The Swedish team is reportedly working around the clock to get their second-generation boat ready for competition in the Louis Vuitton Cup. © Sander van der Borch / Artemis Racing In the aftermath of America’s Cup crewman Andrew Simpson’s death last month during a training sail, there has been substantial speculation about whether the Swedish Artemis Racing syndicate would continue its quest for the Auld Mug — especially since the team has remained silent about its plans. More »

Aegea draws 6.5 feet and is looking for a little summer adventure. Aegea
©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC "I’m interested in taking my Sabre 38 MkII Aegea up to Tomales Bay," writes San Francisco’s John Zeratsky. More »

Yup, just as fast on port tack. © MOD S.A. / Yvan Zedda From time to time we get funny mail. For example, yesterday we got one, the gist of which was, "I saw the Monday ‘Lectronic video of the MOD70 Orion sailing at 30 plus knots on Banderas Bay while on starboard tack. More »

April wasn’t the best month for Scott Stolnitz of the Marina del Rey-based Switch 51 Beach House. "Our trip from Cape Town to Nambia turned out to be a 72-hour motorboat ride. More »

As most readers know, we at Latitude have long believed that the America’s Cup folks made a huge mistake when they decided to race this summer’s 34th America’s Cup with AC72s rather than something like the MOD70 trimarans. More »

When it comes to major sporting events, none has been as marinated in uncertainty as the 34th America’s Cup. The latest possibility is not that the Artemis team might choose not to compete, but they might not be able to compete. More »

Kids, don’t try this at home! Eight boats totaling over 100,000 lbs hung out quietly on one 55-lb Rocna anchor and all-chain rode. © Nick Jaffe There’s nothing this editor likes to do more than to hand deliver hot-off-the-press copies of the latest issue of Latitude 38 to boats at anchor. More »

We recently had the pleasure of interviewing tech guru and three-time circumnavigator Stan Honey for a June-edition article (out today). In it, you’ll learn about how Stan’s LiveLine graphics will be superimposed over live video of this summer’s Louis Vuitton challenger series, the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup and the AC 34 finals. More »

In the March and other recent issues of Latitude there have been reader complaints about microphone cords falling apart on their otherwise highly regarded Icom radios. Icom had not been as responsible as many of their customers had hoped, but fortunately that has changed. More »