Cruising
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 »
The Danger of Dinghies
Before going cruising, most sailors put a lot of thought into safety. For example, what they will do to prevent getting hit by a ship, how they will pick up somebody who has fallen overboard, or how they will respond to water inexplicably coming into the hull. More »
Talking ‘Bout Venezuela
Tales of having our boats in Venezuela was one of the topics of conversation when we had a great dinner aboard Serendipity, Barritt Neal and Renee Blaul’s Peterson 44 at the Pacific Corinthian YC in Oxnard the other night. More »
Lessons Learned on the Path to Polynesia
Catching and boating this shark in mid-ocean brought out the animal in Argentinian Estaban Font of the Florida-based Morgan 38 Puerto Seguro.
© 2010 Maria Font
Whether you set sail for French Polynesia from Mexico, Panama, the Galapagos, or elsewhere, crossing the Pacific in a sailboat is no small feat. More »
Hurricane Season
If you have a boat in the Caribbean or the Gulf or East Coasts of the United States, now is the time to be concerned about hurricanes. While hurricanes are possible from June until late November, the most and the worst of them occur in the months of September and October. More »
Narwhal Saved from Sinking
Mike Latta borrowed a portable bilge pump from a passing cruising boat, which helped him get Narwhal to safety. A Mexican Navy RIB can be seen keeping an eye on the situation. More »
Alameda Family Cruising In The Balearics
We’ll have a report on the adventures of Alameda’s Pimentel Family — Rodney, Jane, CJ and Leo — in the Med in the September issue of Latitude 38, but in the meantime we have a few photos to share with you. More »
Island Time
Angel Island at dusk. This view can only be seen by campers and boaters.
latitude/John A.
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC After the dismally grey summer much of the California coast has experienced so far, yesterday’s ideal temps and light breeze tempted Bay sailors to get out and enjoy it while they could. More »
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC After the dismally grey summer much of the California coast has experienced so far, yesterday’s ideal temps and light breeze tempted Bay sailors to get out and enjoy it while they could. More »
Big Cruising Cat Flips Near Niue
American Kelly Wright and crewman Glen McConchie of Christchurch, New Zealand, are in good health after Wright’s Chris White-designed Atlantic 57 catamaran Anna Valdivia flipped 120 miles west of Niue in the South Pacific last weekend. More »
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