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General Sailing

Octogenarian Homecoming

July 23, 2014
Nothin’ to it. Eighty-six-year-old Karl Burton is now less than 150 miles from his home port, after a very fast lap around the globe. Cabrillo Beach YC
©2014Latitude 38 Media, LLC As the 14 finishers of this month’s Singlehanded TransPac can confirm, sailing alone from the West Coast to the Hawaiian Islands is a substantial personal accomplishment. More »

Summer Sailing in the Arctic

July 18, 2014
When most sailors think about the joys of summer sailing, they imagine sunny days with clear blue skies, and air temperatures in the shorts-and-T-shirt range. But not Mike Johnson. He and a couple of crewmen are about to set out from remote Cambridge Bay, Canada — which lies above 69°N — aboard the 44-ft fiberglass schooner Gitana, in an attempt to complete an east-to-west transit of the Northwest Passage. More »

Twenty-five Rescued off Crissy Field

We were a bit shocked to learn that Coast Guard resources had to come to the rescue of 25 windsurfers and kiteboarders off San Francisco’s Crissy Field Sunday evening, as we know that many boardsailors and kiters pride themselves on being able to ‘self-rescue’. More »

Life Is F–king Great!

July 14, 2014
"Life Is F–king Great!" Such is the sentiment of Peter Heiberg, who yesterday was first of the 14 competitors across the Singlehanded TransPac finish line at Hanalei Bay, Kauai, with his Palmer/Johnson 49 Scaramouche. More »

Mexico Streamlining Bureaucracy

June 30, 2014
As this file shot from a recent Baja Ha-Ha rally reminds us, hundreds of boats typically head south to Mexico each fall. Recent initiatives by Mexican government agencies will make immigration and boat importation easier this season. More »

Keeping a Weather Eye

Mariners transiting Mexico’s Pacific coast are keeping their eyes on two tropical storms that are currently circulating offshore.  This wind speed probability map from NOAA confirms that Tropical Storm Elida could definitely be troublesome, especially since it is currently moving closer to shore. More »

Don’t Miss the Vintage Boat Show

June 27, 2014
These two eye-popping beauties were berthed side-by-side at a recent Master Mariners’ show. On the left is Elizabeth Muir; at right is Bounty. latitude/Andy
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you have a soft spot in your heart for antique boats with polished bronze hardware and gleaming varnish you won’t want to miss the annual Master Mariners Boat Show this Sunday, from 10 a.m. More »

Pacific Hurricane May Form Soon

According to the National Hurricane Center "a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms located several hundred miles S-SW of Acapulco, Mexico" may evolve into a tropical depression by early next week. More »

Anchored Boats Must Get Legal

June 25, 2014
The view is spectacular from the multi-million-dollar homes of Tiburon and Belvedere, except for the derelict boats in Richardson Bay (foreground). latitude/Andy
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Richardson Bay, which lies between Sausalito and the Tiburon Peninsula, has a colorful history that includes construction of liberty ships during WWII, and a long tradition of boaters living aboard. More »