Cruising
A Whale of a Time in the PNW
"I just finished a 10-day trip around the north end of Vancouver Island on Evening Star, a C&C 43 owned by my friends Dave and Mary Utley from Bainbridge Island, Washington," writes Mike Currie, who sails his "highly modified" Newport 30 Voyager out of Poulsbo, WA. More »
Profligate is Packed for the Ha-Ha
We want to thank everyone who responded to Monday’s mention that there were a couple of slots open on Profligate for the Ha-Ha. Due to the overwhelming response, we can’t take anymore inquiries. More »
What’s Right for the Bite?
This unlucky cruiser got a painful bite at Bahia Santa Maria a few years ago. Unfortunately he didn’t know about the hot water treatment.
latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s a curious coincidence that we’ve heard reports of painful stings by rare scorpionfish or its relative, the stonefish, from sailors in both the Caribbean and in Mexico. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s a curious coincidence that we’ve heard reports of painful stings by rare scorpionfish or its relative, the stonefish, from sailors in both the Caribbean and in Mexico. More »
First Tonga Regatta Slated for September
With dozens of islands laid out in close proximity to each other, the Kingdom of Tonga has long been a favorite stopover for west-bound cruisers.
latitude/Archives
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC By all accounts, the islands of Tonga comprise a fabulous sailing venue. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC By all accounts, the islands of Tonga comprise a fabulous sailing venue. More »
It’s All Good in Petaluma
The trip up the Petaluma River is reminiscent of French wine country.
© 2009 Tim Crowe
We have made annual trips from Alameda to the Petaluma Turning Basin aboard our Catalina 42 Azure for the last several years. More »
Double Collision Explained
After wintering in Hawaii, the Traums spent many days bashing to Tahiti, but little Eva never got battered by waves like she did from the speedboat.
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s often been said that sailors are safer in mid-ocean than near shore. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s often been said that sailors are safer in mid-ocean than near shore. More »
Yohelah Struck in Nightime Collision
We’ve heard of successful night fishing, but this catch takes the prize.
Yohelah
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Nights are generally extremely quiet on the Bora Bora lagoon. But not last night. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Nights are generally extremely quiet on the Bora Bora lagoon. But not last night. More »
Jumping to False Conclusions
We had an Obama Moment — meaning that not knowing the facts about a situation didn’t stop us from blundering to the wrong conclusion about it — in Friday’s ‘Lectronic. Our moment came when writing about Liz Clark of the Santa Barbara-based Cal 40 Swell, which is currently in French Polynesia. More »
Do You Know What Time It Is?
Sierra Behlmer, a charming 13 year old, enjoys a swing on the halyard of the Beneteau 473 Greetings at the Isthmus at Catalina. Her stepdad Greg and mom Teri Weeger had just finished a three-year circumnavigation, and Sierra was lucky enough to join them for about a third of it. More »
Blood on the Face, Blood in the Water
Blood red really isn’t Liz’s best color, but sometimes you have no choice.
© 2009 Liz Clark
While Liz Clark’s self-portrait on her Santa Barbara-based Cal 40 in the South Pacific might be a little fuzzy, the point is clear — not every minute of a sailing/surfing safari is a good one. More »
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