Happy Birthday, and welcome to the Sixties! © 2008 Ronnie ‘Tea Lady’ Ronnie ‘Tea Lady’ of Banderas Bay is putting out a call to all friends and clients, old and new, to send her husband, Teapot Tony, a happy birthday, by email or otherwise, by June 26. More »

Taking a turn paddling alongside native Polynesians is always a memorable thrill for visiting cruisers. latitude/Andy
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It would be tough to find another prime sailing destination that welcomes cruisers the way Tahiti does these days. More »

Tortuga, seen sailing here on San Francisco Bay, is a sistership to Bag End, which has completed half a circumnavigation. latitude/LaDonna
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "We’re now in the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean and have finally crossed the longitude line that means we’ve done at least half a circumnavigation," report Don and Nancy Chism of the Antioch-based Westsail 32 Bag End. More »

At first, there wasn’t too much debris getting caught on the yacht club’s offshore docks, or between the docks and boats. Rhapsody
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Tropical Storm Alma, with winds up to 55 knots, beat the official June 1 start of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season by making an appearance on May 29 and 30th. More »

In just the next chapter in the book on complete crap justice in California, on Wednesday Judge Richard Martin ruled there was enough evidence for 39-year-old Bismarck Dinius of Sacramento to stand trial on charges of vehicular manslaughter in the April 29, 2006, boating accident on Clear Lake that resulted in the death of Lynn Thornton. More »

She’s back amongst ’em! The unstoppable Sally Hein (left) catches up with Kiwi cruiser Gina Rae of the Hylas 44 Solace. © 2008 Geoff Lane Last February, when would-be Pacific Puddle Jumper Sally Hein of the Bainbridge Island-based Peterson 46 Grace was run down and badly injured in Mexico by a speeding motorcycle, other sailors on the scene agreed that it was one of the most bizarre and unlucky incidents they’d ever experienced — especially since Sally had made a sarcastic comment immediately before attempting to cross the highway: "We’ll be lucky to get  across this highway, let alone 3,000 miles of open ocean." More »

Funny, Arjan and Jim both look normal. latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The two men in the photo above — Arjan Bok of San Francisco and Jim Milski of Colorado and the Bay Area — are crazy. More »

Pete and Susan Wolcott’s M&M 52 Kiapa, thanks to a fine design and light build, has no trouble hitting into the 20s. Schooner Creek Boatworks
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC At the end of Wednesday’s ‘Lectronic report on John Haste’s San Diego-based Perry 52 cruising cat Little Wing hitting 29.5 knots under main and genoa in the Caribbean, we asked for other owners of cruising cats to report their top speeds. More »

Shimmer is not an Out Island but a full keel aft cockpit Morgan. Shimmer
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Looking for what might be a lot of boat for the money? More »