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Expect the Unexpected

March 8, 2017
This is the daylight view of what the Wanderer and Doña de Mallorca came across when returning to ‘ti Profligate last night. How the yacht, without an engine or sails, ended up directly upwind of us after previously being safely anchored 200 yards away remains a mystery.  More »

Fujin Rocks the Heineken

March 6, 2017
The great sailing photographer Tim Wright catches Fujin as she rips her way around St. Martin faster than any monohull has done. © Tim Wright While they didn’t get much recognition from the official press, a big congratulations is due Greg Slyngstad and crew of the Seattle-based Bieker 53 catamaran Fujin. More »

America’s Cup 35 Sneak Preview

All lit up in a spectacular fashion, Oracle Team USA’s 50-ft ACC catamaran, named 17, made her debut in Bermuda. © 2017 Janneke Kuysters The islands of Bermuda are buzzing with activity. More »

Morning Commutes Can Be a Pain

March 3, 2017
It isn’t the Bay Bridge in the morning, but the St. Barth commute in the morning has its drawbacks, too.  latitude/Richard
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC East Blithedale in Mill Valley. The Maze in the East Bay. More »

Looking Good

March 1, 2017
Here is one terrific photo of a cruising boat. El Gato
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Our nomination for the Best Cruising Boat Photo so far this year goes to Eric Witt and Annie Gardner’s San Diego-based (but never been there) Catana 47 El Gato, which they bought in France a few years back. More »

85 Sail Changes in Two Days

February 27, 2017
Hal Fauth’s 72-ft Bella Mente, on the way to honors and a near record in sail changes, in the Caribbean 600. In previous seasons she’d been knocked out of Caribbean regattas by a dismasting and a keel box’s coming apart.  More »

It’s Phaedo3 Once Again

February 22, 2017
For the third year in a row, Lloyd Thornburg’s St. Barth/Santa Fe/Newport Beach-based MOD70 trimaran Phaedo3 has taken elapsed-time honors in the grueling RORC Caribbean 600 race. And for the second year in a row, he and his crew, led by co-skipper Brian Thompson, held off a strong challenge from another MOD70. More »

Caribbean 600 Begins

February 20, 2017
The view of the start of the Caribbean 600, as viewed from Block House. There were 77 entries.  latitude/Richard
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re going to watch the start of a yacht race, as opposed to being on one of the boats, there isn’t a much better place than Antigua’s Block House for the start of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Caribbean 600. More »

Hey Sailor, for a Good Time in NZ

February 15, 2017
Former Point Richmond cruiser Antonia Murphy stands in the doorway of the one-bedroom brothel she co-owns in Whangarei. © 2017 New Zealand Herald One of the most colorful cruising couples with one of the most colorful cruising boats we can remember were Peter and Antonia Murphy and their Point Richmond-based Mariner 36 Sereia. More »