Heading South
Come Meet a Coastie SAR Specialist in San Diego
The Baja Ha-Ha’s Grand Poobah — who also happens to be the founder of Latitude 38, in case you didn’t know — took a moment to remind this year’s flock of southbound cruisers that the US Coast Guard has your back, and will hold a lecture to let you know how they can best serve you. More »
Searching for a Slip in San Diego?
If you are meandering south this season with your eye on the start of the Baja Ha-Ha, you’re probably contemplating a slip or mooring. San Diego has been called one of the most cruiser-friendly cities on the West Coast, as our editor-at-large Andy Turpin found out when he passed through in early 2018. More »
Bill Nork Sails the Pacific Puddle Jump with the Latitude 38 Crew List
You never know where you'll end up if you put your name on the Latitude 38 Crew List. Bill Nork's recent success with the Crew List took him to the Marquesas.
Hurricane Lorena Approaching Cabo
It’s easy to get complacent about things like a Category 1 hurricane when you’ve recently witnessed, at a distance, the impact of a Category 5. However, if you’re in the path of a Cat 1 or even a tropical storm, complacency is the last thing you want. More »
Sailors Beware: Hurricane Season Is Here
Following Monday’s story on the amazing escape of Josh and Christina from Hurricane Dorian, we find ourselves in the peak of hurricane season with other threats looming. Hurricane Humberto is moving toward Bermuda, and Tropical Storm Jerry has formed just to the east of the Leeward Islands, and is expected to reach hurricane strength before reaching the islands on Friday. More »
Cruisers Work and Play at Fiesta de Veleros
"The Barra de Navidad community looks forward to cruisers arriving in our port. We have prepared a week of work and fun activities."
Panama Puddle Jump Sendoffs
In the coming weeks, dozens of Pacific Puddle Jump boats will make landfall in the Marquesas. A series of seminars in Panama and Mexico will give them an advance education on what to expect. More »
Zihua SailFest a Big Success
Schoolchildren of Zihuatanejo gather on the trampoline of Tony and Clare Piazza’s catamaran Picante.
© 2018 Margaret Reid
The 17th Annual Zihua SailFest on February 5-11 was a spectacular success. The seven-day fiesta raised 2,109,923 pesos to provide educational opportunities for our least-advantaged children. More »
Greetings from Barra
“We’ve reached our goal.” That’s what Pat McIntosh wrote to tell us after fundraising efforts in Barra de Navidad were completed in last night’s meeting to match up boats and passengers for the boat parade and sail underway this morning. More »
A Day in the Life of Cruising Mexico
Whenever you have a big crew, there is always the chance of some friction. Here, for example, Jen, a intensive coronary care nurse from Arizona appears to be trying to make a point to her husband Andy about his not being able to bring home the bacon because of a work-related injury as a firefighter. More »
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