Remember our recent story (September Sightings, p.74) about the Coast Guard capturing a self-propelled semi-submersible on July 17, somewhere off the coast of Mexico, that was filled with bales of cocaine? More »

Escapade spent some time in a yard near Toulon earlier this summer so that Catana could get the right fit on the new daggerboards. Escapade
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC "The season is pretty short here in the Med, and, like the Wanderer told us, once the wind patterns change, the season can end very quickly," write Greg Dorland and Debbie Macrorie of the Lake Tahoe-based Catana 52 cat Escapade. More »

A photo of a photo of Big O doing one of the Dickenson Bay races in the mid-1990s. It’s amazing how just one photo can unleash a torrent of spectacularly great memories. More »

The grounding of a bright yellow Catalina 27 at Ocean Beach, was a minor news story Monday, but it serves as a painful reminder to all who plan to sail south this fall or winter to head several miles out past the Golden Gate before hanging a left.  More »

Our old Flying Scud may be more than 50 years old, but we think the Philip Rhodes design still looks great. In this photo she’s seen at the anchorage off Stearns Wharf with the Santa Barbara Riviera in the background.  More »

Crossing the Pacific, garbage wasn’t the only thing Stay Gold picked up. Presumably, this flying fish was returned to the sea. Stay Gold
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC After the two long and demanding passages that they endured while crossing from Victoria, BC, to San Francisco and then on to Hawaii as volunteer researchers for The Ocean Cleanup project, we’re impressed that Canadian sailors Jason Frechette, Nicole Belleau and Wayana Emanuelle are preparing to set sail again after just three weeks in the Hawaiian Islands. More »

As you might imagine, there are always plenty of pirates and wenches at the KIck-off Costume Parties. That’s West Marine’s Captain Ron in the background — he lives for this! © 2015 Fin Beven With just a month to go to the start of the 22nd Baja Ha-Ha Cruisers’ Rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas — with stops at Turtle Bay and Bahia Santa Maria — there has been some confusion as to the location of the Kick-Off Party. More »

In August, West Marine announced the 29 youth boating nonprofit organizations that received $1,500 checks from its BlueFuture Fund™. Hundreds of youth boating organizations throughout the country had been nominated for the first allocation of the BlueFuture Fund™ grants. More »

Ocean View Resort and Marina, the site of the kidnappings. © 2015 Ocean View Resort Three foreign nationals and a Filipina partner were abducted late Monday night from the upscale Ocean View Resort near Davao City off the southern Philippine island of Mindinao. More »

What a venue! The Santa Barbara YC’s beach facility for the Ta-Ta Kick-Off Party was perfect.  latitude/Richard
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC One hundred and one sailors from 41 boats enjoyed perfect weather conditions for the SoCal Ta-Ta — Reggae ‘Pon Da Ocean’ — Kick-Off Party at Santa Barbara YC’s wonderful beach facility late yesterday. More »