiburon Yacht Club, which is located on the east side of Marin County’s Tiburon Peninsula in the waterfront development of Paradise Cay, celebrated their 50th birthday on Saturday night.
Some guys would be shy about wearing a pink Latitude cap. But Neil is obviously secure in his masculinity.
Ocean adventurers Jeff and Debbie Hartjoy fitted out for the Baja Ha-Ha costume party in 2006.
May’s not even over, and yet the June issue of Latitude 38 is already here.
One thing that Rimas has been successful at is drumming up publicity for his campaign wherever he goes.
Basil and Basil during a special moment on a family educational cruise of a lifetime.
Long, sleek and sexy, Sprindrift 2 is one mean sailing machine.
© 2015 Spindrift Racing
The fastest sailboat that has ever sailed the oceans has just become faster, at least in theory.
Filmmaker Oleg Harencar and his production team had a brilliant idea a few years ago when they decided to make a series of short biographical films, dubbed Life on the Water. Each
Dean Barker dons new team colors in Bermuda.
© SoftBank Team Japan
Kiwi Dean Barker, who was dumped as skipper for Emirates Team New Zealand in February, has been picked up by the America’s Cup Japanese challenger, SoftBank Team Japan.
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