So long Rick! (Left front.) Thanks for the good times from all of us who can remember them! latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC After popular Zihua bar owner Rick Carpenter got into a paperwork hassle with the Mexican government, we heard a variety of rumors speculating on whether he would or would not re-open his downtown bar, which had become ‘cruiser central’ for visiting sailors. More »

One of the big lessons that Vik learned during his summer of cruising in the Med and Adriatic is that Eastern European girls “love to pose.” © 2008 Andrew Vik Some of you will remember that San Franciscan Andrew Vik, who is actually "36 going on 26", not 26 as we previously reported, is the third Northern Californian to own the Islander 36 Geja in the Med. More »

Huge waves generated by Hurricane Ike slam into the coast at Baracoa. Fortunately, much of the town is located on a bluff. Baracoa Friendship Association
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC With people on the Gulf Coast of the United States justifiably concerned about the potential threats posed by the approach of Hurricane Ike and its 125-knot winds, it’s important to remember the terrible damage this hurricane has already done in the Caribbean. More »

Rari is bow-heavy courtesy of several thousand pounds of blubber. © 2008 Rich Boren "In the last two weeks, sea lions have sunk two boats moored in Port San Luis and now they’ve moved on to their next victim," reports Rich Boren on the Pearson 365 Third Day. More »

Be safe and sober this holiday weekend! latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Summer’s drawing to a close and one of the busiest boating weekends of the year is fast approaching. More »

In places like Papua New Guinea, where Oceanswatch is currently conducting conservation and education projects, sailors have to make do with what they have. © 2008 Oceanswatch "I have made four Pacific Puddle Jumps (2003, 2005, 2006 & 2007) and have wanted to find a way to help the islands I have visited on my passages," says Bob Bechler of the Gulfstar 44 Sisiutl. More »

Doing boat work on the hard in the desert. Even if you could do it, is it something you’d want to do? latitude/Richard
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "Does Latitude have a data base of DIY (do-it-yourself) boatyards in Mexico?" More »

Nancy and Daniel Dryden. His life was senselessly cut short by thieves in Guatemala. The Dryden Family
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC There is both bad and good news coming out of the Rio Dulce in Guatemala, where last Saturday night Daniel Drydren, 66, of the Anchorage-based Southern Cross 39 Sunday’s Child was killed by four robbers armed with machetes and an ice pick. More »