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Couldn’t Wait to Get to the Beach?

June 3, 2009
Countless sailors have visited St. Barth, our favorite island. Every last one has been entertained by the follies of airplanes trying to land at the tiny airport. The deal is that pilots have to clear a ridge along which runs the island’s main road, then slam their plane down before they run out of runway and risk plowing into all the topless women on the shores of Baie St. More »

Elusive Crew Safe in Fiji

June 1, 2009
Wendy and Steve are longtime sailors whose boat was well prepared for offshore passage-making. latitude/Andy
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Having been forced to abandon their Ventura-based J/44 Elusive in mid-ocean, the Bott family and their principal rescuers, John and Renee Prentice, arrived safely at Lautoka, Fiji, May 22 aboard Scarlett O’Hara. More »

Singlehanded Send-Off

Nick Jaffe sailed under the Gate on Saturday aboard his Contessa 26 Constellation. Destination: Australia. latitude/LaDonna
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Solo sailor Nick Jaffe, 28, has gained a worldwide following thanks to his website www.BigOceans.com. More »

J/44 Elusive Sinks from Unknown Causes

May 18, 2009
Wendy and Steve wave goodbye, shortly before jumping off from Zihua last spring. latitude/Andy
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’ve ever shunned the idea of buddy-boating, this sad news may cause you to reassess your attitude. More »

Need Sea Time?

This is what Profligate looks like sailing downwind, not what she looks like on a Baja Bash. © 2009 Heather Corsaro If you’re got offshore experience but need sea time to get or maintain a certain class of license, Doña de Mallorca reports that she’s looking for crew for Profligate to do the Baja Bash. More »

Latitude 38’s Extended Delivery Route

May 13, 2009
Tobe and Roger Hayward were surprised to learn that Latitude 38 has extended its delivery route to Nuku Hiva. © 2009 Emmy Newbould We left San Francisco Bay on April 8 aboard our Flying Dutchman 37 Nataraja, bound for the Marquesas with a bundle of April Latitude 38s. More »

A Simple Solution for Cal 40 Owners

Illusion has sailed many, many miles since the Honeys repaired the trailing edge of the keel. latitude/Archives
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Stan Honey is one of the three most admired and respected sailors to ever come out of Northern California, and he and wife Sally Lindsay-Honey are also Cal 40 owners. More »

The Equator Goes High-Tech

May 11, 2009
Even in an age when first down markers magically appear on football fields, the Follow You Follow Me crew was surprised to find that the equator is now similarly marked. © 2009 Allan Alexopulos "We got a little delirious at the equator," report Pacific Puddle Jumpers Allan and Rina Alexopulos of the Volcano, CA-based Hunter 44 Follow You Follow Me. More »

The Arnolds Have Been Around

May 8, 2009
In late October of ’06, the San Jose-based Arnold family set sail on the Baja Ha-Ha. They’ve since covered nearly 35,000 miles while going around the world. Makes us wonder what we’ve done in the same period of time. More »

Astor Steals the Show in Antigua Classic Regatta

May 4, 2009
The 86-ft Newport Beach-based schooner Astor shows her heels to the Antigua Classic Regatta fleet last month. © 2009 Janet Hein Latitude would like to give a big salute to Richard and Lani Stramen of the Newport Beach-based Astor, an 86-ft (overall) Fife schooner that was built in Scotland in — get this — 1923. More »