Cruising
The Kindness of Strangers
Jim and Julie Focha of the Stockton-based Westsail 32 Worldwind shared a story that illustrates one reason why Mexico is such a popular cruising ground.
"When we left La Paz bound for home, I’d carefully calculated how much fuel we’d use and took out just enough money from the bank to cover our needs. More »
Familiar Names Halfway Around the World
We recently paid a visit to Raffles Marina on the northwest coast of the sparkling island nation of Singapore. It’s an upscale facility with nice docks, a great pool and a fine restaurant and bar. More »
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A Grand Start to the Year
Eric Willbur and Emmy Newbould are currently exploring New Zealand aboard their Brickyard Cove-based Flying Dutchman 37 Nataraja. They spent New Year’s Eve at Motukawanui Island off the northeast tip of New Zealand, where they met some new friends. More »
The Vietnam Cruising Fantasy
Halong Bay, a three-hour bus ride from Hanoi, has hundreds of unusual ‘stacks’. It also has about 400 house-like charter boats and is subject to typhoons.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Because of America’s troubled yet intense relationship with Vietnam during the war years, we think an unusually high number of American sailors think they would like to cruise the waters of that Socialist Republic. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Because of America’s troubled yet intense relationship with Vietnam during the war years, we think an unusually high number of American sailors think they would like to cruise the waters of that Socialist Republic. More »
Boatloads of Seminars Announced
Seminars will be split this season between Vallarta YC, at the Paradise Village Resort (shown here), and Marina Riviera Nayarit.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC For at least 15 years, Puerto Vallarta has been the most popular jumping-off point for sailors bound for French Polynesia — the 3,000-mile crossing we like to call the Pacific Puddle Jump. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC For at least 15 years, Puerto Vallarta has been the most popular jumping-off point for sailors bound for French Polynesia — the 3,000-mile crossing we like to call the Pacific Puddle Jump. More »
Homeschooling Afloat
Taking kids away from their normal routine and introducing them to the active, adventurous lifestyle of cruising can have lifelong benefits.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’ve gone cruising with your kids and home-schooled them along the way, we want to hear from you. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’ve gone cruising with your kids and home-schooled them along the way, we want to hear from you. More »
The 2010 Puddle Jump Stampede
Some folks prepare for decades to do the Puddle Jump. Others, like Louis and Alicia, simply get a spur-of-the-moment inspiration, like deciding they’d rather sail back to Oz than fly.
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©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC From year to year, the tides of economic recession and political instability rise and fall, but apparently the lure of the South Pacific remains constant. More »
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC From year to year, the tides of economic recession and political instability rise and fall, but apparently the lure of the South Pacific remains constant. More »
Ringing in the New Year on Catalina
Wayne and Elly Smith couldn’t tell if they were in California or the Caribbean over New Year’s.
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Wayne and Elly Smith stopped in the Bay for a few months this fall on their way south from British Columbia aboard their custom Stan Huntingford 47 Zeppelin. More »
Really, You’ll Hate It
Gliding across flat water with a gentle breeze and majestic Mt. Baker as a backdrop – why would anyone want to sail the Northwest?
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Every surfer’s worst nightmare is that his favorite surf spot will be ‘discovered’ and widely publicized by some well-meaning journalist. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Every surfer’s worst nightmare is that his favorite surf spot will be ‘discovered’ and widely publicized by some well-meaning journalist. More »
Trouble in Paradise? No problema!
In the December 23 edition of ‘Lectronic, we asked for your creative solutions when problems arise when cruising in paradise. Barney Van Fleet, who now sails his Hunter Legend 35.5 Seaquestered out of San Diego, sent in this ‘electrifying’ account:
"My brother and I did the Ha-Ha in 1990, before it was even an official event. More »
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