Cruising
Caribbean Dispatch #3
In Wednesday’s CB #2, we reported on how we discovered that rats/mice had gotten aboard the Wanderer’s Olson 30 La Gamelle and started feasting on candle wax, tampons, boogie boards, mayonnaise, a North Gatorback main, and other goodies. More »
Boatyard Surprises in the Tropics
La Gamelle spent the summer at the St. Martin Shipyard. She’s the boat in the back of the photo, not the front.
latitude/Richard
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC When you leave a boat unattended in the tropics — as the Wanderer has left the Olson 30 La Gamelle at the St. More »
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC When you leave a boat unattended in the tropics — as the Wanderer has left the Olson 30 La Gamelle at the St. More »
Panama Jumpers Soon to Head West
There will be no shortage of crew aboard the Hughes 58 cat Li’l Explorers. Mom and Dad (in dark blue) will have these five youngsters along, plus a baby. But wait ’til you hear what they had to go through before they could begin their cruising dreams. More »
In Defense of the Delta
With the exception of the last couple of days, wintering in the Delta has been delightful.
© 2014 LaDonna Bubak
"You’re spending the winter in the Delta? Brrrr!" That was the reaction many people — including Latitude‘s publisher — had to the announcement that my husband and I would be spending the first few months of 2014 cruising the California Delta. More »
Cruiser Loses Lower Leg and Foot
John Spicher of the Anacortes-based custom Coast 34 Time Piece has been released from a hospital in San Diego following the amputation of the lower part of his mangled left leg. More »
Update on La Paz Good Samaritan
In our recent posting For Lack of a Kill Cord we told the story of a good Samaritan, John Spicher, who was badly injured in La Paz while helping out a fellow boater who had fallen out of his motorized dinghy. More »
What Are Your Favorite Yacht Toys?
Stand-up paddle boards are becoming more and more popular in the realm of cruising. Anybody can quickly learn to use one, they’re relatively easy to store (especially the inflatable variety), and they can serve as a second dinghy. More »
For Lack of a Kill Cord
A horrific accident occurred near La Paz, Mexico late last month that could have been avoided by the use of a couple of simple pieces of plastic: an outboard kill switch key on a lanyard. More »
Do You Need a Watermakers & SSB?
Robert Fulton of Vancouver, B.C. is preparing to take his Tayana 37, Tropical Dreams, south to Mexico this fall, followed by the Pacific Puddle Jump next spring. He was very interested is our recent piece about Chris and Anne-Marie Fox’s two year cruise aboard their Islander 36, Starship. More »
Chillin’ In The Sunny Caribbee?
The modest base at BVI Yacht Charters. They’ve been our yacht management company for about six years, and we think they’ve done a great job for us.
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©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Wanderer and Dona de Mallorca are currently in Tortola aboard the Wanderer’s Leopard 45 cat ‘ti Profligate to begin our annual editorial investigation of the Caribbean. More »
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Wanderer and Dona de Mallorca are currently in Tortola aboard the Wanderer’s Leopard 45 cat ‘ti Profligate to begin our annual editorial investigation of the Caribbean. More »
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