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Two Fuel Drops in One Voyage

December 3, 2008
The 1,100-mile passage from Tonga or Fiji to New Zealand is known throughout the cruising world as being potentially difficult, if not dangerous. There are no places to hide, and it’s not uncommon to be hit by one or more gales. More »

An Unusually Meaningful Thanksgiving

December 1, 2008
Manjula, lower left, with Steve, Debbie and Greg, aboard Escapade just prior to her fateful trip to India. latitude/Nick
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC For Manjula Dean, a veteran of the recent Ha-Ha, it was a swift change from a relaxing cruise in Mexico to fighting for her life in a terrorist battleground on the other side of the world. More »

Banderas Bay Blast Starts Wednesday

There’s no telling who might show up for this week’s Banderas Bay Blast for Charity, three days of tropical sailing fun and games that will see the fleet visit Nayarit Riviera Marina, Punta Mita and Paradise Marina. More »

Three Marinas, Great Selection

November 26, 2008
Having had great experiences at the San Diego YC and the El Cid Marina in Mazatlan, Lewis Guiss and Mary Lee, members of the Cal Yacht Club in Marina del Rey, have been loving their time at the Nayarit Riviera Marina with their Beneteau 473 Merry Lee. More »

Banderas Bay Blast Instructions

November 24, 2008
Two of the three legs in this year’s Banderas Bay Blast will almost certainly be downwind. It will be hot and the water will be flat. That’s why Capricorn Cat, seen here, will be back again this year. More »

ARC Starts with a Fleet of 211

At 211 boats, this year’s ARC cruising class fell short of record numbers. © Atlantic Rally for Cruisers The 23rd Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, the granddaddy of all cruising rallies, started from the Canary Islands over the weekend. More »

Artwork Needed for Punta Mita Y&S Club

November 21, 2008
Heather ‘I’ll try really, really hard to be good’ Corsaro, the new Commodore of the Punta Mita Yacht & Surf Club. Wahoo! This is one she landed on David Addleman’s Cal 36 Eupsychia during this year’s Baja Ha-Ha. More »

A Honeymoon on Honeymoon

Seth and Elizabeth earlier in their honeymoon at Martha’s Vineyard on the Fourth of July. A good sense of humor is an important asset these days, both on land and at sea. More »

The Carib 1500 and Other Caribbean News

November 17, 2008
Tom and Diane Might, and their Hallberg-Rassy 62 Between The Sheets, have done their landlocked hometown of Phoenix proud by being the first of 47 entries to cross the finish line in the 19th annual Caribbean 1500 from Hampton, Virginia, to Tortola in the British Virgins. More »