Posts by Richard
School Buses off the Coast
School buses? That’s right. While waiting for a friend pick us up some shaft bearings at an industrial supply house in San Diego last week, we struck up a conversation with a guy who was getting parts to try to get his refrigeration system going again on his 70-ft commercial fishing boat so he could head up to Oregon and Washington. More »
A Little Fact Checking Seems in Order
We rarely stray beyond sailing at Latitude, but today we lost our path thanks to a sometimes unintentionally funny and sometimes factually inaccurate story in the New York Times. The story is about 48-year-old Wave Vidmar, who apparently is soon to depart Horseshoe Cove in Sausalito for 2,200-mile distant Hawaii aboard a double-ended kayak. More »
$2k+Used Engine=Cruising Boat
“I’m almost free,” exults Justin Jenkins on the bow of Ichiban. It may be incongruous to have a boat with a Japanese name and Jamaican colors for trim, but why not be different? More »
Fill ‘Er Up Please
With the money you’ll save on diesel, you can buy matching shades for your entire crew.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Do you think that diesel fuel for cruising boats has to be expensive? More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Do you think that diesel fuel for cruising boats has to be expensive? More »
Rocinante Lost on Baja Coast
There was misfortune on the coast of Baja last month, as 81-year-old Bill Fox of San Francisco lost his Beneteau 42 Rocinante on the beach at Punta Redonda, which is about 9 miles down the Pacific Coast of Isla Margarita. More »
The Revenge of the Fish
When it comes to humans and fish, fish usually come out on the short end. For about a billion times more fish get killed or injured by humans than vice versa. More »
Attacks on Cruisers In the Western Caribbean
A newly arrived American couple were brutally attacked aboard their boat in the south anchorage near Isla Colon in Panama’s Bocas del Toro region early on Sunday morning, reports Don Winner in his Panama Guide. More »
Groupama Wins Volvo Ocean Race
Groupama’s French skipper Franck Cammas lifts the Volvo Ocean Race trophy, claiming first place overall, at the final public prize-giving in Galway, Ireland.
© 2012 Ian Roman / Volvo Ocean Race
After placing second in the final leg of the Volvo Ocean Race (from Lorient, France, to Galway, Ireland) Franck Cammas and his French team aboard Groupama, secured top honors in the overall event, which began last October. More »
Tragedy and Farce on the Fourth
As much as we’d like to, we never take our 63-ft cat Profligate out on the Fourth of July. As far as we’re concerned, the Fourth — more specifically the evening of the Fourth — is one of the spookiest times to be on the water. More »
Life is Interesting in the Boatyard
If Doña’s going to have to interrupt her Bash, she’s going to get her hair done and a pedicure. Color, blow-dry, pedicure came to 250 pesos, or about $18. The stylist’s name is Briscia, and she can be found behind the mechanic shop where everyone is drinking Modelo. More »
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