Cruising
What About Top Monohull Speeds?
"I enjoyed reading the July issue letters about the top speeds hit by various cruising catamarans," writes John Johnson of Las Vegas, "but I’m a monohull guy and am wondering about the top speeds hit by sailors with cruising monohulls. More »
Happy (and Safe) 4th!
Wings takes flight last Independence Day.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Independence Day is one of the most popular sailing days on San Francisco Bay — hundreds of boaters take their family and friends for a great daysail in the Slot followed by a quiet picnic behind Angel Island. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Independence Day is one of the most popular sailing days on San Francisco Bay — hundreds of boaters take their family and friends for a great daysail in the Slot followed by a quiet picnic behind Angel Island. More »
Diesel Prices to Jack Up in Tahiti
Boats are bound to sail more thanks to the hike in French Polynesia’s fuel prices.
latitude/Andy
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I just got word that the long-rumored and oft-denied fuel price increase here in French Polynesia will happen either today or on July 1," reports Wayne Meretsky of the Alameda-based S&S 47 Moonduster. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I just got word that the long-rumored and oft-denied fuel price increase here in French Polynesia will happen either today or on July 1," reports Wayne Meretsky of the Alameda-based S&S 47 Moonduster. More »
Etheral Star Safe and Sound
In Friday’s edition of ‘Lectronic Latitude, we put the word out that cruising friends of Harold Parrett were concerned about his well being as he’d not been heard from since leaving Mazatlan on June 14 aboard his Newport 30 Etheral Star. More »
Mexico Cruising Photo Quiz
This isn’t a game of Where’s Waldo, but rather if you know your anchorages in Mexico. Where’s Profligate?
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©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you think you’ve "been everywhere in Mexico" with your boat, you should be able to identify the anchorage Profligate is at in the above photo. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you think you’ve "been everywhere in Mexico" with your boat, you should be able to identify the anchorage Profligate is at in the above photo. More »
Teapot Tony to Join the Swinging Sixties
Happy Birthday, and welcome to the Sixties!
© 2008 Ronnie ‘Tea Lady’
Ronnie ‘Tea Lady’ of Banderas Bay is putting out a call to all friends and clients, old and new, to send her husband, Teapot Tony, a happy birthday, by email or otherwise, by June 26. More »
Looking for Etheral Star in Mexico
Cruisers in Mexico are wondering if anybody has seen Harold Parrett and his green-hulled Newport 30 Etheral Star. Parrett departed Mazatlan on June 14 at about the same time as Ken Douglas on the Astoria-based Pearson 365 Mermaid, both bound for La Paz. More »
‘Tahiti Rendezvous’ Staged for Puddle Jumpers
Taking a turn paddling alongside native Polynesians is always a memorable thrill for visiting cruisers.
latitude/Andy
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It would be tough to find another prime sailing destination that welcomes cruisers the way Tahiti does these days. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It would be tough to find another prime sailing destination that welcomes cruisers the way Tahiti does these days. More »
A 40-Year Circumnavigation?
Tortuga, seen sailing here on San Francisco Bay, is a sistership to Bag End, which has completed half a circumnavigation.
latitude/LaDonna
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "We’re now in the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean and have finally crossed the longitude line that means we’ve done at least half a circumnavigation," report Don and Nancy Chism of the Antioch-based Westsail 32 Bag End. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "We’re now in the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean and have finally crossed the longitude line that means we’ve done at least half a circumnavigation," report Don and Nancy Chism of the Antioch-based Westsail 32 Bag End. More »
First Eastern Pacific Tropical Storm of the Season
At first, there wasn’t too much debris getting caught on the yacht club’s offshore docks, or between the docks and boats.
Rhapsody
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Tropical Storm Alma, with winds up to 55 knots, beat the official June 1 start of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season by making an appearance on May 29 and 30th. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Tropical Storm Alma, with winds up to 55 knots, beat the official June 1 start of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season by making an appearance on May 29 and 30th. More »
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