Posts by Richard
Another Measure of Megayacht Sailing Size
Sometimes just looking at a big boat doesn’t give you a realistic idea of just how big she is. To get a good idea of how big some of the boats were at the St. More »
A Reality TV Show Based On Cruising?
Just about every sailor we know thinks that a reality television show based on cruising would be a great idea. We don’t share that opinion, as we’d prefer that reality TV and cruising never cross paths. More »
Sick Baby Awaits Mid-Ocean Airlift
A well-known cruising family from San Diego were awaiting evacuation from their boat about 900 miles southwest of Cabo San Lucas this morning after their one-year-old daughter Lyra fell ill. Eric and Charlotte Kaufman, 35 and 34, left San Diego in 2012 aboard their Hans Christian 36 Rebel Heart with their young daughter Cora (now 3). More »
Gay Sailor Sues AC 34 Management
Bay Area sailor Larry Jacobson made headlines in 2007 when he and partner Ken Smith became the first openly gay couple to circumnavigate the globe. Today, Jacobson is making headlines of a different sort. More »
Nearing the End of the Impounding Fiasco?
The fiasco of 338 foreign-owned boats being impounded — for up to four months — mostly for no good reason — appears to be nearing an end. Tere Grossman, President of the Mexican Marina Owners Association, reports that only 31 boats still have "problems," and 17 of those belong to Mexicans. More »
The Spectacle of Very Large Yachts Racing
There weren’t too many traditional boats this year, but the big schooner Adela, which was built in the early 1900s, put in a good showing in near-ideal conditions.
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©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you enjoy the spectacle of mega-mega sailing yachts racing in the open ocean, there was no place to be last weekend like the St. More »
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you enjoy the spectacle of mega-mega sailing yachts racing in the open ocean, there was no place to be last weekend like the St. More »
Clouds Over Mexico
Clouds never seen before in 35 years of cruising.
© Mexicolder Mike
When we received an email titled "Clouds over Mazatlan," we groaned. "Not another problem in Mexico," we thought to ourselves. More »
West Coast Sailors at St. Barth Bucket
The gigantic Hetairos II, which we’re told Paul Cayard will be driving.
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©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The St. Barth Bucket for 40 yachts between 100 and 218 feet — the greatest spectacle in sailing — is about to get underway in a few hours, and the mega sailing yachts have a sprinkling of West Coast sailors aboard. More »
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The St. Barth Bucket for 40 yachts between 100 and 218 feet — the greatest spectacle in sailing — is about to get underway in a few hours, and the mega sailing yachts have a sprinkling of West Coast sailors aboard. More »
Would Latitude Take Its Boat To Mexico Now?
We recently received the following letter from David Cleveland of San Diego:
"Latitude 38’s coverage of the Mexican boat impoundings has been extensive, and obviously personal to publisher Richard Spindler, as (his boat) Profligate was an impounded boat. More »
Finally, Release of Boats from Ensenada
On Friday, March 21, the paperwork was completed to "liberate" the last of the ’embargoed’ foreign boats at Marina Coral in Ensenada — nearly four months after they had been impounded. This included a total of 15 boats. More »
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