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Mexican Paperwork Questions

Tomorrow the Baja Ha-Ha rally’s Grand Poobah and others will be attending an invitation-only meeting in Huntington Beach that will address the many problems with paperwork for boats and people going to Mexico this winter. More »

Beyond The World Series

October 6, 2014
There is more green on the baseball field in Turtle Bay than in the rest of Baja — minus the Cabo golf courses — combined. © 2014 Don’t think baseball season will end in late October with the San Francisco Giants winning their third World Series in five years. More »

Amsterdam Not So Open-Minded After All

 You can pay to rent privately-owned boats in colorful Amsterdam, but not through ‘boat Airbnb’ hopefuls such as GoBoat. latitude/Richard
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s a common misconception that anything goes in Amsterdam. More »

Another Hurricane Headed for Baja?

October 3, 2014
Passage Weather’s model for next Tuesday shows Simon hitting the Middle Reach area of Baja as a reasonably strong tropical storm. Passage Weather
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Depending on whose long-range forecast you want to believe, Simon, another tropical storm about to become a hurricane, is circuitously headed toward Baja California Sur, which has already been ravaged by hurricane Odile. More »
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Paperwork Review for Baja Ha-Ha

October 1, 2014
While reminding everyone that the Baja Ha-Ha does not do TIPs or Nautical Visas for anyone, we’ll try to review the process one more time to answer common questions. (The Dona Jenkins Maritime Document Service in San Diego, 619-223-2279, will do TIPs for $150.)  More »

Do the Ha-Ha Aboard Profligate?

September 29, 2014
Profligate about to round Cabo Falso. latitude/Richard
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Almost everybody who does the Baja Ha-Ha aboard the 63-ft catamaran mothership Profligate is a repeat, but this year one cabin has opened up. More »

Pacific Cup Trimaran Abandoned on Return to California

Transit of Venus was looking good as she approached Honolulu a couple of months ago. Sadly, she is now holed and adrift in mid-ocean. © 2014 Leslie Richter / www.rockskipper.com Transit of Venus, Rick Waltonsmith’s Corsair 37 trimaran was abandoned Thursday on her way back to the Bay Area from Hawaii following a severe impact with an unknown object last Wednesday. More »

Catch a Lyft Ashore

So you’re preparing to head down the coast to Mexico and are planning several stops along the way to refuel, rewater and reprovision. The first two are generally pretty easy for boaters, but the last chore can be problematic. More »
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Do It Now, Not at the Last Minute

September 26, 2014
A big surge in last-minute Baja Ha-Ha entries has brought the total to just shy of 170, making it the largest Ha-Ha in the last three years. Considering the fact that we here at Latitude told it like it really was during last year’s boat impoundment fiasco in Mexico, we’re both gratified and more than a little surprised at the number of entries. More »