Cruising
Hot Dog Du-Du for Dinner
And you thought serving sizes in the U.S. were large…
© 2010 Bill Nokes
Adventurous cruisers are always willing to try local delicacies. Pig testicles in Spain? Delicioso! Fried tarantulas in Cambodia? More »
One Bad Apple
In the October issue of Latitude 38 you’ll find profiles on the crew of seven cruising boats that passed through the Bay this month on their way south. All were thoroughly impressed by the wonderful people they’d met in the Bay Area, and the general welcoming spirit they’d found. More »
The Hottest Place on the Planet?
Santa Barbara no longer holds the record, and judging from this photo taken from where Profligate is currently anchored off Stearns Wharf, it seems an unlikely candidate to have ever been. More »
“Sell Stocks, Buy Real Estate in Mexico”
Thanks to all the uninformed hysteria about narco violence south of the border — which does exist, just not where most Americans and most cruisers go — some southbound cruisers have lingering concerns about Mexico. More »
Evasive Action on the Estuary
Navigating the Estuary on a busy day — such as last Saturday — is not for the faint of heart.
© 2010 Goose Gossman
By all accounts, this past Saturday was one of the loveliest days on the Bay all year. More »
If You’ve Killed a Man, It Could Be a Plus
In order to prove once again that truth is stranger than fiction, we give you the following ad from Craigslist, where two young girls planning to sail around the world — drunk most of the time — want a pirate-killing man to come along to protect them. More »
Last Call for Ha-Ha Entries
Ready for a sunny getaway south of the border? If you were planning to enter this year’s Baja Ha-Ha cruisers rally you’d better hurry, because the official entry deadline is tonight at midnight. More »
Pacific Crossing Data Revealed
If past years are any barometer of the future, the first Pacific Puddle Jump boats of the 2011 fleet will set sail from the West Coast of the Americas, bound for French Polynesia, in late February or early March. More »
Bridge Collapse Isolates Nayarit Riviera
What is believed to have been "a month’s worth" of tropical rain during Mexico’s rainy season fell in one day — Monday — in the high mountains above Puerto Vallarta, resulting in the collapse, at 2:30 a.m., More »
The Cruising Diet
When you see somebody with a big cat, you assume he/she has a lot of money. But as Gary Burgin of the Capitola-based Marples 55 catamaran Crystal Blue Persuasion can tell you, that’s not necessarily true. More »
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