Cruising
International Cruisers Converge at Panama
They may have originated from vastly different homeports, but they are all headed for the same storied anchorages of French Polynesia.
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to conclude that westbound boats of many nations probably pass through the Panama Canal each year. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to conclude that westbound boats of many nations probably pass through the Panama Canal each year. More »
Rosé and the Sunday Sail to Columbie
Just grab some friends, food and rosé, and you’re invited on Afrigan Queen for the Sunday Sail To Columbie.
latitude/Richard
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s a fact that St. Barth is the most très chic — and très chere — island in the Caribbean, so a lot of sailors foolishly assume you can’t enjoy it unless you own a mega yacht and your Wall Street firm was inundated with TARP funds last year. More »
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s a fact that St. Barth is the most très chic — and très chere — island in the Caribbean, so a lot of sailors foolishly assume you can’t enjoy it unless you own a mega yacht and your Wall Street firm was inundated with TARP funds last year. More »
Cruising With the Enemy
The Latitude 38 Medal of Freedom — in this case for ignoring the United States government’s preposterous ban on taking a U.S. boat to Cuba — is awarded to . . More »
Pooches on the Poop Deck
"We’re a few years out from going cruising," writes Dave Phillipp of the Emeryville-based Beneteau 373 Epiphanie, "and are thinking about getting a dog but are unsure how it’ll work on a boat. More »
Photo of the Day: Resolved!
February is coming to an end, as are many people’s New Years resolutions. In the January ’09 issue of Latitude 38, we featured the sailing resolutions of our editorial staff and challenged readers to set their own for the year. More »
A Full Menu of Cruiser Events
If you think living the cruiser lifestyle in Mexico is all about solitude in uninhabited anchorages, think again. While this cruiser-friendly country certainly has a wealth of tranquil bays where one could easily escape from the wider world, most cruisers find that social interaction between like-minded sailors is one of the most rewarding aspects of the cruising life. More »
Navy Boarding in Barra de Navidad
The Mexican Navy’s boarding parties have become decidedly casual — either that or this is just a group of friendly sailors stopping by for a cerveza.
© 2010 Lou Freeman
Lou Freeman of the San Diego-based Swan 51 Seabird reports a surprsingly delightful late-night ‘boarding’ last night by the Mexican Navy at the docks of Grand Bay Marina in Barra de Navidad. More »
Photos That’ll Make You Sick…with Envy
The Nyby’s 33-ft cat Aita Pe’ape’a may not be large or new, but it got them where they wanted to be — in the blue waters of the South Pacific.
Aita Pe’ape’a
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Think you have to have a million dollars and a big new boat in order to go cruising? More »
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Think you have to have a million dollars and a big new boat in order to go cruising? More »
Has Norm Goldie Gone Off the Deep End?
Norm Goldie, who moved from New York to San Blas, Mexico, something like 35 years ago, has long been a controversial figure.
On the positive side, he’s helped a lot of cruisers over the years with normal questions about the San Blas area and how to safely enter the channel to San Blas. More »
At Least Get Some Use Out of It
“Say, Joanne,” says Randy, “why don’t you and I take this big guy out for a little sail while everybody is busy at the post-no race press conference?”
© 2010 D. More »
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