Cruising
J/44 Elusive Sinks from Unknown Causes
Wendy and Steve wave goodbye, shortly before jumping off from Zihua last spring.
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©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 »
©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
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.
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© 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 »
© 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
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
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
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 »
Musings On Swine Flu
"I, like the Grand Poobah of the Ha-Ha, need to go to Mexico to retrieve my boat in Puerto Los Cabos and bring her back to San Diego prior to the June 1 start of hurricane season," writes Lou Freeman of the San Diego-based Swan 51 Seabird. More »
The Southern Route to Polynesia
Five years ago Philip and Leslie escaped the rat race to pursue a simpler lifestyle. And they have no regrets.
Carina
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC In recent years, more and more Pacific Puddle Jumpers are crossing to French Polynesia via Ecuador and the Galapagos than ever before — what we call taking the southern route. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC In recent years, more and more Pacific Puddle Jumpers are crossing to French Polynesia via Ecuador and the Galapagos than ever before — what we call taking the southern route. More »
Freaking Out While Hauling Out
Capricorn Cat owner Wayne Hendryx of Brisbane mimics a total freak out after the trailer hauling his boat broke down in Guaymas.
Capricorn Cat
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "We got this great deal on getting my 45-ft cat hauled out at Singlar in Guaymas," Wayne Hendryx of the Brisbane-based Capricorn Cat told us at Caleta Partida during Sea of Cortez Sailing Week. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "We got this great deal on getting my 45-ft cat hauled out at Singlar in Guaymas," Wayne Hendryx of the Brisbane-based Capricorn Cat told us at Caleta Partida during Sea of Cortez Sailing Week. More »
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