Posts by LaDonna
Doing Good While Cruising
A common question cruisers hear all too often is, "What do you do with all that free time?" Experienced cruisers laugh and try to explain that there’s never any shortage of tasks to complete, whether is schlepping miles to the nearest grocery store, repairing worn sails or giving the bottom a good scrub. More »
Happy Thanksgiving!
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." More »
Kiribati Requiring U.S. Clearance Papers
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. More »
Vendée Drop-Outs & Drama
Gutek was forced to withdraw after Energa’s autopilots wouldn’t steer a consistent course.
© Jean-Marie Liot / DPPI / Vendée Globe
This morning brought the bad news that Zbigniew ‘Gutek’ Gutkowski on Energa has bowed out of the Vendée Globe. More »
What Happened to Argonaut?
John Rice, a marine engineer, spent 18 years building Argonaut. She has a steel hull and deck, and an aluminum house.
Argonaut
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC On August 10, John Rice’s family received the life-changing news that Rice, a 60-year-old Australian who had lived for many years in Long Beach, had been reported dead while sailing in the Flores Sea in Indonesia. More »
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC On August 10, John Rice’s family received the life-changing news that Rice, a 60-year-old Australian who had lived for many years in Long Beach, had been reported dead while sailing in the Flores Sea in Indonesia. More »
Cruising Author at Book Passage
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. More »
Vendée Globe Down to 16
The normally cheerful Sam Davies was forced to abandon the Vendée Globe when she dismasted.
© Sam Davies / Savéol
More carnage in the Vendée Globe over the past two days. More »
Who Says You Can’t Cruise the Bay?
Posting photos like this with the caption “I’m saaaaaiiiiiling!” on your Facebook page will garner you lots of ‘likes’.
latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Who says you have to go somewhere tropical to cruise? More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Who says you have to go somewhere tropical to cruise? More »
Latitude Photo Quiz
Every boat ever built has had mysterious and strange modifications made to it by its many owners. One couple we know, who bought their boat from a gentleman named Bob, calls them ‘Bob Jobs’. More »
Fall Cruising in Puget Sound
Desert Sage enjoyed a little solitude at a deserted dock in Longbranch, north of Olympia.
© 2012 Berto Napuli
November is a lovely time for a cruise in San Francisco Bay — in fact, check Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic for this writer’s report on this weekend’s mini-cruise to Oakland — but sailors in the Pacific Northwest usually hang up their sea boots in early October. More »
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