As we slip from November and the conspicuous consumption of turkey and fixin’s into December and the conspicuous consumption of consumer goods, it’s perhaps a good time to look ahead to the following month, when consumption turns to reflection. More »

Any citizen old enough to vote knows that politicians rarely fulfill their campaign promises. But we’re happy to report on one who did: On November 21, Aristotle Sandoval, governor of the Mexican State of Jalisco, sent in state police to reestablish public use of the two-mile-long northwestern portion of Tenacatita beach, which had long been a favorite camping and recreation site for both Mexican citizens and travelers, prior to this area’s seizure by the development group Rodenas Corporation and its private paramilitary contractors.  More »

The recent voyages of Russian-born sailor Rimas Meleshyus, 63, have garnered widespread interest within the sailing community, not because he has proven to be a great mariner, but because despite having virtually no training or previous offshore experience, he has survived thousands of miles of open-ocean sailing aboard a tiny trailer-sailer. More »

Following a series of dire setbacks, the Gunboat company is down, but certainly not out. Seen here is Lloyd Thornberg’s Gunboat 66 Phaedo. Phaedo
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC In recent years, ultra-fast, ultra-sleek Gunboat catamarans have been among the hottest properties in the sailing world. More »

Two weeks after departing from Bahia Caraquez, Equador, on a solo, nonstop lap around the planet aboard the Baba 40 Sailor’s Run, West Coast sailor Jeff Hartjoy, 69, reports that the sailing thus far has been "some of the very best I have ever done." More »

Doing their best impression of Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr in the 1953 classic From Here to Eternity, this unidentified couple gets an A for effort.  latitude/Andy
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC All that’s left of the 22nd annual Baja Ha-Ha cruisers’ rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, with stops at Turtle Bay and Bahia Santa Maria, are the memories. More »

Despite steps taken to secure them, outboards in dry storage yards have been relatively easy pickin’s for thieves. Christopher Harvey
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC More than anywhere else in the Bay Area, the Oakland-Alameda Estuary has been plagued by outboard motor thefts for years. More »

The Auld Mug goes for a joy ride through through the colorful streets of Bermuda in advance of this weekend’s Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series competition. © Ellen Hoke It’s a huge disappointment to Bay Area sailors that no Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event will take place here — despite the fact that the Golden Gate YC is the sponsoring club of AC defender Oracle Team USA. More »