Posts by Richard
What’s Next for ‘ti Profligate?
Bequia in the Grenadines. We haven’t been there in years. Even with a drone we figure it would take us a couple of weeks to get the photos we needed.
© 2015 Bequia Tourism
The word came years later than we expected, but it’s now decision time for the publisher of Latitude 38 with regard to his Leopard 45 catamaran ‘ti Profligate in the BVI Yacht Charters yacht management program in the British Virgins. More »
Rock On!
What can happen when a boat in motion hits a stationary object such as a pinnacle rock.
latitude/Richard
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC It gives you pause when a marine pilot hits a rock with his own boat. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC It gives you pause when a marine pilot hits a rock with his own boat. More »
Transpac Shaping Up Nicely
Rio100 takes a wave in the Rolex Sydney Hobart.
Rio 100
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC The early entry deadline for the 48th Los Angeles to Honolulu Transpacific Yacht Race is six weeks away — March 1 — and the late entry deadline is June 1. More »
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC The early entry deadline for the 48th Los Angeles to Honolulu Transpacific Yacht Race is six weeks away — March 1 — and the late entry deadline is June 1. More »
The Most Peaceful Setting in Mexico?
Jardin del Pulpo, where the Wanderer goes to meditate.
latitude/Richard
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re searching for extreme tranquility in Mexico, in our opinion you don’t have to look farther than the Jardin del Pulpo — the Octopus’ Garden — in La Cruz on Banderas Bay. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re searching for extreme tranquility in Mexico, in our opinion you don’t have to look farther than the Jardin del Pulpo — the Octopus’ Garden — in La Cruz on Banderas Bay. More »
No Photos!
The Bel-Aire Resort at Careyes, fronted by three bays.
latitude/Aerial / Richard
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC "No photos," said the guard at Careyes, the remote high-end resort between Puerto Vallarta and Barra de Navidad on Mexico’s lightly-populated Gold Coast. More »
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC "No photos," said the guard at Careyes, the remote high-end resort between Puerto Vallarta and Barra de Navidad on Mexico’s lightly-populated Gold Coast. More »
I Love Luci
Thanks to Luci, the sun lights up the night. We first saw these lights used at dock parties at Marina Riviera Nayarit.
latitude/Richard
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Luci we’re referring to is an unusual 10-bulb LED solar-powered camp/boat light. More »
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Luci we’re referring to is an unusual 10-bulb LED solar-powered camp/boat light. More »
Tenacatita Sailing Festival
The uncrowded Tenacatita Bay on Mexico’s Gold Coast.
© Karen Vaccaro
For the last two years we at Latitude 38 had hoped to start a Tenacatita-Barra Sailing Festival, similar to the Banderas Bay Blast and Zihua Sail Fest. More »
Don’t Forget to Look Up
Oh Snap! Sailboat takes on bridge and loses.More »
Important Collision Clarification
A BYC Midwinter race start on the Berkeley Circle. (Neither Achates or Vivace is pictured.)
latitude/Chris
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC On page 88 of the January Racing Sheet we reported that there was a collision during the December 13 Berkeley YC Midwinter race, with a very serious injury to a crewmember’s toe, between the Newport 30 Achates and the Islander 36 Vivace. More »
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC On page 88 of the January Racing Sheet we reported that there was a collision during the December 13 Berkeley YC Midwinter race, with a very serious injury to a crewmember’s toe, between the Newport 30 Achates and the Islander 36 Vivace. More »
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