Cruising
‘Global Cooling’ in Mexico?
With all the talk about global warming, cruisers in Mexico are wondering why it’s been so cold — since about the 10th of December — compared to other seasons.
"It’s been the coldest in the four years that I’ve been down here," reports Tom Hoffman of the San Francisco-based Peterson 44 Persistence from Puerto Vallarta. More »
“That’s Not Me!”
"I was a bit surprised last week when one morning I had three new emails from ladies I didn’t know," writes Marc Hachey of the Auburn-based Peterson 44 Sea Angel which is now in Dominica. More »
Liz Clark Looking for a Cal 40 Headsail
If you’re a frugal cruiser, it’s great to cruise on a boat that used to race as a class or whose sail dimensions are the same as a one design or popular racing class. More »
Harker to Finish Circumnavigation
Mike Harker expects to finish his circumnavigation this weekend, just a month or so behind schedule.
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Like Frenchman Francis Joyon and his 97-ft trimaran IDEC, Mike Harker of the Manhattan Beach-based Hunter Mariner 49 Wanderlust III is expected to complete his circumnavigation this weekend:
"I’m 900 miles southeast of Antigua, and now that I’m in the trades, I’m making better than expected progress. More »
Injured Singlehander Calls Pub for Rescue
The story of British singlehander Alan Thompson’s mid-Atlantic rescue illustrates that there’s more than one way to call for help.
According to a story today in Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper, the 61-year-old fell and broke his pelvis while singlehanding his recently purchased 37-ft Hunter Legend Padolu from Florida to the UK. More »
Life in the Caribbean
Capt. Scotty and his family and crew romp along aboard the schooner Juno on the way to the Columbier anchorage.
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©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Sunday is the Day of Rest in the Caribbean, so many of the locals and visiting sailors at St. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Sunday is the Day of Rest in the Caribbean, so many of the locals and visiting sailors at St. More »
Baby on Board
Peter and Antonia Murphy, who embarked last summer on what they called the Trans-Pacific Baby Project aboard their wildly painted Mariner 36 Sereia, welcomed their new deckhand, Silas Joseph Murphy, into the world at 2:23 p.m. More »
Blue Heron Headed for Carnival
Jerry Eaton of the Belvedere-based Hallberg rassy 43 Blue Heron, the only West Coast boat to participate in the last Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, reported in January’s Changes that he, along with crew Wyman Harris and Walter Sanford, had a great time in the ARC. More »
The Elusive ‘Long-Stay Visa’
It’s the time of year when dozens of cruisers are currently preparing to embark on the so-called Pacific Puddle Jump from the Americas to French Polynesia. A hot topic of conversation among them is how to get a ‘long-stay’ (six month) visa, since most American cruisers are only granted a three-month visa upon arrival. More »
To Dangle or Not to Dangle
“Help! I’m trapped by my safety device!”
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC While idling in the cockpit of Tom Lilienthal’s Beneteau 411 Dreamseeker last fall en route to Cabo San Lucas, we got into a friendly debate about the use of inflatable lifejackets. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC While idling in the cockpit of Tom Lilienthal’s Beneteau 411 Dreamseeker last fall en route to Cabo San Lucas, we got into a friendly debate about the use of inflatable lifejackets. More »
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