Cruising
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 »
SoCal Ta-Ta Update
The Second SoCal Ta-Ta — aka Reggae ‘Pon da Ocean — a Ha-Ha style cruiser rally from Santa Barbara to Catalina, is on. While you can’t sign up quite yet, we’ve got more details. More »
Simpson Dismasts as Tsunami Approaches
As many ocean voyagers will confirm, it’s not the wide open spaces you have to fear, it’s the land. Simpson’s engineless Mongo lost her rig yesterday while on a lee shore. More »
Finally, Release of Boats from Ensenada
On Friday, March 21, the paperwork was completed to "liberate" the last of the ’embargoed’ foreign boats at Marina Coral in Ensenada — nearly four months after they had been impounded. This included a total of 15 boats. More »
Television at Anchor?
We know that most people go cruising to get away from television and its associated evils. But one prospective cruiser wrote in asking about the feasibility and cost of getting television reception on his boat while cruising between Mexico and Alaska. More »
Mix, Bake and Party
We’ve spent a lot of time sailing Caribbean waters, but we have to admit we’d never even heard of this annual March regatta before receiving this report from San Francisco Bay sailor Lynn Ringseis:
"Here’s an ideal recipe for a fun-filled regatta: 1) Mix together 30 sailboats, a handful of competitive sailors, boatloads of cruisers looking for a party, and a cluster of ‘senior’ race committee members. More »
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