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A Kiss Ain’t Just a Kiss

November 9, 2011
This year’s most sensational smoochers were Bill and ShantiAna Bartlett of the Alameda-based Columbia 39 ShantiAna. latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Each year, the Baja Ha-Ha rally’s Cabo San Lucas beach party ends with a guaranteed crowd-pleaser: the notorious From Here to Eternity kissing contest. More »

The Memories Linger

November 7, 2011
As we write this, most fleet members of the Baja Ha-Ha XVIII cruising rally have left Cabo San Lucas in their wakes, as the event ended with a raucous awards ceremony Saturday night (generously hosted by Marina Cabo San Lucas). More »

Ha-Ha Fleet Reaches Cabo

November 4, 2011
This unusual folding cat was trucked from Wyoming for the San Diego start. Aptly named Cat 2 Fold, she was looking good at the start of Leg 2. latitude/Andy
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC There are dozens of reasons why sailors from all along the West Coast and beyond join the Baja Ha-Ha rally each year. More »

Non-Update from the Ha-Ha

November 2, 2011
The crew of Profligate, the mothership of the Baja Ha-Ha, are obviously having a terrific and care-free time during the ‘Barely Legal’ version of the 750-mile rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas. More »

Ha-Ha Fleet Relaxes in Turtle Bay

October 28, 2011
The Alameda-based Tayana 47 Oceanaire was looking good flying twin blue headsails on the approach to Turtle Bay. latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Over the past two days, the Baja Ha-Ha XVIII fleet arrived at the small fishing town of Bahia Tortugas (Turtle Bay), where they received an exceedingly warm welcome from the local population, as is always the case. More »

Tracking the Ha-Ha Fleet

October 26, 2011
The conditions couldn’t be any more perfect for the fleet of the Baja Ha-Ha 18, says the Grand Poobah. The crew of the mothership, Profligate, called in via sat phone this morning to let us know that — despite an anomaly in their Spot track that shows they sailed a couple miles inland on Cedros Island before gybing — they’re on their approach to Turtle Bay, the first stop of the 700-mile rally that started from San Diego Monday morning. More »

Baja Ha-Ha 18 Heads South

October 24, 2011
“Party like a Roman!” Many crews picked a theme to show their unity. latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Despite gloomy gray skies, the 137-boat Baja Ha-Ha XVIII rally fleet headed south with boundless enthusiasm. More »

Costco-ing for the Ha-Ha

With this morning’s start of Baja Ha-Ha XVIII — the ‘Barely Legal’ Ha-Ha — Saturday and Sunday were the Costco runs for much of the Ha-Ha fleet. With 12 to 14 crew on the mothership Profligate each year, the Costco run has become a hallowed tradition. More »

Going for Broke

September 30, 2011
The October issue of Latitude 38 hits the streets today, just in time for the weekend! latitude/Annie
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC As you’ll read in the October edition of Latitude 38 magazine (which hits the streets today), the process of prepping for October’s Baja Ha-Ha rally has been long and arduous for many new cruisers. More »

We Say, “The More the Merrier”

September 23, 2011
Here at Baja Ha-Ha World Headquarters, our attitude toward our Mexico rally has always been "the more the merrier." We think our 750-mile, San Diego-to-Cabo San Lucas cruise is so much fun, and provides such a great introduction to the cruising life, that we hate to turn away anyone simply because they missed the official entry deadline (which was September 10). More »