Cruising
Market Forces Win Out at Banderas Bay
Hopefully, it’s not too late for the new marina to attract some summer-long clients. Seen here is the approach to the entrance, with the new La Cruz waterfront in the background. More »
Cruisers to the Rescue
Step one: snag the net ball.
© 2008 Andy Conlin
By law, every mariner is required to keep a lookout at all times. The rule, of course, was made to help vessels avoid collisions. More »
Rick Carpenter’s Status in Zihua is Just Fine
Heike and Rick Carpenter will be back this fall to take care of cruisers.
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Not long ago we reported that Rick Carpenter, the owner of Rick’s Bar in Zihuatanejo — which has long been cruiser central there as well as a huge supporter of the Zihua SailFest — was having trouble with immigration folks in Mexico. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Not long ago we reported that Rick Carpenter, the owner of Rick’s Bar in Zihuatanejo — which has long been cruiser central there as well as a huge supporter of the Zihua SailFest — was having trouble with immigration folks in Mexico. More »
The Multi-Taskable Steel Drum
Bruce’s tenor pan, picking up the wireless signal for his computer off Anguilla.
Woodwind
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "In the fall of ’06, my husband Bruce Smith and I were in San Diego waiting for the green light to go south into Mexico, down to the Canal, and across the Caribbean to the West Indies," writes Janet Hein of the Gig Harbor, Washington-based ketch Woodwind. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "In the fall of ’06, my husband Bruce Smith and I were in San Diego waiting for the green light to go south into Mexico, down to the Canal, and across the Caribbean to the West Indies," writes Janet Hein of the Gig Harbor, Washington-based ketch Woodwind. More »
Puddle Jumper Debrief
Seen here days before setting sail from La Cruz, outside Puerto Vallarta, Gina and Paul are headed home to New Zealand.
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Among the Pacific Puddle Jumpers we met in Puerto Vallarta this year were two gregarious Kiwis, Gina and Paul Rae, who’d recently bought their Hylas 44 Solace on the West Coast, and are currently sailing her home to New Zealand. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Among the Pacific Puddle Jumpers we met in Puerto Vallarta this year were two gregarious Kiwis, Gina and Paul Rae, who’d recently bought their Hylas 44 Solace on the West Coast, and are currently sailing her home to New Zealand. More »
2,965 Solo Miles in 20 Days for Moonduster
The six boats in the anchorage at Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas are dwarfed by the tall peaks. (Note to Jim Corenman of SailMail: we know that photos aren’t supposed to be sent on SailMail, so sorry about the 20 minutes even the reduced resolution version took on the system.) More »
Will It Turn into a Race?
Further to the above report, annoucing that Zac Sunderland, 16, hopes to set a record as the youngest solo circumnavigator, we should point out that another 16-year-old, Josh Clark of Panama City, Panama, may attempt the same feat. More »
The Buzz on Killer Bees in the Tropics
Using the first of two extinguishers, the courageous Wanderer drove away the bees.
latitude/Doña ‘Unstung’ de Mallorca
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Thanks to the accidental release of 26 Tanzanian queen bees in Brazil in 1957, cruisers have had another thing to worry about — swarming ‘killer bees’. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Thanks to the accidental release of 26 Tanzanian queen bees in Brazil in 1957, cruisers have had another thing to worry about — swarming ‘killer bees’. More »
The Revived Sea of Cortez Sailing Week
Spectacularly beautiful Caleta Partida, about 20 miles north of La Paz, was the finish line for two races and the center of most Sailing Week activity.
© 2008 Glenn Twitchell
Twenty-five years after founding the Sea of Cortez Sailing Week, which flourished for about seven years before going into a long decline and eventually dying, Latitude revived the event starting on April Fool’s Day. More »
Maltese Falcon for Sale
Tom Perkins, the Belvedere-based owner of the 289-ft Dyna-Rig Maltese Falcon, has confirmed reports that his big boat is up for sale. He’s been quoted by other sources as saying that much of the joy for him was the project itself, and that he’s now interested in submarines. More »
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