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Experienced Journalist Wanted

August 16, 2013
After more than seven years of being a fabulous member of Latitude 38‘s editorial team, LaDonna Bubak — not to be confused with Doña de Mallorca — is leaving Latitude at the end of the year to do what you’d expect: go cruising with her husband Rob on their Wauquiez 47 Gazelle. More »
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Kingpostgate Slogs On

Some things start small and seemingly innocuous, but grow big and nasty. Just ask the ghost of Richard Nixon about his early denials of having anything to do with the little burglary at Watergate. More »

Oracle to Be Banned from the AC?

August 12, 2013
It could happen. Bob Fisher, one of the world’s most respected yachting journalists declared, “I would have thought Oracle would have the common decency to withdraw [from the America’s Cup]." Oracle Team USA’s AC45s were illegally altered. More »

Biggest Fastnet Race Ever

Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard’s Spindrift 2 rounds Fastnet Rock. © 2013 Kurt Arrigo / RORC For reasons nobody seems to be able to explain, distance yacht racing in the south of England seems to be booming despite an economic downturn and modern life pressing everyone for time. More »

Profligate Refit Update

August 7, 2013
Eddie and Chilengo, two of Peter Vargas’s workers at Sea Tek, empty yet another 55-gallon drum of delicious epoxy. latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC To continue the tale of the impulsive Profligate refit plus in Mexico, we thought it might be illuminating to list the materials that have been used: four 55-gallon drums of epoxy; five rolls of cloth; two rolls of heavier cloth; six 15-lb bags of filler; nine 4′ x 8′ sheets of honeycomb core; plus assorted sandpaper, grinding discs, masking tape, thinner, paint and on and on. More »

$2,000 Boat, $400 Kitty

August 5, 2013
In July of last year, Justin Jenkins and Anna Wiley, both 30 and both of San Diego, told us they were going to take off cruising to “Mexico and beyond” aboard their 1972 Columbia 34 MKII Ichiban. More »

20 Years Ago October

July 31, 2013
Big O is a great ocean-going boat, and was a terrific ‘Mothership’ for the inaugural Baja Ha-Ha. Big O
©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC A little more than 18 years and nine months ago, Latitude‘s Ocean 71 ketch Big O led an intrepid group of 39 boats south to Turtle Bay, Mag Bay and Cabo San Lucas in the first-ever Baja Ha-Ha cruisers’ rally. More »
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Errata With Regard to the African Diaspora Maritime Lawsuit

July 26, 2013
In the July 24th edition of ‘Lectronic Latitude we reported that a lawsuit brought by African Disapora Martime against the Golden Gate YC was being heard in New York City. The North Carolina organization claims that the Golden Gate YC illegally refused their application to be allowed to compete against Oracle to be the Defender in the 34th America’s Cup. More »

Cat Rescues Six Near Cabo

Emilio Castañeda’s Hatteras 85 Alexis sank when her shaft seals blew. Our Shangri-La
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "Mayday, mayday, mayday! This is the motor vessel Alexis. We are at 23°12.595N by 110°25.092W and we are sinking! More »