Cruising
Blue Heron Headed for Carnival
Jerry Eaton of the Belvedere-based Hallberg rassy 43 Blue Heron, the only West Coast boat to participate in the last Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, reported in January’s Changes that he, along with crew Wyman Harris and Walter Sanford, had a great time in the ARC. More »
The Elusive ‘Long-Stay Visa’
It’s the time of year when dozens of cruisers are currently preparing to embark on the so-called Pacific Puddle Jump from the Americas to French Polynesia. A hot topic of conversation among them is how to get a ‘long-stay’ (six month) visa, since most American cruisers are only granted a three-month visa upon arrival. More »
To Dangle or Not to Dangle
“Help! I’m trapped by my safety device!”
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC While idling in the cockpit of Tom Lilienthal’s Beneteau 411 Dreamseeker last fall en route to Cabo San Lucas, we got into a friendly debate about the use of inflatable lifejackets. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC While idling in the cockpit of Tom Lilienthal’s Beneteau 411 Dreamseeker last fall en route to Cabo San Lucas, we got into a friendly debate about the use of inflatable lifejackets. More »
Christmas and New Year’s in Mexico
"Frosty and Patti of Angel Fish organized a Christmas potluck for about 75 of us cruisers at the Barra Country Club Golf Course, and then Bill Lloy and Moira Taft of Fancy Free put together a New Year’s Brunch," reports Charles Lane of the San Francisco-based Tayana 37 Shamari. More »
“Oh My God, I’m Sinking!”
It’s never good when your ‘high water’ alarm sounds. And especially not good when it sounds while you’re singlehanding 500 miles south of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean. But that’s the situation Mike Harker of Southern California found himself in aboard Wanderlust 3, his Hunter Mariner 49, just before the end of the year. More »
Taco Stands
Doña de Mallorca and a new acquaintance sitting in front of Hilda’s Taco Stand in Turtle Bay. There must be more than 10,000 such stands in Mexico.
latitude/Richard
©2007 Latitude 38 Media, LLC One of the great culinary and social aspects of cruising Mexico are the taco stands and carts, found from the smallest villages to street corners in the biggest cities. More »
©2007 Latitude 38 Media, LLC One of the great culinary and social aspects of cruising Mexico are the taco stands and carts, found from the smallest villages to street corners in the biggest cities. More »
“I’m Going Down!”
When Heather sees something she wants, she makes sure she gets it.
Capricorn Cat
©2007 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Heather ‘I’ll never do retail again, not even at the Monterey Bay Aquarium’ Cosario sort of looks like she’s dumpster diving. More »
©2007 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Heather ‘I’ll never do retail again, not even at the Monterey Bay Aquarium’ Cosario sort of looks like she’s dumpster diving. More »
Puddle Jumpers Share Strategies
With the ideal weather window for crossing from Mexico to French Polynesia just a few months away, there’s lots of chatter — both on the docks and via email — between those who will soon join the ranks of Pacific Puddle Jumpers, as we like to call them. More »
Did You Get Bashed?
Several readers thinking about doing next year’s Ha-Ha wondered what kind of experiences people had doing the Bash back north right after this year’s event. Care to share?
From the reports we’ve heard so far, most Bashes were pretty benign, but don’t think that’s always the case. More »
Ecuador Makes it Hard for Cruisers
Cocokai as seen earlier in her travels, not the way she entered the bar at Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador.
Cocokai
©2007 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "We’re finally on a mooring here in Bahia de Caraquez, but it wasn’t easy getting here," reports Greg King from aboard Jennifer Sander’s Long Beach-based 64-ft staysail schooner Cocokai. More »
©2007 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "We’re finally on a mooring here in Bahia de Caraquez, but it wasn’t easy getting here," reports Greg King from aboard Jennifer Sander’s Long Beach-based 64-ft staysail schooner Cocokai. More »
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