Cruising
Sea Lions Sinking Boats Again
Rari is bow-heavy courtesy of several thousand pounds of blubber.
© 2008 Rich Boren
"In the last two weeks, sea lions have sunk two boats moored in Port San Luis and now they’ve moved on to their next victim," reports Rich Boren on the Pearson 365 Third Day. More »
Defiance Gets Home Safely
We were glad to find out this morning that Defiance, the trimaran owned by Spectra Watermakers founder Bill Edinger, is safely home in Sausalito after a compromised hull forced the crew to call for assistance 150 miles west of Pt. More »
The Life You Save . . .
Be safe and sober this holiday weekend!
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Summer’s drawing to a close and one of the busiest boating weekends of the year is fast approaching. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Summer’s drawing to a close and one of the busiest boating weekends of the year is fast approaching. More »
Sailors and Scientists Work Together
In places like Papua New Guinea, where Oceanswatch is currently conducting conservation and education projects, sailors have to make do with what they have.
© 2008 Oceanswatch
"I have made four Pacific Puddle Jumps (2003, 2005, 2006 & 2007) and have wanted to find a way to help the islands I have visited on my passages," says Bob Bechler of the Gulfstar 44 Sisiutl. More »
Do-It-Yourself Boatyards in Mexico
Doing boat work on the hard in the desert. Even if you could do it, is it something you’d want to do?
latitude/Richard
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "Does Latitude have a data base of DIY (do-it-yourself) boatyards in Mexico?" More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "Does Latitude have a data base of DIY (do-it-yourself) boatyards in Mexico?" More »
Rio Dulce Crime Spree Continues
Nancy and Daniel Dryden. His life was senselessly cut short by thieves in Guatemala.
The Dryden Family
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC There is both bad and good news coming out of the Rio Dulce in Guatemala, where last Saturday night Daniel Drydren, 66, of the Anchorage-based Southern Cross 39 Sunday’s Child was killed by four robbers armed with machetes and an ice pick. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC There is both bad and good news coming out of the Rio Dulce in Guatemala, where last Saturday night Daniel Drydren, 66, of the Anchorage-based Southern Cross 39 Sunday’s Child was killed by four robbers armed with machetes and an ice pick. More »
Details Sketchy in Cruiser Death
While more information is coming in about Daniel Dryden, the 66-year-old Anchorage cruiser who was killed by four robbers on Guatemala’s Lake Izabal, the details of how he died are becoming less clear. More »
Cruiser Olympics
The Women’s Synchronized Noodling Team – Kathy Baxter of Batu, Terry Morris of Niki Wiki and Michelle Willis of Coastal Passage II – took home the gold…Cuervo Gold, that is.
Niki Wiki
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Olympic fever has struck the residents of Paradise Village Marina in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico! More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Olympic fever has struck the residents of Paradise Village Marina in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico! More »
Bound for the Pole
Regular readers of Latitude 38 will recall the story in the February issue on Jerry ‘The Iceman’ Borucki and his yearly expeditions north aboard his Freya 39 Arctic Alpha Wülf. A retired NASA fluid-dynamicist, Borucki is fascinated by ice, and has spent the last four years sailing solo to the Aleutians and beyond. More »
Summertime and the Livin’ is Easy
Regarding the letter about Clipper Cove in the August issue of Latitude 38, I definitely agree there’s plenty of space in the anchorage. The ‘unattended’ boat issue is more about aesthetics than space — at this point anyway. More »
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