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Zihua Sailfest Begins Today

February 2, 2015
All sorts of cruising boats turn out for the annual parade of sail through Zihua Bay and out in front of the swank Ixtapa resorts.  © 2015 Z-Fest Committee "We built two new schools this year and have now built over 80 classrooms," says Zihuatanejo Sailfest spokesperson Pam Bendall. More »

Beware the Open Hatch

January 28, 2015
Last August, Sailor Cherry, an enthusiastic participant in last year’s Delta Doo Dah, walked through the shower deck hatch (a 7"x13" rectangle) of her Serendipity 43 Hooked and did some extensive damage to her right leg and knee. More »

See You in Seattle

January 23, 2015
If you’d like to wake up to brilliant sunrises like this one, consider sailing to the sunny latitudes of Mexico with the Baja Ha-Ha rally. You can learn all about it at our BHH seminars this weekend in Seattle.  More »

When Is a Sailboat a Yacht?

"Is a sailboat a yacht?" the young man asked. "I don’t know what Webster says, but by my definition, no, not usually. But some special sailboats do qualify as yachts." "How can you tell?" More »

I Love Luci

January 12, 2015
Thanks to Luci, the sun lights up the night. We first saw these lights used at dock parties at Marina Riviera Nayarit. latitude/Richard
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Luci we’re referring to is an unusual 10-bulb LED solar-powered camp/boat light. More »

Tenacatita Sailing Festival

January 9, 2015
The uncrowded Tenacatita Bay on Mexico’s Gold Coast. © Karen Vaccaro For the last two years we at Latitude 38 had hoped to start a Tenacatita-Barra Sailing Festival, similar to the Banderas Bay Blast and Zihua Sail Fest. More »

The Splash/Blast/PFPSRFC

December 17, 2014
The cruising season officially opened on Banderas Bay on Friday, December 12, with the grand reception by Riviera Nayarit Tourism for cruisers at the chic Eva Mandarina beachfront restaurant and bar in La Cruz. More »

Where Is This?

December 10, 2014
Those 5,000-ft mountains in the background make it unlikely this is a photo of Florida.  latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If it weren’t for the mountains, the above photo would look a lot like Florida. More »

Not One, but Two Boards

December 8, 2014
It sort of looks like the world’s first cruising catamaran with a canting daggerboard. Escapade
©2014Latitude 38 Media, LLC Judging from a quick glance, it looks as though this photo depicts Greg and Debbie Dorland’s Lake Tahoe-based Catana 52 Escapade making a bid to become the first multihull with canting daggerboards. More »

Get Ready to Splash and Blast Off!

December 3, 2014
Three boats ‘pleasure racing’ in close company on the warm, smooth waters of sun-drenched Banderas Bay during the 2012 Blast.  latitude/Richard
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC From Northern California to mainland Mexico, hasn’t the weather been great? More »