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Fish Taco Photo Contest

February 11, 2008
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

February 6, 2008
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 »

Harker Heads for Sizzler in San Juan

January 28, 2008
Having set his unusual Parasailor2 spinnaker off St. Barth, Harker and his Hunter Mariner 49 make tracks for the Sizzler at San Juan, Puerto Rico. latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Early this morning we took off in our dink to photograph Mike Harker of the Manhattan Beach-based Hunter Mariner 49 Wanderlust 3, as he set his Parasailor2 spinnaker to leave St. More »

Only 28,000 Miles to Go

January 25, 2008
The charge of the light brigade – nearly 40 boats crossed the starting line at this year’s World ARC Rally. © 2008 Terry Drew "We were off St. Lucia in the Eastern Caribbean on Wednesday for the start of the World ARC around the world rally," report Terry and Evelyn Drew of the Santa Cruz / Caribbean-based Aquarelle. More »

World ARC Starts Today

January 23, 2008
Thirty-five monohulls and six multihulls are departing St. Lucia today on the 15-month World ARC cruise around the world. This is the fifth around-the-world event for the World Cruising Club, which has also had 3,000 of their boats cross the Atlantic in the ARCs (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) since 1984. More »
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‘Global Cooling’ in Mexico?

January 21, 2008
With all the talk about global warming, cruisers in Mexico are wondering why it’s been so cold — since about the 10th of December — compared to other seasons. "It’s been the coldest in the four years that I’ve been down here," reports Tom Hoffman of the San Francisco-based Peterson 44 Persistence from Puerto Vallarta. More »

“That’s Not Me!”

January 18, 2008
"I was a bit surprised last week when one morning I had three new emails from ladies I didn’t know," writes Marc Hachey of the Auburn-based Peterson 44 Sea Angel which is now in Dominica. More »

Harker to Finish Circumnavigation

January 16, 2008
Mike Harker expects to finish his circumnavigation this weekend, just a month or so behind schedule. © Mike Harker Like Frenchman Francis Joyon and his 97-ft trimaran IDEC, Mike Harker of the  Manhattan Beach-based Hunter Mariner 49 Wanderlust III is expected to complete his circumnavigation this weekend: "I’m 900 miles southeast of Antigua, and now that I’m in the trades, I’m making better than expected progress. More »