Cruising
It’s Two Months Until Halloween
While there are never any guarantees about the weather, Ha-Ha conditions have historically been light to medium winds from aft of the beam. Most of the time most boats will have a number of other boats in sight. More »
Brutal Last Miles to Africa
"Gannet looks as though she just came in from a daysail," says Webb Chiles of his trusty steed, a flush-deck Moore 24, pictured here docked in Durban Harbor.
© Webb Chiles
"Sleep, fresh water showers, and a taste or two of gin have worked wonders, though I’m not quite ready to do the passage again," solo circumnavigator Webb Chiles, a resident of Illinois, wrote to us this morning. More »
Notes From Out There
Photo quiz: If you’ve cruised the South Pacific you can probably recognize the mountain profile in the background of this shot. But can you tell us: 1) what island it was shot from, and 2) what must-see attraction we were anchored near when we shot it? More »
Lat 38 Readers on Offshore Readiness
Rogues’ Scholarship, as seen in ‘Lectronic Latitude on June 10.
© 2016 US Coast Guard District 13
One of the reasons we report on offshore emergencies is that there are usually lessons we and our readers can learn from both tragedies and near-tragedies. More »
Gannet to Begin the Big Stretch
Gannet’s bow slices through the water.
© Steve Earley
"I’m about to sail from Darwin for South Africa," writes solo adventurer Webb Chiles.
Tomorrow, which will be July 1 in Australia but June 30 in the US, Webb Chiles plans to continue his sixth circumnavigation, sailing from Darwin, Australia, bound for South Africa on Gannet, his ultralight Moore 24. More »
Sailing the World with John Jourdane
John Jourdane will address Bay Area racers at the Yacht Racing Association’s first YRA Social of the year, to be hosted by Encinal Yacht Club in Alameda this Wednesday, June 29 at 7 p.m. More »
Remembering SAIL Amsterdam
SAIL Amsterdam is only held every five years, so lovers of sailing ships always make sure to not to miss that event.
SAIL Amsterdam
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Latitude’s old friend Pete Passano, formerly of the Bay Area and one of the most accomplished open-ocean singlehanded sailors in the world, forwarded us the accompanying photos of the Dutch having fun on boats on the Amstel River near Amsterdam during last year’s SAIL Amsterdam. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Latitude’s old friend Pete Passano, formerly of the Bay Area and one of the most accomplished open-ocean singlehanded sailors in the world, forwarded us the accompanying photos of the Dutch having fun on boats on the Amstel River near Amsterdam during last year’s SAIL Amsterdam. More »
Ha-Ha Entries Quickly Approach 100
Baseball is popular with cruisers and locals alike in Turtle Bay, the small fishing village on the coast of Baja that warmly welcomes the Baja Ha-Ha fleet every year.
© Finn Beven
The Grand Poobah of the Baja Ha-Ha is more than a little chuffed that this year’s event has received more than 90 paid entries since sign-ups started just three weeks ago. More »
Take Me to the River
Can you identify the sailing club in today’s mystery photo? Here are a couple of hints:
If you get the impression the club is on a river and is primarily for small boats, you’d be correct. More »
700 Miles Without a Forestay
Carolyn and Paddy were all smiles when we met them at Shelter Bay Marina in March. And today, after completing a somewhat worrisome passage to the Marquesas, they are all smiles again. More »
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