Cruising
Sex And The Cruising Couple
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"I’m a longtime reader of Latitude, and am happy to say that my husband and I are signed up for this fall’s Ha-Ha. More »
Ta-Ta Sign-Ups Climb
Since registration began last Thursday, 19 boats have signed up for September’s reggae-themed SoCal Ta-Ta cruisers’ rally, meaning there are only 31 slots left until the max of 50 is reached. More »
Sportfishing While Puddle Jumping
Some passagemakers make as few sail changes as possible. But aboard Skabenga they think nothing of dousing the main and spinnaker in order to catch and release a marlin.
© 2014 Jen Martindale
How do sailors pass the time during the 3,000-mile passage to French Polynesia? More »
Tatoosh on the Loose
Although 53 years old, the 80-ft custom ketch Tatoosh was looking as sweet as the day she was first launched as she roared past Pt. Loma yesterday on a strong Santa Ana breeze. More »
Grab a Latitude & Head for the Hammock
We think you’ll like the cover of the May Latitude 38. Perhaps best titled simply as “Smokin’,” it shows the West Coast-based Hotel California, Too roaring down a wave at the recent Voiles de St. More »
Loving the Boat Yard & Freedom from Excessive Regulations
Peter Vargas, center in blue hat, stands below Moonshadow with his Sea Tek team. The Deerfoot looks darn nice for a boat that did a 16-year circumnavigation under her previous owner. More »
Mid-Pacific Puddle Jump Report
When we meet soon-to-be South Pacific voyagers here on the West Coast, one of their big concerns is always heavy weather. But when we catch up with them several months later in Tahiti they often complain of not having had enough wind. More »
New Constraints on Euro Cruising
Lest anyone think that Mexico’s recent self-destructive ‘auditing’ of foreign-owned boats was a unique governmental brain fart, consider the oppressive situation for foreign mariners wanting to cruise — and spread money — in ‘Schengen Area’ countries. More »
Escape from Mexico by Sailboat
Making a ‘run for it’ on a sailboat is rarely the best of ideas, but it has worked for John Hards, a former long-time resident of the Bay Area who has spent the last 11 years loving retirement aboard in Mexico. More »
Rimas’ 56-Day Crossing
Seen here during a Hawaii daysail, Russian immigrant Rimas Meleshyus is determined to sail solo around the world in a 40-year-old trailer-sailer.
© Steven We
Rimas Meleshyus is not your typical bluewater voyager. More »
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