Posts by Andy Turpin
Radios Buzzing on the Bay
Pro photographer Peter “Snaketamer” Lyons rode herd on the runaway Viper until the larger Protector Escapade arrived.
© 2009 NorCal Sailing
With winds reportedly gusting into the low 30s this weekend, San Francisco Bay was indeed an exciting place to be sailing. More »
Avatar Arrives After 934 Miles Adrift
Towing a keelboat in big swells in no easy task. Luckily for Avatar her rescuers refused to give up.
© 2009 Wayne Wilson
A Swiss couple’s 35-day ordeal finally ended yesterday, when their 37-ft sloop, Avatar, was successfully towed the final 17 miles to Pago Pago by a local Marine and Wildlife vessel. More »
U.S. Territory Shifts Focus to Cruisers
American Samoa is working hard to steer cruisers to their islands.
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In the realm of sailing it can take a long time to undo a bad reputation. So the task before American Samoa’s Governor Togiola is a big one: With the imminent shutdown of the island’s biggest employer, he’s attempting to clean up the harbor, as well as clean up this American territory’s image. More »
Rudderless Cruiser Approaches Pago Pago
Wayne and Susan of Daydream have been busy assessing the options to get Avatar towed into the harbor. If all else fails, they’ll tow her themselves.
© 2009 Julie Turpin
Those sailors lucky enough to experience the cruising lifestyle, quickly realize that they have become members of a vast international community of like-minded travelers who assist each other whenever the need arises. More »
Special Taxation in Suwarrow
In the northern Cook islands, taxes normally aren’t a big concern. But the ‘shark tax’ occasionally imposed on fish can be annoying.
A Whale of a Time in the PNW
"I just finished a 10-day trip around the north end of Vancouver Island on Evening Star, a C&C 43 owned by my friends Dave and Mary Utley from Bainbridge Island, Washington," writes Mike Currie, who sails his "highly modified" Newport 30 Voyager out of Poulsbo, WA. More »
Was It the Girl or the Numbers?
It may be wise to keep an overcoat handy when traveling with passengers such as this.
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Several weeks ago a member of the Latitude family was pulled over while idling up a local channel in a ski boat. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Several weeks ago a member of the Latitude family was pulled over while idling up a local channel in a ski boat. More »
What’s Right for the Bite?
This unlucky cruiser got a painful bite at Bahia Santa Maria a few years ago. Unfortunately he didn’t know about the hot water treatment.
latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s a curious coincidence that we’ve heard reports of painful stings by rare scorpionfish or its relative, the stonefish, from sailors in both the Caribbean and in Mexico. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s a curious coincidence that we’ve heard reports of painful stings by rare scorpionfish or its relative, the stonefish, from sailors in both the Caribbean and in Mexico. More »
First Tonga Regatta Slated for September
With dozens of islands laid out in close proximity to each other, the Kingdom of Tonga has long been a favorite stopover for west-bound cruisers.
latitude/Archives
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC By all accounts, the islands of Tonga comprise a fabulous sailing venue. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC By all accounts, the islands of Tonga comprise a fabulous sailing venue. More »
Double Collision Explained
After wintering in Hawaii, the Traums spent many days bashing to Tahiti, but little Eva never got battered by waves like she did from the speedboat.
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s often been said that sailors are safer in mid-ocean than near shore. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s often been said that sailors are safer in mid-ocean than near shore. More »
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