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The Tab for Electricity and Garbage
Can somebody remind the Wanderer what the average monthly cost is for electricity and garbage for a four-bedroom house in California? He’s trying to compare it with what he’s paying to anchor off Gustavia, St. More »
El Niño-Related Shoaling Closes Harbor
Even on a mellow day such as this, surfing has been great lately at the Santa Cruz Harbor entrance — but that’s about the only good thing we can report about the abnormally heavy shoaling there. More »
Big and Beautiful
The 186-ft Rosehearty took two out of three firsts in division with Paul Cayard calling tactics.
© 2016 Jeff Brown / Perini Navi
Thirty-six megayachts and three J Class yachts showed up for St. More »
Happiest Big Boats Place in the World
The big Perini Navi Rosehearty hits the starting line, with Paul Cayard aboard again this year. Journalists aren’t supposed to identify who owns which boat, but everybody knows Rosehearty belongs to Rupert Murdoch — which doesn’t mean his new bride, Mick’s ex, or he was even aboard. More »
Rainmaker Not Down for the Count Yet
After two winters in the North Atlantic, the Gunboat 55 Rainmaker is awash and is reportedly being towed to shore.
Peter Johnstone
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC Rainmaker, the first of the Gunboat 55 catamarans, is a little wet but still floating — more or less — after two unaided winters in the North Atlantic. More »
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC Rainmaker, the first of the Gunboat 55 catamarans, is a little wet but still floating — more or less — after two unaided winters in the North Atlantic. More »
Boss Sky Walk
Alex Thomson, skipper, stuntman and male model for Hugo Boss, is always nattily attired for his stunts.
© 2016 Alex Thomson Racing / Lloyd Images
Video of British round-the-world sailor and daredevil Alex Thomson’s latest stunt has been released. More »
Puddle Jumping from La Paz
Patsy ‘La Reina de la Mer’ Verhoeven’s Gulfstar 50 Talion will be one of at least eight yachts leaving La Paz for the South Pacific this spring.
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©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC Patsy ‘Le Reina de la Mer’ Verhoeven, the nine-time veteran of the Baja Ha-Ha, reports than an unusual number of boats in La Paz are getting ready to Puddle Jump to the South Pacific this year. More »
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC Patsy ‘Le Reina de la Mer’ Verhoeven, the nine-time veteran of the Baja Ha-Ha, reports than an unusual number of boats in La Paz are getting ready to Puddle Jump to the South Pacific this year. More »
Friday Is Dry Sail Day
As you’ve been reading on ‘Lectronic Latitude and in the pages of Latitude 38 magazine, recent developments have put the future of the Alameda Marina at serious risk. Plans are in the works to redevelop the site with up to 389 housing units. More »
Red Light at Night No Sailor’s Delight
If you’re going to have your bilge pump alarm go off, it’s best if it happens when: 1) The water is warm. 2) The water is blue. 3) It’s daytime. Two out of three wasn’t bad for us. More »
Records Set in the Heinie
Paul Allen of Santa Cruz was one of the crew on the untouchable Phaedo3, seen here setting an around-the-island record.
© 2016 Laurens Morel
The 36th annual St. Maarten Heineken Regatta delivered a nice variety of conditions for the diverse fleet of 196 boats and crews over the weekend. More »
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