Posts by Richard
Baja, The Bash, and Beyond
It was so warm in La Paz in late May that Patsy Verhoeven always chose the lap pool over the hot tub at Marina Fidepaz.
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©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC In the third week of May we flew down to La Paz to bring Profligate back to California after her 10th season — this one a six-monther — in Mexico. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC In the third week of May we flew down to La Paz to bring Profligate back to California after her 10th season — this one a six-monther — in Mexico. More »
Lake County D.A. in Deep Caca
Last Wednesday Lake County Deputy D.A. John Langan asked Judge J. Michael Byrne to delay the felony vehicular manslaughter trial of Bismarck Dinius, which was to start today. Langan made the request because he said he was uncovering new information related to central figures in the case. More »
Need Sea Time?
This is what Profligate looks like sailing downwind, not what she looks like on a Baja Bash.
© 2009 Heather Corsaro
If you’re got offshore experience but need sea time to get or maintain a certain class of license, Doña de Mallorca reports that she’s looking for crew for Profligate to do the Baja Bash. More »
The Weakest Link
Gilly Foy holds the Delta anchor like a guitar, happy that she and John were able to recover it.
Destiny
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "After thoroughly enjoying Sea of Cortez Sailing Week, we were anchored at San Evaristo on Easter Sunday," write John and Gilly Foy of the Alameda and Banderas Bay-based Catalina 42 Destiny. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "After thoroughly enjoying Sea of Cortez Sailing Week, we were anchored at San Evaristo on Easter Sunday," write John and Gilly Foy of the Alameda and Banderas Bay-based Catalina 42 Destiny. More »
A Simple Solution for Cal 40 Owners
Illusion has sailed many, many miles since the Honeys repaired the trailing edge of the keel.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Stan Honey is one of the three most admired and respected sailors to ever come out of Northern California, and he and wife Sally Lindsay-Honey are also Cal 40 owners. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Stan Honey is one of the three most admired and respected sailors to ever come out of Northern California, and he and wife Sally Lindsay-Honey are also Cal 40 owners. More »
An SOS from Liz Clark on Swell
After launching Swell, Clark sailed over to Teahupo’o on Tahiti-iti and rode waves similar to this bone-crusher.
Swell
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Several times in the last four months or so, we’ve had reports from Liz Clark on the extensive refit she did on her Cal 40 Swell at Raiatea, French Polynesia. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Several times in the last four months or so, we’ve had reports from Liz Clark on the extensive refit she did on her Cal 40 Swell at Raiatea, French Polynesia. More »
The Arnolds Have Been Around
In late October of ’06, the San Jose-based Arnold family set sail on the Baja Ha-Ha. They’ve since covered nearly 35,000 miles while going around the world. Makes us wonder what we’ve done in the same period of time. More »
Why So Many So Fast?
After buying 50 grapefruit for less than $5 in Guaymas, Wayne and Carol took the wine treatment to ward off any possibility of swine flu. They’re headed back to California so they can do their second Ha-Ha this fall. More »
Despite Economy Rallies on a Roll
Profligate, Latitude’s Surfin’ 63 catamaran, seen here enjoying great sailing conditions in the Sea of Cortez, will be the mothership for the Ha-Ha for the 12th time this fall.
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©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC One segment of the world of sailing that seems not to have been hurt by the poor — although apparently recovering — global economy is sailing rallies. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC One segment of the world of sailing that seems not to have been hurt by the poor — although apparently recovering — global economy is sailing rallies. More »
Astor Steals the Show in Antigua Classic Regatta
The 86-ft Newport Beach-based schooner Astor shows her heels to the Antigua Classic Regatta fleet last month.
© 2009 Janet Hein
Latitude would like to give a big salute to Richard and Lani Stramen of the Newport Beach-based Astor, an 86-ft (overall) Fife schooner that was built in Scotland in — get this — 1923. More »
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