General Sailing
Should Sailors Assist or Stay Clear?
This weekend, the Coast Guard plucked two kiteboarders from San Francisco Bay in separate, unrelated rescues.
On Saturday, the Coast Guard recovered a kitesurfer and his gear off of Coyote Point and returned him to shore around 5 p.m. More »
Cat. 4 Cyclone Smashes Aussie Coast
Boat owners and residents in Australia’s northeast are cleaning up and assessing the damage after Tropical Cyclone Debbie hit the region Tuesday morning. The storm — which reached category 4 strength — is said to be the largest to hit Australia since Cyclone Tracy destroyed Darwin in 1974. More »
What Would You Have Done?
Just before posting today we were alerted to the stunning video below. It is a classic example of being in the wrong place at the wrong time — something many longtime sailors can relate to. More »
What’s Your Spring Boatyard Project?
In the spring of 2013, while doing research for a Boatyard Tour article, we met Rob Fenner, dedicated owner of Kittiwake, Bird Boat #9. We haven’t heard an update on his extensive refit, but at the time we were tremendously impressed by his dedication. More »
Readers’ Cures for Mold and Mildew
Because December and January brought unprecedented volumes of rain to the West Coast, the normally unglamorous question, "What’s the best way to battle mold and mildew?" became a hot topic among sailors. More »
Would You Support 14% Fewer Rescues?
Regardless of how you feel about the Trump administration’s ongoing shake-up of government agencies, you may take exception — as we do — to the proposed 14% cut in the US Coast Guard’s budget. More »
Around the World on a 24-Footer
We would ask you to play ‘name that anchorage’, but only one in a million sailors has ever been to remote St. Helena Island, perhaps most famous as Napoleon’s last address. More »
29 Oysters Head West
Last Friday we bid "Bon voyage!" to the crews of 29 sparkling Oyster yachts, which will transit the Panama Canal this week, then charge off into the Pacific.
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©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC It would be hard to imagine visiting Panama at this time of year and not meeting a wide variety of cruising sailors who are heading west, as this is the ideal season for jumping off to the South Pacific islands. More »
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC It would be hard to imagine visiting Panama at this time of year and not meeting a wide variety of cruising sailors who are heading west, as this is the ideal season for jumping off to the South Pacific islands. More »
March Latitude Hits the Docks
We think you’ll find the content of our March issue to be as colorful as its cover (shot during the recent 3B Fiasco).
© 2017 Graphic Latitude / Annie Cover shot Leslie Richter
Even if your only goal today is to recover from too much Fat Tuesday celebrating yesterday, we hope you’ll carve out some time to pick up a copy of the just-published March issue of Latitude 38 — we think you’ll enjoy it. More »
16 Years of Cruiser Philanthropy
Young scholars enjoy a pleasure cruise around Zihua Bay aboard the big daysail cat Picante. For some it was probably their first boat trip ever.
© Margaret Reid / Sailfest
If you’re ever lucky enough to sample the laid-back cruising life south of the border, it won’t be long before you realize how privileged your leisurely lifestyle is compared to that of typical Mexican families ashore. More »
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