General Sailing
Latitude is on Santa’s Nice List
It’s possible we had reason to believe we’d be put on Santa’s ‘Naughty List’ this year but, to our collective relief, he turned a blind eye after having such a festive time on this year’s Baja Ha-Ha. More »
More Details on CG Death
The Santa Barbara Independent has published a fascinating piece on smuggling between Mexico and California that also offered more details in the death of USCG Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III on Sunday. More »
Forget Shopping, Go Sailing
Don’t squander prime sailing time this weekend. Get your boat out of the slip!
latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re still wringing out your foulies from last week’s drenching, you’ll be glad to know that this weekend’s forecast is for sunny, if not terrifically warm, weather. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re still wringing out your foulies from last week’s drenching, you’ll be glad to know that this weekend’s forecast is for sunny, if not terrifically warm, weather. More »
USCG Crewman Killed at Channel Islands
Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III was killed Sunday by suspected smugglers off the Channel Islands.
© USCG / Lt. Stewart Sibert
US Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III, 34, was killed near the Channel Islands on Sunday when a panga driven by suspected smugglers rammed the inflatable that Horne and another crewmember were in, said the Coast Guard. More »
Sailors’ Splash & Banderas Bay Blast
Beautiful Paradise Village Marina in Nuevo Vallarta is the first venue for the Riviera Nayarit Sailors’ Splash.
© Riviera Nayarit
The Riviera Nayarit part of Banderas Bay — one of the great tropical sailing and nautical playgrounds of the world — has two great events next week for sailors. More »
Buccaneers to Pillage Two Harbors Saturday
What is it about dressing up like pirates that creates such good parties?
latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC A fleet of swashbuckling rogues and wenchs decked out in their saltiest pirate garb will descend on Two Harbors, Catalina, this weekend for the annual Buccanneer’s Day celebration. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC A fleet of swashbuckling rogues and wenchs decked out in their saltiest pirate garb will descend on Two Harbors, Catalina, this weekend for the annual Buccanneer’s Day celebration. More »
The De-Naming Ceremony
I once met a man in Florida who told me he’d owned 24 different yachts and renamed every single one of them.
“Did it bring you bad luck?” I asked.
“Not that I’m aware of,” he said. More »
“Did it bring you bad luck?” I asked.
“Not that I’m aware of,” he said. More »
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