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Off The Beaten Path

December 17, 2008
One of the most sure ways to embrace risk is to free dive, as Nicole is doing, with big gray sharks. Lots and lots of big gray sharks. DreamKeeper
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Gar and Nicole Duke of the Sausalito-based Pacific Seacraft 40 DreamKeeper started cruising two years ago in search of safety rather than adventure. More »
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Sailors Run Bounding Along

Readers — On December 11, Jeff Hartjoy set off from Callao, Peru, on a singlehanded nonstop trip around Cape Horn, bound for Buenos Aires, Argentina, aboard his Baba 40 Sailors Run. More »

Taking the Long Way Home

December 15, 2008
Pictured here during a day of sailing practice in the summer of 2006, the Arnold family of San Jose is now headed around South America. Fafner
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC As soon as we reviewed Geoff and Karen Arnold’s entry application for the 2006 Baja Ha-Ha rally we knew their plans were more ambitious than most. More »

Another Reality in Vanuatu

December 12, 2008
Tired of the same old ballet or rock ‘n roll or hip-hop shows? Check out the Rom dance at Ambrym island for a change of pace – and a bit of real reality. More »

Sailors Run Setting Off for Cape Horn

December 10, 2008
Debbie & Jeff Hartjoy enjoy one last cocktail together before Jeff sets off on his Cape Horn Adventure. Sailors Run
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Our Coupeville, WA-based Baba 40 Sailors Run is set in the blocks and my Cape Horn Adventure is ready to begin. More »

Banderas Bay Blast a Powder Keg of Fun

December 8, 2008
If you enjoy warm water pleasure sailing with lots of friends, Banderas Bay was the place to be last weekend. The cats Sea Level and Capricorn Cat lead the way. latitude/Nick
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Thanks to the louche nature of the Punta Mita Yacht & Surf Club rally committee and the somewhat languid nature of sailors in Mexico, it’s still unclear how many boats and sailors participated in last weekend’s three-legged, four-partied Banderas Bay Blast for charity. More »

$10,000 Reward for Stolen Catamaran

December 5, 2008
There’s $10,000 for anyone who can deliver Tranquila back to her owners in good shape. Leopard Catamarans
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "Remember the Leopard 45 catamaran that was reported stolen from Marina Palmira in La Paz in early November?" More »
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Two Fuel Drops in One Voyage

December 3, 2008
The 1,100-mile passage from Tonga or Fiji to New Zealand is known throughout the cruising world as being potentially difficult, if not dangerous. There are no places to hide, and it’s not uncommon to be hit by one or more gales. More »

An Unusually Meaningful Thanksgiving

December 1, 2008
Manjula, lower left, with Steve, Debbie and Greg, aboard Escapade just prior to her fateful trip to India. latitude/Nick
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC For Manjula Dean, a veteran of the recent Ha-Ha, it was a swift change from a relaxing cruise in Mexico to fighting for her life in a terrorist battleground on the other side of the world. More »