General Sailing
Looks Can Be Deceptive
Lemme guess: Rip Van Winkle? Leon Russell? No, that’s actually solo circumnavigator Jeff Hartjoy looking rather wooly after spending 204 days alone at sea.
© Debbie Hartjoy
They say you only get one chance to make a first impression. More »
Hartjoy Makes Landfall on Day 204
He did it! On the 204th day after setting sail from Ecuador’s Bahia Caraquez, Washington-based singlehander Jeff Hartjoy completed his nonstop lap around the planet Sunday aboard his Baba 40 ketch, Sailors Run. More »
Why Bother to Wear a Lifejacket?
If you are ever unlucky enough to fall into chilly Northern California waters, you’ll be damned glad you elected to wear your PFD.
Onyx
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re over 35, you may remember that during the 60s and 70s new cars were fitted with seat belts, but in California it wasn’t mandatory to wear them until the mid-80s — 1986 to be precise. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re over 35, you may remember that during the 60s and 70s new cars were fitted with seat belts, but in California it wasn’t mandatory to wear them until the mid-80s — 1986 to be precise. More »
Hartjoy About to Make Landfall
We’re thrilled to report that after more than 200 days at sea alone, Washington-based sailor Jeff Hartjoy — who’s a longtime friend of Latitude 38 — is about to make landfall at Ecuador’s Bahia Caraquez, thus completing the nonstop circumnavigation that began there last Halloween. More »
Soloing Across the Tasman
Gannet arrives at Bundaberg after a relatively easy crossing of the dreaded Tasman Sea.
© Patrick Grinter
If you’re a fan of sailing literature, you’ve probably read harrowing accounts of crossing the Tasman Sea between New Zealand and Australia — a 1,000-mile-wide body of water that’s notorious for rough and rowdy conditions. More »
New Apps Detail Vital Nav Info
Navigating, particularly through inshore waters, can be a tricky business — especially when lights and other navigational aids can’t be found at the locations where your charts say they should be. More »
Morning Dove Lost on Tuamotu Reef
We can only imagine how devastated Bruce Moroney must have felt when he snapped this sad photo of his beautiful ketch.
Morning Dove
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC At roughly 8 p.m. More »
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC At roughly 8 p.m. More »
Unstoppable Rimas Makes Hawaii
We’re not sure what Rimas rigged as a headsail, as his usual jib blew up on the trip from Sausalito to Monterey.
© A Nony Mouse
Before Russian-born singlehander Rimas Meleshyus sailed out of Monterey on March 21 with a jury-rigged headsail, he told friends he hoped to return to Sausalito’s Richardson Bay in order to make repairs to his vintage Rawson 30 Mimsy — an upwind trip of roughly 75 miles. But More »
Baja Ha-Ha Signups Begin at Noon Monday
Are you ready to Ha-Ha? Organizers of the West Coast’s largest cruising rally have come out of hibernation and are now gearing up for the 23rd annual San Diego-to-Cabo San Lucas rally, the Baja Ha-Ha. More »
Spend Some Time with Jim Bender
What’s the connection between watermelons and young sailors? Find out tomorrow night at Spaulding’s.
© Jim Bender
Plenty of West Coast mariners have colorful sailing résumés that include exotic travel on a variety of sailing craft. More »
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