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17th Annual Banderas Bay Regatta

March 23, 2009
Louis and Laura of Hayward, on #13 Cirque, hit the pin end of the line at the start of the first race. The couple, in their second year of cruising in Mexico, scored three bullets. More »

Pirates For Pupils Run

March 18, 2009
Monohulls, multihulls, and powerboats alike mingled to raise money for local kids’ charities in the Pirates for Pupils Run. © 2009 Jay Ailworth A record 30,000 pesos — including $500 U.S. More »

Going Back to the Old Ways

March 16, 2009
When Scott and Cindy couldn’t find a convenient place to haul, they resorted to careening their cat. Beach House
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC One of the biggest problems with larger cruising cats is that there aren’t very many places that have big enough Travel-Lifts or marine ways to haul them out. More »

Two Wrongs Finally Make a Right

March 9, 2009
The dinghy thieves may have had balls, but not much in the way of brains. Not only did they steal the only red dinghy in the land of a million grey ones, they then anchored in the middle of the busy anchorage in Simpson Bay Lagoon. More »

The Cremation of Vaval

February 27, 2009
Vaval strung up and ready for cremation. But what’s with the fire? When we took Firebuilding 101 at U.C., we were taught to soak the bottom pallets in gas or diesel, and burn from the bottom up. More »

Carnival in the Caribbean

February 25, 2009
A little pirate and his mum got splattered with confetti as they walked in front of one of the colorful music troops. latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Yesterday was Mardi Gras — Fat Tuesday — so big, loud and colorful dance celebrations took place all over the globe. More »

Six and Six Aboard Coyote

February 9, 2009
It’s been 14 years since Fred Evans of the Mendocino-based Freedom 44 Coyote did the Ha-Ha II, but he still wears the shirt – and still meets other Ha-Ha vets because of it. More »

When the Shark Bites . . .

February 6, 2009
This is what it would look like if a 10-ft Tiger shark, which had its dentures removed, was going after your arm. latitude/Nick
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "They’re cutting up a 10-ft tiger shark at Corossol," was the report that came through the Bar de ‘Oubli — Bar of the Forgotten — in Gustavia, St. More »

Swimming With the Giant Manta Rays

February 2, 2009
One of the magnificent manta rays at San Benedicto Island. These rays have the largest brain-to-body weight ratio of all sharks and rays. © 2009 Scott Stolnitz Is there anything as magnificent in the ocean as a manta ray? More »