Posts by Richard
Gabart Smashes Solo 24-Hour Record
The hits just keep on coming for François Gabart and his new maxi-trimaran Macif. After claiming victory in May’s Transat Bakerly solo race from Plymouth, UK, to New York — sailing the course in 8 days and change — the Frenchman took a shot at the solo transatlantic west-to-east record, currently held by Francis Joyon and his trimaran IDEC with an incredibly fast time of 5 days, 2 hours and 56 minutes. More »
Heads Up to Solo TransPac’ers
Charts, radar, GPS and depthsounders are all great for navigating, but sometimes there is nothing so helpful as a shot from a drone.
© 2016 Ryan De Seixas
An excellent fleet of 23 singlehanded sailors will race to Hawaii starting tomorrow, Saturday, July 2, from Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon. More »
The Good Cruising Life in Montenegro
Debbie pours the wine in "fairy-tale-like" Montenegro.
Escapade
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC Two of the great things about cruising in Europe are the food and the wine. Just ask ‘the good life’ experts Greg Dorland and Debbie Macrorie of the Squaw Valley-based Catalina 52 Escapade. More »
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC Two of the great things about cruising in Europe are the food and the wine. Just ask ‘the good life’ experts Greg Dorland and Debbie Macrorie of the Squaw Valley-based Catalina 52 Escapade. More »
Photo of the Day
It’s hard to think of a boat more deserving of a rainbow’s end than Patsy ‘La Reina del Mar’ Verhoven’s Gulfstar 50 Talion.
Once based out of Portland, for the last eight or so years she’s been based out of La Paz in Baja. More »
A Green Crossing of the Pacific
Have you cruised across the Pacific — West Coast to New Zealand — without using any fuel? Or do you know anybody who has?
While doing some research for a response to a letter that will appear in the July Latitude, we came across a letter in which Randy Ramirez of Stockton and Jenny Haldiman reported sailing their Mariah 31 Mystic to New Zealand in 2011, during which time they only used 12 gallons of fuel. More »
Why Not a Fourth Solo Circumnavigation?
Although in her 70s, Jeanne is revved up to do her fourth singlehanded circumnavigation. The last one was nonstop and unassisted, as she hopes this next one will be. This photo was taken last year in England where she received several prestigious honors. More »
SoCal Ta-Ta Filling Up Fast
The SoCal Ta-Ta will be your only chance of the year to start a sailing event by dancing down the Santa Barbara seawall to the sound of reggae music.
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©Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re interested in doing the fourth running of the SoCal Ta-Ta, the Southern California version of the Baja Ha-Ha, don’t delay in signing up as space is limited and 60% of the spots have already been taken. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re interested in doing the fourth running of the SoCal Ta-Ta, the Southern California version of the Baja Ha-Ha, don’t delay in signing up as space is limited and 60% of the spots have already been taken. More »
Remembering SAIL Amsterdam
SAIL Amsterdam is only held every five years, so lovers of sailing ships always make sure to not to miss that event.
SAIL Amsterdam
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Latitude’s old friend Pete Passano, formerly of the Bay Area and one of the most accomplished open-ocean singlehanded sailors in the world, forwarded us the accompanying photos of the Dutch having fun on boats on the Amstel River near Amsterdam during last year’s SAIL Amsterdam. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Latitude’s old friend Pete Passano, formerly of the Bay Area and one of the most accomplished open-ocean singlehanded sailors in the world, forwarded us the accompanying photos of the Dutch having fun on boats on the Amstel River near Amsterdam during last year’s SAIL Amsterdam. More »
Not Rolling on the River
Having risen 20 feet, the waters of the Seine have completely flooded one of the main thoroughfares on the Right Bank.
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©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC Normally you wouldn’t worry about weather’s being a factor in sticking to a boat schedule — commercial or private — on the canals and rivers of France. More »
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC Normally you wouldn’t worry about weather’s being a factor in sticking to a boat schedule — commercial or private — on the canals and rivers of France. More »
Sail a Laser from California to Hawaii?
Tania in action. Some say the ex-Olympian is the greatest Mexican sailor of all time. And these days she has some very ambitious plans.
© 2016 Conade
We agree that it’s a very audacious goal to singlehand a 130-pound boat 2,500 miles from California to Hawaii. More »
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