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Baja Ha-Ha Wrap Up
Here’s your 2017 Baja Ha-Ha recap: the fleet did a roughly three-day leg from San Diego to Turtle Bay (about halfway down the Baja peninsula), then Turtle Bay to Bahia Santa Maria, then on to Cabo San Lucas for the finish, which was officially last night at El Squid Roe, where the Poobah could be seen in all his fluorescent orange T-shirt glory. More »
Reader Submission: Daysail on the Bay
Jim Rumer’s cutter-rigged Herreshoff yawl Royono was lookin’ good while racing in the Leukemia Cup on October 22.
© Vikas Kapur
Vikas Kapur shared with us these scenes of a beautiful, sunny day in October. More »
Baja Ha-Ha Sails South
Gray, light air remained for the first couple of days of the 24th Baja Ha-Ha, as the Navy seemed to escort the fleet out of San Diego Bay.
latitude/Tim
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC Everyone likes a nice breeze for a sail, but when you’re cruising, it’s just not as critical. More »
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC Everyone likes a nice breeze for a sail, but when you’re cruising, it’s just not as critical. More »
Sailing California’s Coast in the ’70s, Pt. 1
The following is a dispatch from John Tysell.
It was June of 1979, and I had just completed my first long-distance race on my Cal 3-30 Soufriere, a 30-ft sloop I purchased in November 1975 to race on the Bay, and then, in the ocean. More »
Hammer Time
While he’s always a gentleman, Fin can nonetheless swing an encouraging sledge hammer when required.
latitude/Richard
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC A big problem arose on Profligate about two weeks ago after the Wanderer and Doña de Mallorca had spent the night on Harbor Reef, the approximate halfway point in their journey from San Diego to Santa Barbara. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC A big problem arose on Profligate about two weeks ago after the Wanderer and Doña de Mallorca had spent the night on Harbor Reef, the approximate halfway point in their journey from San Diego to Santa Barbara. More »
What’s Good about the Sea of Cortez
Acknowledging the adage that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’, we’ll let the accompanying photo by Glenn Twitchell give the definitive answer to what’s so good about the Sea of Cortez. More »
What’s Wrong with This Photo?
Ben, having climbed Mt. Coronado in the Sea of Cortez, checks out the beauty of nature.
Sonrisa
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC The obvious answer is that Benjamin Brettingham-Moore of the La Paz- and Tasmania-based Lagoon 440 Sonrisa, having climbed Mt. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC The obvious answer is that Benjamin Brettingham-Moore of the La Paz- and Tasmania-based Lagoon 440 Sonrisa, having climbed Mt. More »
Baseball Improvement in Turtle Bay
The fabulous baseball stadium at Turtle Bay as seen during the Cruisers versus Local Kids annual baseball game. With the Ha-Ha fleet boats in the background, the stadium is often compared favorably with AT&T Park in San Francisco. More »
Opposite of Ships Passing in the Night
"What do you do when you cross paths with cruising friends in the middle of the ocean and you’re headed in different directions?” asked Lewis Allen and Alyssa Alexopulous of the Redwood City and Fiji-based Voyage 43 catamaran Quixotic. More »
Doin’ the Un-Doo Dah
"This summer the Delta was so hot…" "How hot was it?" "It was so hot we stayed in the Bay."
Delta Doo Dah vets Gene and Cheryl Novak planned to take their 9-year-old granddaughter Madison on Doo Dah 9 to escape the Sacramento heat. More »
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