Posts by Richard
The Revived Sea of Cortez Sailing Week
Spectacularly beautiful Caleta Partida, about 20 miles north of La Paz, was the finish line for two races and the center of most Sailing Week activity.
© 2008 Glenn Twitchell
Twenty-five years after founding the Sea of Cortez Sailing Week, which flourished for about seven years before going into a long decline and eventually dying, Latitude revived the event starting on April Fool’s Day. More »
Maltese Falcon for Sale
Tom Perkins, the Belvedere-based owner of the 289-ft Dyna-Rig Maltese Falcon, has confirmed reports that his big boat is up for sale. He’s been quoted by other sources as saying that much of the joy for him was the project itself, and that he’s now interested in submarines. More »
La Paz is Still an Authentic City
Gabriel, Manager at Costa Baja Marina in La Paz, shrugs in front of a diagram of the marina. Given the demand for berths in summer as well as winter, he could use a lot more. More »
Cruiser Access Not a Problem in La Cruz
On a day in which a very large southwest swell was pounding the north shore of Banderas Bay, this couple had no problem landing their dinghy in the lee of the new breakwater. More »
The Old Fijian Backpeddle
We don’t want to say ‘we told you so’, but when Fiji recently announced that it was going to reduce the time foreign yachts were allowed to stay from nine months to three months, we suggested cruisers not get excited. More »
Marina Nuevo Vallarta For Real
Cruisers – and especially commuter cruisers – looking for less expensive yet brand new berthing on Banderas Bay, should take a look at the plans for the new Marina Nuevo Vallarta. More »
The Expensive and the Free In Mexico
The marina at the Grand Hotel in Barra de Navidad, like all new marinas in Mexico, is not cheap.
© 2008 Scott Stolnitz
One of the not-so-good things about cruising in Mexico is that all the newer marinas are muy expensive. More »
Sea of Cortez Sailing Week Revived
Patsy Verhoeven, seen here driving her Gulfstar 50 Talion to class honors in the recent Banderas Bay Regatta, has come up with the Sea of Cortez Sailing Week courses.
Talion
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Twenty-five years after it was founded by Latitude 38, Sea of Cortez Sailing Week is soon to be revived, starting, appropriately enough, on April Fool’s Day. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Twenty-five years after it was founded by Latitude 38, Sea of Cortez Sailing Week is soon to be revived, starting, appropriately enough, on April Fool’s Day. More »
Don’t Fear the Rays
Cherie Williams gives a belly rub to an appreciative ray in Belize.
© 2008 Rod Williams
"The death of the woman struck by a jumping eagle ray during a freak accident in Florida last week, and the earlier death of the ‘Crocodile Hunter’, may give some people a wrong impression of these generally harmless cartilaginous fish," writes Rod Williams of the Alameda-based Catalina 42 Azure. More »
Doing Circles in a Panama Canal Lock
Can you imagine negotiating two full 360s in the Panama Canal? Seems like a clean pair of shorts would be required equipment.
Panama Canal Authority
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Mike and Kay Heath of the Marina Bay (Richmond) Santionge 44 Finisterre report that they did two 360º turns inside a lock of the Panama Canal during their February 13 transit. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Mike and Kay Heath of the Marina Bay (Richmond) Santionge 44 Finisterre report that they did two 360º turns inside a lock of the Panama Canal during their February 13 transit. More »
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