Posts by Andy Turpin
Psyching Up For Strictly Sail
If you’d like to rub shoulders with past and future Ha-Ha’ers, drop by Latitude’s booth at 6 p.m. on Friday.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you haven’t yet marked your calendar, let us remind you once again that this is boat show week in the Bay Area. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you haven’t yet marked your calendar, let us remind you once again that this is boat show week in the Bay Area. More »
Hitchin’ a Ride to Paradise
Why take your own boat to Polynesia when you can hitch a ride?
© 2009 Naomi Beckord
When Nathan and Naomi Beckord headed south with the Baja Ha-Ha last fall aboard their Sausalito-based Islander 36 Hurulu, they had no intention of voyaging beyond Mexican waters. More »
Latitude’s Salute to John Guzzwell
The legendary voyager back in the day.
© Guzzwell archives
Whether you are a singlehander, a circumnavigator or an ‘armchair voyager’, we’d like to invite you to attend a special gathering next Thursday evening, April 16, at the Oakland YC, honoring the 50th anniversary of British Columbia sailor John Guzzwell’s historic homecoming. More »
A Solo Sailor’s Mexican Nightmare
Shaken yet still smiling, Sarah vows to continue her cruising life.
© 2009 Sarah Andrews
As reported Friday, Australian sailor Sarah Andrews, 26, became shipwrecked along the Baja coast last week after her Ericson 39 Gabrielle struck a near-shore reef. More »
Aussie Sailors Lose Boat on Mexican Reef
The young Aussie sailor in happier times. Today, she hopes to somehow get out cruising again soon.
© 2009 Andrews Family
The longtime cruising dreams of Australian sailor Sarah Andrews were dashed yesterday when her boat ran up on a Baja California reef, roughly 70 miles south of Turtle Bay. More »
A Prelude to Earth Day
Who says picking up trash can’t be fun? At the Bitter End’s recent Go Green event, everybody got into the spirit.
© 2009 Guy Clothier
Here in the U.S., Earth Day doesn’t occur until April 22. More »
Nautical Stimulus Package Announced
In an effort to boost the softening marine industry, the Obama Administration announced today a nautical twist within its stimulus package. This grant opportunity is targeted to fall in line with other green initiatives, focusing on the “zero carbon” benefits of sailing. More »
Latitude 38 – Still Cheap and Easy
This is no joke – sailors will be racing around like wild hares today, eager to grab the new Latitude.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Although many formerly reliable institutions are coming adrift from their moorings during these troubled times, it’s refreshing to know you can still count on Latitude 38 to be free, easy to find, and jam-packed with all the latest nautical news from the West Coast and beyond. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Although many formerly reliable institutions are coming adrift from their moorings during these troubled times, it’s refreshing to know you can still count on Latitude 38 to be free, easy to find, and jam-packed with all the latest nautical news from the West Coast and beyond. More »
Puddle Jump Bond Exemptions Approved!
Cruisers always get a warm welcome – especially during the Sailing Rendezvous. But this year they get a bond exemption too.
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©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC As reported recently, the annual migration from the west coast of the Americas to French Polynesia has begun, with a few boats now closing in on landfalls in the Marquesas. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC As reported recently, the annual migration from the west coast of the Americas to French Polynesia has begun, with a few boats now closing in on landfalls in the Marquesas. More »
Primo Conditions for Puddle Jump Migration
The Puerto Vallarta contingent of ’09 Puddle Jumpers says adios during Latitude’s recent kickoff party at Paradise Village Resort’s Vallarta YC.
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©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC During the past week, at least 10 boats have set sail from a variety of ports in Mexico, Central America and Ecuador bound for French Polynesian landfalls — and according to initial reports, conditions could hardly be more ideal. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC During the past week, at least 10 boats have set sail from a variety of ports in Mexico, Central America and Ecuador bound for French Polynesian landfalls — and according to initial reports, conditions could hardly be more ideal. More »
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