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An Oyster 82 on the Beach

According to Darling’s owner, she was stolen from her slip in Sausalito. Parker Diving is en route to effect a salvage. © 2013 Steve Hajnal Curious. That’s our reaction to this morning’s news that Darling, the second Oyster 82 built — launched in 2007 or 2008 and worth about $3.5 million — went up on the beach at Pacifica’s Linda Mar Beach, one of our favorite surfing haunts from back in the day. More »

Latitude’s First-Ever Boat Review

March 1, 2013
Longtime readers know that Latitude has always been averse to doing boat reviews. After all, in the typical boating publication review, somebody looks at a boat just as you could at a boat show, then goes out for an afternoon sail. More »
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Catching Up with Stuff on the Bay

February 25, 2013
The Wanderer, having been traveling, just caught up with the February 20 ‘Lectronic, and was particularly enthralled by the 17 Takes Flight item. That’s the one with the video of the launching of the new, improved Oracle AC72, with footage of her sailing on the Bay. More »

Moontide Crew Robbed at Gunpoint

February 20, 2013
Seen here heading south along the Baja Coast in 2009, Moontide is well known within both the Southern California and Mexico cruising communities. latitude/Andy
©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC In disturbing news, Bill Lilly and his partner Judy Lang reported their Lagoon 470 Moontide was boarded by three armed men at about 2 a.m. More »

Photo Quiz Answer

February 15, 2013
It’s a ditchbag! It’s a liferaft! It’s a scale model of the Pacific Garbage Patch! No, it’s…it’s…it’s… © 2013 Gilly Foy We got a lot of responses to the February 6 Photo Quiz: "It is a tow-behind-the-boat clothes washing machine." More »

Out Standing in Her Field

February 4, 2013
Out Standing in her field, the Olson 30 La Gamelle rests in the green grass below Fort Brimstone, St. Kitts. © 2013 Dion Berry This photo of the Olson 30 La Gamelle hauled out in St. More »

One Bucket Cabin Left

February 1, 2013
In Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic, we announced that the Wanderer and Doña de Mallorca had three double-cabins — heads ensuite — available for a charter aboard their Leopard 45 catamaran ‘ti Profligate for the the spectacular St. More »

Best Deals in Mexico

We were in La Cruz last night with a bunch of other cruisers at a birthday party for Lionel Bass of the Perth, Australia-based M&M 52 cat Kiapa, when the subject of bargains in Mexico came up. More »