Cruising
Circumnavigators, A Little Help Please
As keepers of the ‘official’ West Coast Circumnavigators List, we’ve been scratching our heads lately as we attempt to update the roster with missing information. More »
Banderas Bay Regatta Winners
Commodore Moore got his new Corsair 7.50 tri up to 18 knots in just 18 knots of true wind in the near ideal sailing conditions.
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Dorado for the Entire Family
After dabbing a bit of wasabi and soy sauce on this beauty, Heather and David commenced enjoying their sashimi lunch.
Eupsychia
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I held the record for the biggest dorado caught aboard our boat," reports Heather Corsaro of the Monterey-based Cal 36 Eupsychia, "until David managed to catch the big one in the photo above. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I held the record for the biggest dorado caught aboard our boat," reports Heather Corsaro of the Monterey-based Cal 36 Eupsychia, "until David managed to catch the big one in the photo above. More »
Cocos Island Rumors Untrue
It’s unclear who started the rumor about Cocos Island, but it’s not even close to be being true.
Costa Rican Bureau of Tourism
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "We dropped our hook here at Puerto Baquerizo Moreno at San Cristobal Island in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands on February 22, and a short time later Belvedere’s Tom Perkins pulled in with his 289-ft Maltese Falcon," reports Bruce Balan and Alene D. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "We dropped our hook here at Puerto Baquerizo Moreno at San Cristobal Island in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands on February 22, and a short time later Belvedere’s Tom Perkins pulled in with his 289-ft Maltese Falcon," reports Bruce Balan and Alene D. More »
The Geja ‘Torch’ is Passed Along
Andrew Vik, seen here at Isla San Francisco aboard the Beneteau 38 Sea Fox that he co-skippered in the ’06 Ha-Ha, has bought the Islander 36 Geja in the Med.
Andrew Vik
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I’m the lucky reader who purchased the Islander 36 Geja, currently in Italy, from San Franciscans Eli and Sara Bottrell," reports Andrew Vik, also of San Francisco. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I’m the lucky reader who purchased the Islander 36 Geja, currently in Italy, from San Franciscans Eli and Sara Bottrell," reports Andrew Vik, also of San Francisco. More »
Over the Top . . . and Down Into the Water
Given this perspective, you can’t see it clearly, but there are 17 water toys – from speedboats to Jet Skis, to inflatable toys – trailing behind this yacht.
latitude/Richard
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC You know that old bumper sticker philosophy, ‘He who dies with the most toys, wins’? More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC You know that old bumper sticker philosophy, ‘He who dies with the most toys, wins’? More »
Testing the Waters
Jim Williams and Deborah Stern of the Encinal YC love to sail, as evidenced by their owning the Cal 39 Spindrift and the Islander 28 Dog Days, both of which are kept at Marina Village in Alameda. More »
Fish Taco Photo Contest
We at Latitude are in need of a photo of a fish taco — preferably a particularly delicious one about to go into someone’s gaping mouth — to illustrate a letter in the March issue. More »
Easy-Going Retirement Is in the Past
Wait a minute, Dan and Carol don’t seem to be in the Delta in this photo. And doesn’t that look like a Gemini catamaran behind them.
© 2008 Al Pagel
"Retired life was easy-going and good," write Northern Californians Dan and Carol Seifers, "and we were enjoying sailing our Gemini 105 catamaran in the Bay and Delta. More »
Carnival, French Creole Style
During the troupe’s first pass through Gustavia in the afternoon, the crowds were relatively thin and sober. That would change by evening.
latitude/Richard
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC No two Carnivals are the same. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC No two Carnivals are the same. More »
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