General Sailing
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 »
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 »
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 »
Note to ‘Classy’ Advertisers
Sellers make note: If you want your ad to appear in March edition, you have to submit it by 5 p.m. Saturday.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re planning to submit a Classy Classified for the March issue of Latitude 38, be aware that the deadline is this Saturday. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re planning to submit a Classy Classified for the March issue of Latitude 38, be aware that the deadline is this Saturday. More »
Busman’s Holiday in the Ol’ Carib
Blasting along the Sir Francis Drake Channel with a bone in her teeth, the lovely Liberty Star, illustrates that along with modern racer-cruisers, bareboats and megayachts, you can still find traditional sailing craft in Eastern Caribbean waters. More »
The Overflowing Bucket; the ‘ti and You
There are a lot of great regattas in the Caribbean, and depending on the criteria, many could vie for the title of ‘the best’. But if the criteria is a ‘spectacle of huge sailing yachts’, none in the Caribbean, let alone the world, can compare with the St. More »
Mindboggling Worldwide Currents
We warn you that studying the flow of currents all over the planet can be transfixing.
© Earth Wind Map
We recently reported on the development of the Earth Wind Map, which is one of the most fascinating depictions of natural phenomena that we’ve ever seen. More »
More Impounded Boats “Liberated” in Mexico
Jonathan Cervantes, the very helpful harbormaster at Cruise Port Marina in Ensenada, reports that all but about "nine or 10" of the 42 mostly foreign-owned boats that were impounded at his marina since late November have now been "liberated." More »
Thirty More Foreign Yachts “Liberated” in Mexico
The marina at Coral Hotel and Marina just a few miles north of downtown Ensenada.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Following the liberation of all 53 impounded boats at Marina Riviera Nayarit in La Cruz last Thursday, we’ve been told that approximately 30 out of 50 boats impounded at Marina Coral in Ensenada were released a day or so later. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Following the liberation of all 53 impounded boats at Marina Riviera Nayarit in La Cruz last Thursday, we’ve been told that approximately 30 out of 50 boats impounded at Marina Coral in Ensenada were released a day or so later. More »
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