Cruising
Will It Turn into a Race?
Further to the above report, annoucing that Zac Sunderland, 16, hopes to set a record as the youngest solo circumnavigator, we should point out that another 16-year-old, Josh Clark of Panama City, Panama, may attempt the same feat. More »
2,965 Solo Miles in 20 Days for Moonduster
The six boats in the anchorage at Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas are dwarfed by the tall peaks. (Note to Jim Corenman of SailMail: we know that photos aren’t supposed to be sent on SailMail, so sorry about the 20 minutes even the reduced resolution version took on the system.) More »
The Buzz on Killer Bees in the Tropics
Using the first of two extinguishers, the courageous Wanderer drove away the bees.
latitude/Doña ‘Unstung’ de Mallorca
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Thanks to the accidental release of 26 Tanzanian queen bees in Brazil in 1957, cruisers have had another thing to worry about — swarming ‘killer bees’. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Thanks to the accidental release of 26 Tanzanian queen bees in Brazil in 1957, cruisers have had another thing to worry about — swarming ‘killer bees’. More »
The Revived Sea of Cortez Sailing Week
Spectacularly beautiful Caleta Partida, about 20 miles north of La Paz, was the finish line for two races and the center of most Sailing Week activity.
© 2008 Glenn Twitchell
Twenty-five years after founding the Sea of Cortez Sailing Week, which flourished for about seven years before going into a long decline and eventually dying, Latitude revived the event starting on April Fool’s Day. More »
Maltese Falcon for Sale
Tom Perkins, the Belvedere-based owner of the 289-ft Dyna-Rig Maltese Falcon, has confirmed reports that his big boat is up for sale. He’s been quoted by other sources as saying that much of the joy for him was the project itself, and that he’s now interested in submarines. More »
La Paz is Still an Authentic City
Gabriel, Manager at Costa Baja Marina in La Paz, shrugs in front of a diagram of the marina. Given the demand for berths in summer as well as winter, he could use a lot more. More »
Cruiser Access Not a Problem in La Cruz
On a day in which a very large southwest swell was pounding the north shore of Banderas Bay, this couple had no problem landing their dinghy in the lee of the new breakwater. More »
The Old Fijian Backpeddle
We don’t want to say ‘we told you so’, but when Fiji recently announced that it was going to reduce the time foreign yachts were allowed to stay from nine months to three months, we suggested cruisers not get excited. More »
Marina Nuevo Vallarta For Real
Cruisers – and especially commuter cruisers – looking for less expensive yet brand new berthing on Banderas Bay, should take a look at the plans for the new Marina Nuevo Vallarta. More »
The Expensive and the Free In Mexico
The marina at the Grand Hotel in Barra de Navidad, like all new marinas in Mexico, is not cheap.
© 2008 Scott Stolnitz
One of the not-so-good things about cruising in Mexico is that all the newer marinas are muy expensive. More »
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