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SoCal Ta-Ta in Photos

September 22, 2017
If you’re going to have a kick-off party, why not have it on the beach at the Santa Barbara YC, the premier yacht club beach site on the West Coast? And with a reggae version of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon for a soundtrack. Yes, More »

SPECIAL REPORT: Huricane Maria

September 21, 2017
Much of the Caribbean must feel like Michael Staudt. After losing his boat Minx, a Lagoon 42 in St. Martin just over 10 days ago to Hurricane Irma, Michael, his wife Cynthia and their cat and dog evacuated to San Juan, Puerto Rico, only to have Hurricane Maria stalk them to the island where they’d sought refuge. More »

Young Farmers Want to Crew on Ha-Ha

September 20, 2017
You’d have to be nutzy not to like the Yutzy sisters’ outlook on life. Cheryl on the left, Machelle on the right. latitude/Richard
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC Sisters Cheryl and Machelle Yutzy of Pennslyania were, in the Grand Poobah’s estimation, the most hilarious potential Baja Ha-Ha crew at the Fall Crew List Party on September 6 in Sausalito. More »

What’s Good about the Sea of Cortez

September 18, 2017
Acknowledging the adage that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’, we’ll let the accompanying photo by Glenn Twitchell give the definitive answer to what’s so good about the Sea of Cortez. More »

Small Miracles Through Irma

September 15, 2017
We received news that the the Wanderer’s Olson 30 La Gamelle survived Hurricane Irma. The following is an excerpt from his Facebook feed:  Given the force with which Irma hit St. Barth, the survival of La Gamelle is a miracle. More »

What’s Wrong with This Photo?

September 11, 2017
Ben, having climbed Mt. Coronado in the Sea of Cortez, checks out the beauty of nature.  Sonrisa
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC The obvious answer is that Benjamin Brettingham-Moore of the La Paz- and Tasmania-based Lagoon 440 Sonrisa, having climbed Mt. More »

Queen of the Baja Ha-Ha and Bash

September 1, 2017
The person with the most experience of anyone doing both Baja Ha-Ha’s and Baja Bashes is . . . a woman, and is none other than Doña de Mallorca. De Mallorca has done 21 Ha-Ha’s in her capacity as the Chief of Security, tied with Banjo Andy Turpin for the second-most ever. When More »

Can We Help You?

August 28, 2017
"I’m looking for a slip."  latitude/Richard
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC There are all kinds of harbormasters in the world, but not many of them are as accommodating as Dick Markie of Paradise Marina in Nuevo Vallarta. More »

Wheels on Dinghies for Mexico

August 25, 2017
Even with dinghy wheels, it was a bit of a struggle for John and Gilly of Destiny to get their dinghy up the gravel beach at Punta Mita. Without wheels, it likely would have been impossible.  More »