Posts by Richard
Dekker Completes Circumnavigation
Laura Dekker, 16 years and four months old, arrived at the Eastern Caribbean island of St. Martin on Saturday aboard her 38-ft Jeanneau Gin Fizz Guppy to become the youngest person to complete a solo circumnavigation. More »
A Fantastic Sailing Sight in Acapulco
Acapulco has a pretty darn good racing fleet, and ideal day sailing conditions.
Groovy
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "There was lots of on-the-water action in Acapulco on Sunday, report Emily and Mark Fagan of the Arizona-based Hunter 44 Groovy. More »
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "There was lots of on-the-water action in Acapulco on Sunday, report Emily and Mark Fagan of the Arizona-based Hunter 44 Groovy. More »
Who’s in Charge of a Vessel?
We always assumed that it was a captain’s decision whether to put to sea or not, particularly if bad weather is approaching. But that doesn’t seem to be the thinking of British Admiralty Registrar Robert Jervis Kay. More »
Mexico Now Requiring Visas
Is it true that southbound cruisers now have to get Mexican visas before leaving the U.S.? The answer isn’t clear, but we’re investigating.
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "Mexican law now states that anyone coming within 24 miles of shore must have a visa," reported Taylor Hill in the January 4 issue of San Diego’s boating newspaper The Log. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "Mexican law now states that anyone coming within 24 miles of shore must have a visa," reported Taylor Hill in the January 4 issue of San Diego’s boating newspaper The Log. More »
Laura Dekker Set to Finish
Sixteen-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker is currently sailing from South Africa to St. Martin in the Netherland Antilles in the Caribbean on the last leg of a solo circumnavigation aboard her 38-ft Jeanneau Gin Fizz ketch Guppy. More »
Mexico News
Writing about violent crime along the Pacific Coast of Mexico is always tricky.
On the one hand, we firmly believe it’s our responsibility and obligation to report on serious crime, violent and otherwise, that occurs in areas that cruisers are likely to frequent. More »
Bank Populaire Set to Smash Jules Verne
Banque Populaire’s main hull heading down a freeway in France prior to launch.
© 2012 Banque Populaire V
According to Brian Thompson, crew on the mighty 131-ft trimaran Banque Populaire V, they covered over 713 miles in a recent 24-hour period and therefore should set a new Jules Verne around-the-world record today. More »
WTH?
In order to attract attention to the "Tullett Prebon London Boat Show at ExCeL", which runs from today till January 10, organizers brought in Tamara Ecclestone, she in the brownish number, and a number of other young women decked out in tuxedo-themed bathing suits and retro bathing caps that look as if they’d be ideal for lightly cleaning dirty boat bottoms. More »
Mexico Cruising Shorts
Kent and Jim Milski still count Mexico as one of their favorite cruising grounds.
latitude/Richard
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We recently got a letter from Jim and Kent Milski, who claim to be from Colorado, even though Jim finished off their Schionning 49 cat Sea Level at the old Mare Island Naval Base in Vallejo. More »
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We recently got a letter from Jim and Kent Milski, who claim to be from Colorado, even though Jim finished off their Schionning 49 cat Sea Level at the old Mare Island Naval Base in Vallejo. More »
Seeing Things at Sea
Those who sail offshore know that you see seemingly inexplicable things at night. It’s true with even the most experienced sailors. Take the report of Brit Brian Thompson, who a dozen or so years ago was stationed in Sausalito taking care of and crewing aboard Steve Fossett’s 60-ft trimaran Lakota, but who now has 220,000 ocean miles under his belt, and is currently crewing aboard the magnificent 131-ft French trimaran Banque Populaire V in pursuit of a new Jules Verne Around The World Record. More »
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