Cruising
Ha-Ha Heroes Urgently Needed
The Baja Ha-Ha Rally Committee is starting to get a little worried. And not just about late-season hurricanes. If they don’t find some folks willing to bring hot-off-the-press November issues of Latitude to Cabo early next month, the Committee fears they may be skinned alive by members of the fleet. More »
Hang On Mazatlan
Remember super strong Hurricane Rick which, according to earlier forecasts, was going to batter Cabo San Lucas with Cat 1 or Cat 2 hurricane force winds, leaving all the fishermen in the multimillion dollar Bisbee Black and Blue Marlin Jackpot with nothing but bad bait? More »
Ky-Mani Lost at Banderas Bay Surf Spot
A truly sad sight, as a young surfer’s boat/home comes to grief on the rocks at the Burro’s surf spot on Banderas Bay.
© 2009 Dave Hamilton
One of the great gigs for young surfers has been to buy a small sailboat, park it along the surf break-rich north coast of Banderas Bay, and live aboard. More »
EPIRB Saves Cruiser and Dog
After spending three days adrift in a dinghy, a Canadian cruiser and his dog were succesfully rescued when their EPIRB’s signal was picked up by Tahitian authorities, reports Susanne Ames of the New Zealand-based Cheshire. More »
Surfers & Cruisers Lend a Hand
Currently cruising the South Pacific aboard Moonduster with his ladyfriend Neria, Alameda-based cruiser Wayne Meretsky reports from the Kingdom of Tonga: "The big deal at Ha’apai this week — and probably for the month and year, if you don’t count the tsunami and the ferry sinking — is an influx of palangi (foreigners) here, who have arrived in a quest to clean the beaches of Tonga. More »
Deliver School Supplies to Baja
As Tropical Storm Patricia dwindles to a measly remnant low, the effects of last month’s Hurricane Jimena are still being felt in many places along Baja. Cruisers Steve and Edie Hollan of the Yorba Linda-based Irwin 37 Andalucia have coordinated with officials in Turtle Bay to facilitate donations to local schools. More »
Mexican Navy to Shepherd Sailors
Frequent news reports on the so-called Mexican drug war has dampened enthusiasm for travel south of the border at a time when the Mexican economy is already struggling. But the government is determined to re-establish confidence, especially among boaters. More »
More Photos of Geja’s Summer Cruise
Milna, Brac, just another beautiful stop in Croatia.
© 2009 Andrew Vik
If you’re read this month’s Changes, you’ve no doubt seen 36-year-old Andrew Vik’s second installment on his second summer cruise in the Med and Adriatic aboard his Islander 36 Geja. More »
Cruise Wreck Weekend in Fiji
In the absence of cooperative dolphins, these boat dogs were recruited to tow a pair of ‘survivors’ in the dinghy parade.
Scarlett O’Hara
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC In stark contrast to last week’s tragic events in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga, 12 boatloads of cruisers were all smiles in Fiji on September 26, as they took part in the first annual Likuri Island Cruise Wreck Race/Fun Day. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC In stark contrast to last week’s tragic events in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga, 12 boatloads of cruisers were all smiles in Fiji on September 26, as they took part in the first annual Likuri Island Cruise Wreck Race/Fun Day. More »
Looking for Damien and Deborah
Can anybody help us contact Damien McCullough and Deborah Ream of the Newport Beach-based Celestial 50 Ticket to Ride?
Deborah and Damien at Animas, Mexico, back in ’05 after doing the Ha-Ha. More »
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