Our fun in Mexico started with sailing from San Diego to Cabo with several hundred of our best friends, a few of whom are seen here on the bluffs overlooking Bahia Santa Maria. More »

Making landfall in French Polynesia is potentially one of the most dramatic events in a cruiser’s life. But a typical 90-day visa only allows visitors to explore a small portion of the French territory’s five archipelagos. More »

Dave Wallace of the Puerto Escondido-based Amel Maramu Air-Ops reports he has some additional information on the daily boat taxes the Italians are going to be laying on owners of Italian and foreign yachts starting on May 1. More »

Young scholars who do well in school get a big reward: a ride on a sailboat in the annual Z-Fest boat parade. latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The coastal town of Zihuatanejo has long been a favoritie stop for cruising sailors, as it has maintained it’s laid-back, ‘old Mexico’ charm, in contrast to the rampant ultra-modern development at nearby Ixtapa and elsewhere along the Mexican mainland. More »

Few experiences in a well-traveled sailor’s life are more dramatic than making landfall in French Polynesia. latitude/Julie
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Every winter and spring sailors bound for French Polynesia set sail from many ports along the West Coast of the Americas. More »

Acapulco has a pretty darn good racing fleet, and ideal day sailing conditions. Groovy
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "There was lots of on-the-water action in Acapulco on Sunday, report Emily and Mark Fagan of the Arizona-based Hunter 44 Groovy. More »

Kai and her partner Rob dropped their hook in San Jose del Cabo and were pleased by what they found. © 2012 Rob Sanderson When we hauled our anchor aboard our Ingrid 38 ketch Velella velella after two noisy nights in Cabo San Lucas last month, we had no goal but to get out of there. More »

Kent and Jim Milski still count Mexico as one of their favorite cruising grounds. latitude/Richard
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We recently got a letter from Jim and Kent Milski, who claim to be from Colorado, even though Jim finished off their Schionning 49 cat Sea Level at the old Mare Island Naval Base in Vallejo. More »

Those who sail offshore know that you see seemingly inexplicable things at night. It’s true with even the most experienced sailors. Take the report of Brit Brian Thompson, who a dozen or so years ago was stationed in Sausalito taking care of and crewing aboard Steve Fossett’s 60-ft trimaran Lakota, but who now has 220,000 ocean miles under his belt, and is currently crewing aboard the magnificent 131-ft French trimaran Banque Populaire V in pursuit of a new Jules Verne Around The World Record. More »