Cruising
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 »
Helping the U.S. Real Estate Market from Mexico
With colorful sunrises such as this one almost every morning, and 7 a.m. temperatures of 80 degrees, it’s hard for cruisers like Jim Taylor and Jim Bewley not to awake with a smile. More »
Darla Jean Wrecks on Fanning Island
"On the morning of December 2, the 47-ft San Francisco-based motorsailer Darla Jean wrecked on the reef on the southeast side of Fanning Atoll in the Central Pacific," report Robby and Lorraine Coleman, who have been there for several months aboard their Honolulu-based Angelman ketch Southern Cross. More »
Meditating on the Size of the Banderas Bay Blast Fleet
Ooooommmmm, 15, ooooommmm, 20, ooooommmm 25?
latitude/Richard
©2007 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Today’s Photo of the Day is of Eugenie "all the stories you’ve ever heard about me are true" Russell, Commodore of the Punta Mita Yacht & Surf Club, meditating on the number of boats that will participate in next weekend’s first-ever Banderas Bay Bash. More »
©2007 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Today’s Photo of the Day is of Eugenie "all the stories you’ve ever heard about me are true" Russell, Commodore of the Punta Mita Yacht & Surf Club, meditating on the number of boats that will participate in next weekend’s first-ever Banderas Bay Bash. More »
Blue Heron and the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers
"Man overboard!" "Man overboard again!" Despite light winds since the November 25th start, the 235 boats in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers fleet have already reported two crewmembers have gone overboard. More »
Avoiding Dinghy Disasters
They say timing is everything. And that certainly holds true with dinghy landings.
latitude/jr
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC With the start of another cruising season, we’ll remind readers that dinghy landings can be extremely dangerous. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC With the start of another cruising season, we’ll remind readers that dinghy landings can be extremely dangerous. More »
A Warning to All
Ouch! Just when they were probably thinking about getting out the docklines and fenders. . . whammo!
© Doug Thorne
Call it Murphy’s Law, or just bad luck, but sometimes trouble strikes in the final phase of an otherwise uneventful journey. More »
Turkey Day Without the Turkey
Sailors from six cruising boats enjoy Thanksgiving together at Isla Isbella.
© Greg Retkowski
Just as extended families all over America travel long distances to be together for Thanksgiving, extended members of the cruising ‘family’- who have already traveled long distances – also come together to celebrate this American holiday. More »
Receive emails when 'Lectronic Latitude is updated. SUBSCRIBE