Cruising
Primo Conditions for Puddle Jump Migration
The Puerto Vallarta contingent of ’09 Puddle Jumpers says adios during Latitude’s recent kickoff party at Paradise Village Resort’s Vallarta YC.
latitude/Andy
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC During the past week, at least 10 boats have set sail from a variety of ports in Mexico, Central America and Ecuador bound for French Polynesian landfalls — and according to initial reports, conditions could hardly be more ideal. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC During the past week, at least 10 boats have set sail from a variety of ports in Mexico, Central America and Ecuador bound for French Polynesian landfalls — and according to initial reports, conditions could hardly be more ideal. More »
Two Wrongs Finally Make a Right
The dinghy thieves may have had balls, but not much in the way of brains. Not only did they steal the only red dinghy in the land of a million grey ones, they then anchored in the middle of the busy anchorage in Simpson Bay Lagoon. More »
A New Generation of Net Controllers
Cruisers seem to be in agreement that 10-year-old Mera and her sisters do a bang-up job as net controllers.
Don Quixote
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC When couples with children take off cruising, the parents sometimes enjoy the adventure much more than their kids. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC When couples with children take off cruising, the parents sometimes enjoy the adventure much more than their kids. More »
Ballenas Interruptus
Craig and Kiki will keep a sharp lookout on their way south.
Oya
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Apart from being a bit rolly, the La Cruz anchorage in Mexico’s Banderas Bay usually provides cruising sailors with a quiet night of sleep. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Apart from being a bit rolly, the La Cruz anchorage in Mexico’s Banderas Bay usually provides cruising sailors with a quiet night of sleep. More »
Sea of Cortez Sailing Week Aboard Profligate?
Be in the middle of all the fun aboard Profligate during this year’s Sea of Cortez Sailing Week.
latitude/Richard
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’d like to escape from the cold of winter and economic gloom, you might want to join Latitude‘s Surfin’ 63 Profligate in La Paz on April 1 for the Sea of Cortez Sailing Week. More »
©2009 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’d like to escape from the cold of winter and economic gloom, you might want to join Latitude‘s Surfin’ 63 Profligate in La Paz on April 1 for the Sea of Cortez Sailing Week. More »
Puddle Jumpers Poised to Pounce
Corbie Von Stein of the Morro Bay-based Royal Passport 47 Emerald was all smiles when she and Rick made their Marquesan landfall a few years back. Still, we’ll bet she would have welcomed a night ashore in a swank hotel. More »
Carnival in the Caribbean
A little pirate and his mum got splattered with confetti as they walked in front of one of the colorful music troops.
latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Yesterday was Mardi Gras — Fat Tuesday — so big, loud and colorful dance celebrations took place all over the globe. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Yesterday was Mardi Gras — Fat Tuesday — so big, loud and colorful dance celebrations took place all over the globe. More »
Inaugural Yacht Fest Makes Big Splash
Whoa! Where did all those shiny new yachts come from? As they say in the real estate biz, sellers were definitely ‘motivated.’
latitude/John A.
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I think Yacht Fest was fantastic!" More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I think Yacht Fest was fantastic!" More »
Southbound Net Is Alive and Well
Mark Schneider of the Valiant 40 SolMate writes in to quash a nasty rumor:
"For years West Coast cruisers (especially along the Pacific side of Mexico) have counted on the Southbound Net for nightly weather, maritime bulletins, and contact opportunities. More »
From Roughing It to Five-Star Luxury
After weeks at sea in a small boat, chillin’ at a top-notch Pearl Resort will be a radical contrast.
© Pearl Resorts
Whether you’re a newcomer to offshore voyaging or a globetrotting ol’ salt, the 3,000 miles between Mexico and the Marquesas is a long, long way. More »
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