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Where are the Vacant Berths in Mexico?

October 19, 2007
If you’re taking your boat to Mexico and need a berth, there are limited options, and you need to get on top of it right now. Here’s our review, with the information being good as of today: THE CAPE Marina Cabo San Lucas – Starting at noon on November 8, all the vacant slips will be reserved for Ha-Ha boats. More »

Swell Surf for Liz

October 17, 2007
For those of you surfers who’ve had enough of the crowds in the line-ups at Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, County Line, Malibu, Huntington Beach, Newport, Trestles – heck, just about anywhere in California – there is an alternative. More »
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Where to Go in Mexico

Southbound cruisers take note: Be sure to check out ‘Lectronic on Friday (10/19), as we plan to run a detailed overview on the status of marinas in Mexico. Many of the long-established facilities are already chock full, but new options have recently opened up, so don’t miss this special report. More »

Cruising on $5 to $10 a Day?

October 12, 2007
Evan seems to be saying that if you motor too much, your cruising costs will double or more. latitude/Richard
©2007 Latitude 38 Media, LLC With nearly 200 cruising boats getting ready to head to Mexico in the next month or so, a number of parsimonious skippers are wondering how inexpensively they can cruise. More »

New Marina in Apia is Good News for Cruisers

October 10, 2007
Because Bob Bechler has done several Baja Ha-Has and several Pacific Puddle Jumps aboard his Gulfstar Sisiutl, he’s become sort of a ‘roving reporter’ for Lat 38. A few weeks ago he wrote in about the  South Pacific Games, and the opening of a new marina in Apia, Samoa, a place which had previously been thought of as having few facilities for cruisers: Bellingham’s new marina in Apia is a huge plus for cruisers. More »

49 Days Across the North Pacific

October 8, 2007
Garth Wilcox and Wendy Hinman of the Port Ludlow, WA-based Wylie 31 Velella completed a cold 49-day passage from Yokohama to Vancouver Island in early September. It marked the end of their seven years of cruising that began with the ’00 Baja Ha-Ha, included two seasons in New Zealand, and cruising to the less visited parts of Asia. More »
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A Free Mooring In The Ha-Ha Spirit

October 5, 2007
 "We’d like to offer use of our mooring in Port San Luis, on California’s Central Coast, to any of the Ha-Ha boats heading south," writes Richard Boren of the Port San Luis-based Pearson 365 Third Day. More »

Nobletec for Mac Addicts

October 3, 2007
Asking a dedicated Macintosh computer user to switch to a PC is about like asking an adolescent to eat a pound of brussel sprouts. So, for years now, when Mac-addicted would-be cruisers found out that they would have to buy a PC in order to use the popular Nobletec navigation software, some were nearly suicidal. More »

World Cruising Cat?

Would you sail this cat around the world for 10 years? latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Take a look at the catamaran in today’s Photo of the Day and tell us what you think she was built for. More »