Posts by Richard
The Hottest Place on the Planet?
Santa Barbara no longer holds the record, and judging from this photo taken from where Profligate is currently anchored off Stearns Wharf, it seems an unlikely candidate to have ever been. More »
‘Cojo Carnage’ Explained
Capt. P.A. Dunn was nice enough to explain the story of two boats up on the beach at ‘Cojo’ that we wrote about in Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic.
The mystery of the ‘Cojo Carnage’ is explained. More »
Cojo Carnage
"I crewed on Jim Hassberger’s Valiant 40 Kanga on the way south to get ready for the Baja Ha-Ha," writes O’Neil Dillion. "When we pulled into Cojo the other day, we saw these two sailboats on the beach. More »
Health and Dental Care While Cruising
How to pay for health care is a huge concern for everyone, cruisers included. There is some good news, however. Once you leave the United States, health care costs plummet. Secondly, in places like Mexico, there are very low cost health insurance options. More »
“Sell Stocks, Buy Real Estate in Mexico”
Thanks to all the uninformed hysteria about narco violence south of the border — which does exist, just not where most Americans and most cruisers go — some southbound cruisers have lingering concerns about Mexico. More »
If You’ve Killed a Man, It Could Be a Plus
In order to prove once again that truth is stranger than fiction, we give you the following ad from Craigslist, where two young girls planning to sail around the world — drunk most of the time — want a pirate-killing man to come along to protect them. More »
Sail Indonesia Rally Report
Locals in Banda, Indonesia, heartily welcomed the 150-strong fleet in the Sail Indonesia Rally.
© 2010 Nancy Tompkins
We’re a little late in reporting this but, in late August, Convergence, the cat ketch-rigged Wylie 65 with freestanding masts owned by West Marine founder Randy Repass and his wife Sally-Christine, was first to finish in the Sail Indonesia Rally that started in Darwin. More »
The Charterboat Lineup
It’s monohulls in the front and multihulls in the back – or north – of Paraquita Lagoon.
© 2010 Lew Archer
The accompanying photos show what looks like an attempt at the world’s largest raft-up. More »
Bridge Collapse Isolates Nayarit Riviera
What is believed to have been "a month’s worth" of tropical rain during Mexico’s rainy season fell in one day — Monday — in the high mountains above Puerto Vallarta, resulting in the collapse, at 2:30 a.m., More »
Earl in the Eastern Caribbean
While the East Coast of the United States eyes the approach of Earl, now a Category 3 hurricane, the northern islands of the Eastern Caribbean are trying to clean up the damage wrought by Earl when he came through Sunday afternoon through Monday night as anything from a Category 1 to a Category 4 hurricane — the latter meaning winds to 135 knots. More »
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