Posts by Richard
Ha-Ha Entries Quickly Approach 100
Baseball is popular with cruisers and locals alike in Turtle Bay, the small fishing village on the coast of Baja that warmly welcomes the Baja Ha-Ha fleet every year.
© Finn Beven
The Grand Poobah of the Baja Ha-Ha is more than a little chuffed that this year’s event has received more than 90 paid entries since sign-ups started just three weeks ago. More »
Take Me to the River
Can you identify the sailing club in today’s mystery photo? Here are a couple of hints:
If you get the impression the club is on a river and is primarily for small boats, you’d be correct. More »
Mystery Spot
It’s easy to tell that this photo was taken in the beautiful Sea of Cortez, but where in the Sea of Cortez?
© 2016 Robert Novak
May is a great time to cruise the Sea of Cortez. More »
When Monkey’s Fists Go Bad
The injury to Robin Stout’s left eye shows why maritime agencies don’t allow weights to be put in monkey’s fists. Robin says she’s been recovering nicely and that she and Mike will probably spend hurricane season in the San Blas Islands aboard their Aleutian 51 Mermaid. More »
Ever Bought a Hurricane-Damaged Boat?
Lewis and Alyssa have not only gone over to the dark side buying a catamaran, they’ve gone over to the really dark side where they bought one damaged by a tropical cyclone. More »
Cruisers to the Rescue with A- Blood
“My wife Donna is in the hospital in Puerto Vallarta,” reports Richard Pomeroy of the Oregon-based Polaris 43 Flying Carpet. “She got strep throat, and the antibiotics the doctors gave her ate a hole in her stomach, causing internal bleeding. More »
Playa de Amor at Marietas to Close
We’ve heard different versions over the years, but the Mexican government is saying that Playa de Amor was created by a bomb from one of their air force planes. By the way, the vegetation is only rarely this green. More »
Moonshadow’s 16-Day Crossing
John and Debbie opted to sail past Hiva Oa because they arrived in the Marquesas at night. So this is where they dropped the hook instead.
© 2016 John Rogers
"Ia Orana, to everyone!" More »
Not the Best Voiles, But Still Great
It’s not very often that the Caribbean looks like Lake Tahoe, but in this shot from the Voiles de St. Barth it does. That’s St. Martin 20 miles in the background. More »
Another Boat on the Rocks
Another boat ends up on the rocks in La Cruz.
© Jim Milski
The failure of a shackle pin is being described as the cause of the Pearson 30 Gran Wazoo’s going up on the rocks just to the east of Marina Riviera Nayarit on Banderas Bay. More »
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