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Murder in St. Martin

February 28, 2011
A pall has been cast over this weekend’s Heineken Regatta in St. Martin, one of the great sailing regattas in the world, as the result of the weekend murder of a 37-year-old French causcasian cook from the megayacht Cheetah Moon. More »
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Immediate Effect of the Quest Hijacking

February 25, 2011
"Hearing the news of the death of our friends Scott and Jean Adams of Quest, whom we knew from Tonga and New Zealand, we made the difficult but important decision to turn around and return to Cochin, India," report Chay, Katie and Jamie MacWilliams, veterans of the Ha-Ha aboard their Colorado-based Kelly-Peterson 46 Esprit. More »

Cruisers Deaths on Quest

February 23, 2011
‘Stunned’ is the only word that can describe our reaction to the murders yesterday, at the hands of Somali pirates, of veteran cruisers Scott and Jean Adam of the Marina del Rey-based Davidson 58 Quest and their Seattle crew Robert Riggle and Phyllis Macay. More »

Quest Seized by Pirates

February 21, 2011
The Del Rey YC-based Davidson 58 Quest was captured by Somali pirates on Friday and is headed for pirate-stronghold Puntland. Quest
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Scott and Jean Adam of the Marina del Rey-based Davidson 58 Quest, and their Seattle guests Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle, were seized by Somali pirates on February 18 while 240 miles off the coast of Oman — and 750 miles from the coast of Somalia. More »

The Russians are Coming!

February 18, 2011
The Russian stock market is back big time, and thus the megayacht-loving Russian oligarchs are back in the Caribbean. You just can’t miss them. Two nights ago we were anchored just a couple of hundreds yards away from the narrow entrance to Gorda Sound, preparing for an always-dreaded crossing the following day of the Anegada Passage to St. More »
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What’s on Your Bottom?

February 11, 2011
"I’ve loved all the warm weather we’ve had after an awful start to winter," writes Jim Knowles of the South Bay-based Catalina 30 Reggae Morning, "and have done a lot more January and February sailing than I have in my entire life. More »

No Mess Kit For You!

February 9, 2011
Alas, some boat dreams end up on the bottom. latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC As it stands right now, the great Esprit de La Gamelle project is as sunk as this sloop anchored not far from the Club Nautico in San Juan, Puerto Rico. More »
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Cruiser Safety in Mazatlan

February 4, 2011
In late January, three of the major cruise ship lines — Disney, Norwegian Star, and Carnival Spirit — announced they were pulling out of Mazatlan because there had been three incidents involving cruise ship passengers. More »

A Woman’s Prerogative

January 31, 2011
Lady’s choice — Cita makes no apologies for going wherever the heck she wants to go. latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’re not sure who made up the ‘rules’, but supposedly it’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind. More »