Posts by Richard
Clearing Out of Mexico
How Much and How Complicated
[Editor’s Note: This is a long piece and only applicable to those who will be clearing out of Mexico for the States or some other foreign country.] More »
Hungry for Mexico?
We’re hungry for Mexico despite the fact that, thanks to mildly funky weather along the Baja Coast, we haven’t even done the Bash back to California with Profligate yet. What’s the weather like in Banderas Bay and along the Riviera Nayarit at this time of year? More »
Racing/Cruising Cat Coming to Bay
A sistership to Vamanos screaming off Cannes. Although built for high performance, the SIG45s are also comfortable cruisers.
© 2012 Le Breton Yachts
The America’s Cup boats aren’t the only big catamarans that will be flying a-hull on San Francisco Bay this summer. More »
Volvo Race Pours into Lisbon
Fireworks go off as Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, skippered by Brit Ian Walker, finishes first on Leg 7 from Miami to Lisbon, Portugal, during the Volvo Ocean Race.
© 2012 Paul Todd / Volvo Ocean Race
The Volvo Ocean Race shuffle has officially begun with last night’s Leg 7 win by Abu Dhabi Racing. More »
Sign Up For SoCal Ta-Ta (as in ‘Goodbye’) Today
Starting today at noon we’ll be taking sign-ups for the first ever SoCal Ta-Ta, a week-long Southern California version of the Baja Ha-Ha that will see a fleet of no more than 50 boats rally from Santa Barbara to Two Harbors, Catalina, with stops at Santa Cruz Island, Paradise Cove, King Harbor in Redondo Beach, and Two Harbors. More »
Bud, Fortunately, Was a Dud
Bud, the first Eastern Pacific (Mexican) hurricane of the season, had boat owners and/or their watchers stripping boats in Nuevo Vallarta and La Cruz on Friday and Saturday, as it was making a beeline for Banderas Bay. More »
Let’s Hope This Bud’s Not for You…or Us
Though Hurricane Bud, the first of the Eastern Pacific (Mexico) region, has weakened as it nears shore, it’s still blowing at 100 knots and should make landfall tonight between Manzanillo and Banderas Bay (Puerto Vallarta). More »
Narco Cartel Violence Comes to La Paz
"Tiki and I had a close call with narco violence La Paz on Mother’s Day," reports Michael Kehir of the Moss Landing-based Yorktown 35 Merilon, "as we were 10 minutes away from being in the wrong place at the wrong time. More »
The SoCal Ha-Ha Is On!
Consider this to be the official announcement of the first-ever SoCal Ha-Ha. The itinerary will be as follows:
Sept 9 — Potluck on the Santa Barbara waterfront
Sept 10 — Santa Barbara to Santa Cruz Island, 25 miles
Sept 11 — Lay day, Santa Cruz Island, hike and socialize
Sept 12 — Santa Cruz Island to Paradise Cove, 38 miles
Sept 13 — Paradise Cove to King Harbor, Redondo Beach, 22 miles
Sept 14 — King Harbor to Two Harbors, Catalina, 23 miles
Sept 15 — Lay day, Two Harbors, Catalina
Sept 16 — Adios from Two Harbors to your homeport
The event will be open to no more than 50 boats over 27 feet in length that were designed, built and have been maintained for open ocean sailing. More »
Enough About Lights, What About Tanks?
Please, no more letters about lights on cruise ships, as we’ve been overwhelmed with responses. We’ll have the best of them in the June, not May, issue.
One respondent, however, also went off on a tangent about fuel and holding tank gauges that rarely seem to work. More »
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