Posts by Richard
Misguided Advice About Sneakaboards
The road to hell, as many have noted, is paved with good intentions.
A well-intentioned Max Ebb wrote his October-issue column, called Sneaky Secrets, about how to be a sneakaboard, aka an illegal liveaboard. More »
Pot Calls Kettle Black
The following is as funny as it is pathetic. Confirming that they are in need of an education, last month members of the Claremont, California, Pitzer College Student Senate voted to deny instating a yacht club at the school. More »
Hostages Taken from Boats Appear in Video
Hostages Robert Hall, John Ridsdel and Kjartan Sekkingstad, who were kidnapped from Ocean View Marina in the Philippines on September 21, are seen in a video just released by an unknown terrorist group. More »
And the Correct Answer Is . . .
Our ‘mystery spot’ in Mexico. Back then the population was about 1,000. It’s now up to about 250,000, with another 150,000 in the general area.
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©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Last Friday’s Photo Quiz generated a lot of responses, with about half of them being correct. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Last Friday’s Photo Quiz generated a lot of responses, with about half of them being correct. More »
Mexico Photo Quiz
Where oh where can this be in old Mexico?
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©Latitude 38 Media, LLC So you think you know the cruising spots in Mexico? If so, please identify this one, which is obviously popular with mariners as well as land-based tourists. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC So you think you know the cruising spots in Mexico? If so, please identify this one, which is obviously popular with mariners as well as land-based tourists. More »
Slamming the Door on the Med Season
Escapade spent some time in a yard near Toulon earlier this summer so that Catana could get the right fit on the new daggerboards.
Escapade
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC "The season is pretty short here in the Med, and, like the Wanderer told us, once the wind patterns change, the season can end very quickly," write Greg Dorland and Debbie Macrorie of the Lake Tahoe-based Catana 52 cat Escapade. More »
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC "The season is pretty short here in the Med, and, like the Wanderer told us, once the wind patterns change, the season can end very quickly," write Greg Dorland and Debbie Macrorie of the Lake Tahoe-based Catana 52 cat Escapade. More »
Wayback Wednesday
A photo of a photo of Big O doing one of the Dickenson Bay races in the mid-1990s. It’s amazing how just one photo can unleash a torrent of spectacularly great memories. More »
Seeing an Old Friend
Our old Flying Scud may be more than 50 years old, but we think the Philip Rhodes design still looks great. In this photo she’s seen at the anchorage off Stearns Wharf with the Santa Barbara Riviera in the background. More »
Stay Gold Sails Again
Crossing the Pacific, garbage wasn’t the only thing Stay Gold picked up. Presumably, this flying fish was returned to the sea.
Stay Gold
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC After the two long and demanding passages that they endured while crossing from Victoria, BC, to San Francisco and then on to Hawaii as volunteer researchers for The Ocean Cleanup project, we’re impressed that Canadian sailors Jason Frechette, Nicole Belleau and Wayana Emanuelle are preparing to set sail again after just three weeks in the Hawaiian Islands. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC After the two long and demanding passages that they endured while crossing from Victoria, BC, to San Francisco and then on to Hawaii as volunteer researchers for The Ocean Cleanup project, we’re impressed that Canadian sailors Jason Frechette, Nicole Belleau and Wayana Emanuelle are preparing to set sail again after just three weeks in the Hawaiian Islands. More »
Just a Month to Go to the Start of the Baja Ha-Ha
As you might imagine, there are always plenty of pirates and wenches at the KIck-off Costume Parties. That’s West Marine’s Captain Ron in the background — he lives for this!
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With just a month to go to the start of the 22nd Baja Ha-Ha Cruisers’ Rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas — with stops at Turtle Bay and Bahia Santa Maria — there has been some confusion as to the location of the Kick-Off Party. More »
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