Posts by Richard
The 27th Antigua Classic Regatta
The 83-ft Fife schooner Adventuress, now 90 years young, shows her stuff in this year’s windy Antigua Classic Regatta.
© 2014 Tim Wright
If there is a better classic regatta in the world than the four-race Panerai Antigua Classic, sailed off historic English Harbor, we’re not aware of it. More »
Boarded, Attacked and Beaten
When you are forced to use your hands to defend against a machete attack, you can come away with some nasty souvenirs.
© Kirk McGeorge
"Our voyage from Cape Town to Trinidad covered 5,503 nautical miles in 33 days of sailing, during which time we crossed both the prime meridian and equator. More »
La Racing Vie En Rose
“Look ma, surfing at 22 knots without a spinnaker!”
latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The photo above, of a Santa Cruz 70 surfing a wave in 25 knots of wind, looks like a typical finish of a Transpac — except for a couple of things. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The photo above, of a Santa Cruz 70 surfing a wave in 25 knots of wind, looks like a typical finish of a Transpac — except for a couple of things. More »
How Much Do Pro Racers Get Paid?
How much do professional yacht racers get paid? It’s a question weekend sailors often ask, but is rarely answered. However, a recent Associated Press item gives us some insights into the question. More »
Wear the Kill Switch or Risk Being Killed
If a ‘picture is worth a thousand words,’ what’s a video worth? No matter how many times mariners are warned about the dangers of not wearing an outboard kill-switch cord around their wrists when operating their outboard-powered inflatables, the message doesn’t seem to get through. More »
Encouraging Paperwork Developments
A sample of a new Temporary Import Receipt. Note the bar code which should make tracing such transactions much faster.
Mexican government
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The photo above is a copy of Mexico’s latest Temporary Import Permit form for boats, sent to us by Tere Grossman, President of the Mexican Marina Owners Association. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The photo above is a copy of Mexico’s latest Temporary Import Permit form for boats, sent to us by Tere Grossman, President of the Mexican Marina Owners Association. More »
New Constraints on Euro Cruising
Lest anyone think that Mexico’s recent self-destructive ‘auditing’ of foreign-owned boats was a unique governmental brain fart, consider the oppressive situation for foreign mariners wanting to cruise — and spread money — in ‘Schengen Area’ countries. More »
Ex-Lakota Tri for Sale in Caribbean
The legendary 1990 ORMA 60 trimaran that set countless records as both Florence Arthaud’s Pierre 1er and Steve Fossett’s Lakota is now for sale in Grenada for $375,000. She was the first really fast multihull that we ever sailed on. More »
Escape from Mexico by Sailboat
Making a ‘run for it’ on a sailboat is rarely the best of ideas, but it has worked for John Hards, a former long-time resident of the Bay Area who has spent the last 11 years loving retirement aboard in Mexico. More »
SoCal Ta-Ta Update
The Second SoCal Ta-Ta — aka Reggae ‘Pon da Ocean — a Ha-Ha style cruiser rally from Santa Barbara to Catalina, is on. While you can’t sign up quite yet, we’ve got more details. More »
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