Cruising
Brick House Dismasted, Childresses Unharmed
When was the last time you had your rig thoroughly surveyed? Brick House’s upper shroud chain plate was shiny on the outside, but thoroughly rusted between the two layers of steel. More »
Ha-Ha 18 Registration Begins Today!
And they’re off! On cue, the breeze kicked in just before the 11 a.m. start of last year’s rally off Point Loma.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It always amazes us how many sailors seem to be champing at the bit for May to roll around so they can sign up for the Baja Ha-Ha cruising rally. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It always amazes us how many sailors seem to be champing at the bit for May to roll around so they can sign up for the Baja Ha-Ha cruising rally. More »
What Ever Happened to Pedro Miguel?
If docks could talk, this one would tell us about the hundreds of international cruisers who once took respite at the Pedro Miguel Boat Club.
latitude/Andy
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC After operating for nearly 70 years as a favorite stopover for world cruisers transiting the Panama Canal, the nonprofit Pedro Miquel Boat Club was forcibly closed down several years ago by the Panama Canal Authority. More »
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC After operating for nearly 70 years as a favorite stopover for world cruisers transiting the Panama Canal, the nonprofit Pedro Miquel Boat Club was forcibly closed down several years ago by the Panama Canal Authority. More »
Linehandling in the Panama Canal
"I’ve heard rumors that yachts transiting the Panama Canal will pick up help, in the form of line-handlers, for a transit," write Jeff and Lisa Thayer, who own Jim, an International 470, in Montara. More »
Proposal at Honeymoon Cove
The Sea of Cortez holds a wealth of magical anchorages where life in the mainstream seems a million miles away.
Sterling
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "After six months at sea on a 34-ft boat, I knew Byron was the only man for me," says Sausalito-based sailor Jessica Allen, who grew up around the famous racer Imp, owned by her uncle, Dave Allen. More »
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "After six months at sea on a 34-ft boat, I knew Byron was the only man for me," says Sausalito-based sailor Jessica Allen, who grew up around the famous racer Imp, owned by her uncle, Dave Allen. More »
Latitude Cruisers Celebrate at Strictly Sail
Latitude 38’s Associate Publisher, John Arndt, performing the fireman’s carry on Crissy Fields while scampering away with a keg of suds at the close of Strictly Sail yesterday.
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©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s all over but paying off the credit card bills. More »
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s all over but paying off the credit card bills. More »
Freak Weather in Baja
This photo was shot on Saturday, not in Alaska, but in Baja California!
© 2011 Lou Freeman
"I was enjoying a weather window for the last leg of my fourth singlehanded Baja Bash earlier this month aboard my Swan 51 Seabird," Dr. More »
Why is This Crew Smiling?
Why is this crew smiling? Because they’re headed to the sunny isles of Tahiti with the 2011 Pacific Puddle Jump fleet aboard the fast, comfy MacGregor 65 Braveheart.
“Oh yeah, goin’ to Tahiti!” More »
Crewing in the Caribbean
“Hello, SanDisk, this is Melissa calling on behalf of Latitude 38. I want to know why you can’t use your SDHC memory cards in both Nikon and Lumix cameras. The cards fit in both cameras and are specified for both cameras. More »
The Inflatable Alternative
Lots of sailors like to surf. One of the big problems they have is that surfboards are pretty large and most cruising sailboats are relatively small. In addition, it can be difficult getting boards off and on boats without banging them, resulting in dings in the fiberglass boards. More »
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