Cruising
Not Your Ordinary Ta-Ta
Among possible candidates for the ‘face’ of this year’s Ta-Ta are Kurt and Katie Braun of the Deerfoot 74 Interlude. The circumnavigators not only sailed down from their home in Alameda for the event and dressed to the hilt for each of the social events, but Katie brought warm, moist, freshly baked bagels to the sundowner party on Profligate. More »
Baja Ha-Ha Deadline Nears
Before you take off sailing this weekend, remember that September 15 is the deadline to enter this fall’s Baja Ha-Ha cruising rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. Registration will close automatically at midnight on Tuesday (although exceptions can be made by emailing here). More »
Hot Times in the Delta Doo Dah
Delta water wars.
latitude/Chris
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC As a heat wave built at the end of last week, a small band of Delta Doo Dah boats made their way to Stockton Sailing Club, some by way of Richmond and Pittsburg Yacht Clubs. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC As a heat wave built at the end of last week, a small band of Delta Doo Dah boats made their way to Stockton Sailing Club, some by way of Richmond and Pittsburg Yacht Clubs. More »
Made in the Shade
Sailor Cherry, Cabinboy Jay and Delta Dog Lucia joined the Delta Doo Dah last year for the first time with their Serendipity 43 Hooked. With the Delta cruising season still going strong and the Mexico season not far behind, we thought that one of Hooked’s heat-busting creations might prove useful to other hot-climate sailors. More »
Take Us for a Ride
With the California cruising season in full swing and the Mexico winter season not that far away, lots of sailors are wondering whether it makes sense to carry bikes on boats, and if so, what kind of bikes. More »
This Is No Urban Myth
When the scooper planes came within 100 meters of Geja, they were starting to get a little too close for comfort.
Andrew Vik
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC Have you ever heard of the firefighting story in which a ‘scooper plane’ accidentally scoops up a scuba diver while taking on a load of water, then unknowingly dumps him on top of a fire? More »
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC Have you ever heard of the firefighting story in which a ‘scooper plane’ accidentally scoops up a scuba diver while taking on a load of water, then unknowingly dumps him on top of a fire? More »
‘Women Who Sail’ Want You
Sailing-related online message boards have been around almost as long as the Internet. One of the great assets of these types of sites is the vast wealth of knowledge their members — almost exclusively male — have (or, in some cases, think they have). More »
Umbrella Regatta in La Cruz
Cruisers in La Cruz jury-rig their small craft with umbrellas and other cobbled-together ‘sails’ for a Summer Sailstice regatta.
© Jorge Morales
"This is our third year of celebrating Summer Sailstice in Banderas Bay, Mexico," writes Katrina Liana of Marina Riviera Nayarit. More »
Two New Cats, Two Different Fates
Fujin snaps a selfie.
Fujin
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Two very successful West Coast racing sailors — Greg Slyngstad of Sammamish, WA, and Bill Gibbs of Ventura, have been experiencing different fates with their new, very fast all-carbon cruising cats. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Two very successful West Coast racing sailors — Greg Slyngstad of Sammamish, WA, and Bill Gibbs of Ventura, have been experiencing different fates with their new, very fast all-carbon cruising cats. More »
Puddle Jumpers Flock to the Rendez-vous
A number of boats said goodbye to the dreamy lagoons of the Tuamotus this week, in order to arrive in Tahiti in time for Friday’s festivities.
latitude/Andy
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC By all indications, this weekend’s Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendez-vous will draw the largest fleet in the event’s 10-year history. More More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC By all indications, this weekend’s Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendez-vous will draw the largest fleet in the event’s 10-year history. More More »
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