Posts by Richard
Photo of the Day: Spring Tides Happen
It sort of looks like these boats were knocked over by a hurricane…
© 2008 Rob & Linda Jones
Rob and Linda Jones, Ha-Ha vets with their Gemini 3000 catamaran Cat’n About from Whibey Island, Washington, sent us the accompanying photo of what looks to be sailboats in Costa Rica knocked askew by hurricane force winds. More »
Cocos Island Rumors Untrue
It’s unclear who started the rumor about Cocos Island, but it’s not even close to be being true.
Costa Rican Bureau of Tourism
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "We dropped our hook here at Puerto Baquerizo Moreno at San Cristobal Island in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands on February 22, and a short time later Belvedere’s Tom Perkins pulled in with his 289-ft Maltese Falcon," reports Bruce Balan and Alene D. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "We dropped our hook here at Puerto Baquerizo Moreno at San Cristobal Island in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands on February 22, and a short time later Belvedere’s Tom Perkins pulled in with his 289-ft Maltese Falcon," reports Bruce Balan and Alene D. More »
The Geja ‘Torch’ is Passed Along
Andrew Vik, seen here at Isla San Francisco aboard the Beneteau 38 Sea Fox that he co-skippered in the ’06 Ha-Ha, has bought the Islander 36 Geja in the Med.
Andrew Vik
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I’m the lucky reader who purchased the Islander 36 Geja, currently in Italy, from San Franciscans Eli and Sara Bottrell," reports Andrew Vik, also of San Francisco. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I’m the lucky reader who purchased the Islander 36 Geja, currently in Italy, from San Franciscans Eli and Sara Bottrell," reports Andrew Vik, also of San Francisco. More »
Over the Top . . . and Down Into the Water
Given this perspective, you can’t see it clearly, but there are 17 water toys – from speedboats to Jet Skis, to inflatable toys – trailing behind this yacht.
latitude/Richard
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC You know that old bumper sticker philosophy, ‘He who dies with the most toys, wins’? More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC You know that old bumper sticker philosophy, ‘He who dies with the most toys, wins’? More »
“Hey Mon, You on Fire!!!”
Prior to starting the Baja Ha-Ha in ’94, we used to pass out the famous salmon-colored ‘Some Like It Hot!’ shirts to every skipper who sailed from California to Cabo San Lucas. More »
Festival Nautico – Vallarta Race Week
Blue skies, tropical temperatures, great sailing breezes – no wonder cruisers love the Banderas Bay Regatta, which is just one part of the Vallarta Race Week.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC John Moore has all the latest on Festival Nautico ’08 – Vallarta Race Week: This biannual, week-long event started in 2006 as a celebration of Mexico’s greatest natural treasure: Banderas Bay. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC John Moore has all the latest on Festival Nautico ’08 – Vallarta Race Week: This biannual, week-long event started in 2006 as a celebration of Mexico’s greatest natural treasure: Banderas Bay. More »
Testing the Waters
Jim Williams and Deborah Stern of the Encinal YC love to sail, as evidenced by their owning the Cal 39 Spindrift and the Islander 28 Dog Days, both of which are kept at Marina Village in Alameda. More »
Whale of a Bad Idea Found Out
In Monday ‘Lectronic, we ran a sensational photo of a whale and a dolphin frolicking together, said to have been taken near Punta Mita by a cruiser. We asked our readers if anybody knew if this interspecies behavior is common. More »
Cruising Cats and Dogs
Fish Taco Photo Contest
We at Latitude are in need of a photo of a fish taco — preferably a particularly delicious one about to go into someone’s gaping mouth — to illustrate a letter in the March issue. More »
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