General Sailing
April Latitude Out Tomorrow
Pick up the April edition of Latitude so you can read all the latest sailing news as well as plan your strategy for seeing all that Strictly Sail Pacific has to offer. More »
West Coast Sailors at St. Barth Bucket
The gigantic Hetairos II, which we’re told Paul Cayard will be driving.
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©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The St. Barth Bucket for 40 yachts between 100 and 218 feet — the greatest spectacle in sailing — is about to get underway in a few hours, and the mega sailing yachts have a sprinkling of West Coast sailors aboard. More »
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The St. Barth Bucket for 40 yachts between 100 and 218 feet — the greatest spectacle in sailing — is about to get underway in a few hours, and the mega sailing yachts have a sprinkling of West Coast sailors aboard. More »
Shoreside AIS Enhances Safety
It’s often said that making landfall in the Marquesas, after weeks on the open ocean, can be one of the most magical moments in a sailor’s life especially if he/she arrives in one piece. More »
When Do Cruisers Become Racers?
It’s a fact that most cruising sailors never race. That’s partly because they feel they’d be ‘sailing their house’, which is too heavily laden to be competitive, and partly because many of them have little or no previous racing experience. More »
Sailing Close-to-Home Islands
Hmm, forested island, verdant hills behind. . . Where is it? New Zealand, the Caribbean, French Polynesia? No, try closer to home.
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC One of the perks of being sailing journalists is that we occasionally get to go sailing through island chains in far-flung places. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC One of the perks of being sailing journalists is that we occasionally get to go sailing through island chains in far-flung places. More »
Schooner Santana Leaves the Bay
Whether gliding along on a light breeze or pushing the limits of her 2,000-square-foot spinnaker, the schooner Santana was always a splendid sight on the Bay.
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Complexities of the Puddle Jump
One look at this photo of Fatu Hiva the first island many cruisers reach when they arrive in the Marquesas and you’ll know why these isles are often referred to as “dreamy.” More »
Repurposing Crocs
We’ve never like crocs, the ugly-but-functional footwear that are sometimes referred to as "the fanny packs of the 2000s." For reasons we don’t understand, we’ve never liked the word ‘re-purposing’ either. More »
And Now, the Numbers
We received a load of photos on February 10, just in time to give you a pictorial overview of what this year’s Zihuatanejo Sailfest was like. But at that time we hadn’t yet received the numbers — and they are impressive. More »
Finally, Solid Numbers on Impounded Boats
Tere Grossman, president of the Mexican Marina Owners Association, has provided us with a list, complements of the AGACE, of the boats that were ‘Reviewed’, ‘Embargoed’, and ‘Liberated’ in Mexico.
The first actual list of embargoed boats that we’ve seen. More »
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