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No Way to Reason with Hurricane Season

June 23, 2017
While in the Caribbean this spring, we spoke with friends about their plans for how to deal with the July-to-December tropical-cyclone season in the Eastern Caribbean. Bill Lilly of the Newport Beach-based Lagoon 470 Moontide decided that he’d go with the consensus advice and head south to Grenada. More »

Ha-Ha Entries Off to an Explosive Start

May 15, 2017
Lynn Ringseis stands at the helm of Profligate in typical Baja Ha-Ha first-leg conditions. This will be the 21st year the 63-ft catamaran has served as the mothership. Lynn has done close to 10 of them on Profligate, and just recently completed a Pacific Puddle Jump.  More »

About Dogs. And Cats. And Cruising.

April 26, 2017
Chris and Monica Glubka of the California-based Hylas 46 Sea Glub have been writing a blog about their cruise down into Mexico, and some lines from a recent posting got our attention. More »

Attention Delta Cruisers

April 7, 2017
Do you know the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta like the back of your hand? Do you have the perfect slough where you love to drop anchor and watch the cows graze? More »

Dozens of Jumpers Head West

March 15, 2017
Because the five archipelagos of French Polynesia comprise a French Overseas Territory, it’s proper to fly a French courtesy flag when you arrive. But you’ll score big points with the islanders if you also fly a French Poly flag such as this one. More »

Another Friday-Afternoon Miracle

March 13, 2017
The Wanderer’s Leopard 45 ‘ti Profligate ‘billboards’ the 135-ft J Class Hanuman, the 185-ft Perini Navi Rosehearty, and the 135-ft J Class Lionheart at the water dock in Gustavia. latitude/Richard
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC About three weeks ago the Wanderer reported on the miracle of getting our Leopard 45 ‘ti Profligate’s Yamaha 15 outboard repaired for a dirt-cheap price, as darkness fell in Antigua on a Friday night. More »

PPJ Cruisers Ready to Leap

March 8, 2017
The Corbin family from San Diego are obviously dead serious about the prospect of crossing such a big patch of open ocean. Jill, Clayton and their 17-year-old daughter Briley will be jumping on their Catalina 42, aptly named Me Too. More »

Photos of the Day

February 24, 2017
After 10 straight days of rain, Kerry, Shirley (pictured here), Ruthie and Terena took the 42-ft one-off cutter Cetacea out to soak up some sunshine. They stopped at Ayala Cove on Angel Island before heading out the Gate. 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 »