Cruising
Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendez-vous Date Change
Put it in your calendar — the 2020 Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendez-vous is now scheduled for July 24 - 26. This annual three-day event celebrates cruising sailors' arrival in the French Polynesian islands after a successful ocean crossing.
When Frigate Birds Tire of Flying
Frigate Birds are an oddity among seabirds in that they never go in the water. Indeed, if a Frigate does somehow end up in the drink, it will likely drown in short order.
Jack Is Back!
Last week we received a letter from Jack Van Ommen saying he is back in Cape Charles, VA after a four-month stint in the Caribbean.
Fiji Opens Up to Cruisers
A bit of good news for cruising sailors out there: The South Pacific island nation of Fiji once again opens its doors to cruising yachts and super-yachts.
A Solo-Sailing Mountain: Point Reyes and Back in a Day
On Memorial Day weekend, singlehander Graeme Lowe decided to attempt a “crazy but incredible” race against time. The skipper of the Berkeley-berthed Baltic 38 Merope had been planning a solo passage to Drake’s Bay over late May's holiday weekend,
Local Dine-in Cruising Destinations
What are your favorite waterfront restaurants that offer space to tie up a boat or are located less than three blocks from a marina?
Are Sailors Stranded at Sea Seeing a Light at the End of the Tunnel?
Has the COVID-19 pandemic forced some countries to breach international maritime laws and deny sailors safe harbor? Are cruisers, who are by nature transient and who cross borders regularly, caught between a particularly unique rock and a hard place, or are they just stuck in inconvenient situations like the rest of us? More »
Cruising Close to Home
With one of us furloughed and one working remotely, we decided to head toward the Delta aboard Penelope, our Newport 27.
‘Yankee’ Faced Rebuild Regulations in 1946
The more things change the more they stay the same. We started rereading Yankee's Wander World by Irving and Exy Johnson.
June Issue of Latitude 38 Out Today and Completely Normal
We have a healthy dose of escapism in this month's Latitude 38. Here is a taste of the normal-ness we're bringing you in the June issue…
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