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Blanca Was No Odile
Unlike last fall’s devastating Hurricane Odile, former Hurricane Blanca did no significant damage to boating interests in Cabo San Lucas or La Paz when she passed by to the west on Sunday. More »
Joyon’s Jules Verne Program
Francis Joyon has held the solo round-the-world record since 2008, and now the 59-year-old Frenchman is about to attempt what would be a historic double in the history of ocean racing. More »
Blanca Appears Less Threatening
Should you stay or should you go?
© 2015 NOAA
While Hurricane Blanca forecasts have her making a direct hit on southern Baja, boating interests in Cabo and La Paz have reason for optimism. More »
The Fastest Sailboat Ever
Long, sleek and sexy, Sprindrift 2 is one mean sailing machine.
© 2015 Spindrift Racing
The fastest sailboat that has ever sailed the oceans has just become faster, at least in theory. More »
Letting the World Know They’ve Circumnavigated
Quite a few Latitude 38 readers have circumnavigated, but to the best of our knowledge, Charlie and Cathie Simon of Nuevo Vallarta and Spokane — but who got their sailing chops on San Francisco Bay — are the first to have had their achievement announced on the big electronic billboard at New York City’s Times Square. More »
Near-Hurricane Winds Ravage Yacht Race
If you think it was windy on San Francisco Bay, you should have been in Mobile Bay, Alabama. During the 57th running of the Dauphin Island Race, an unexpected storm packing near-hurricane-force winds came up so suddenly that some of the roughly 150 competing boats didn’t even have time to reef. More »
They’ve Been Around
Charlie and Cathy, back in St. Lucia where they started their circumnavigation 15 months ago.
Celebrate
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC Charlie and Cathy Simon of the Spokane- and Puerto Vallarta-based Taswell 58 Celebrate report they have completed the 2014-2015 ARC Round the World Rally. More »
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC Charlie and Cathy Simon of the Spokane- and Puerto Vallarta-based Taswell 58 Celebrate report they have completed the 2014-2015 ARC Round the World Rally. More »
Record Run to Bermuda
Sailing at an average speed of 27 knots, the San Francisco-based CEO of Lending Club, Renaud Laplanche, with co-skipper Ryan Breymaier and the crew of the 105-ft trimaran Lending Club 2, set a new record for the 635-mile course from Castle Hill Lighthouse in Newport, RI, to Kitchen Shoal Beacon in Bermuda. More »
Big Numbers
The stylish and fast new Perini Navi Perseus 3 stretches her long legs.
© 2015 Perini Navi
Perini Navi, the Italian company that built the 289-ft Maltese Falcon for Belvedere’s Tom Perkins, is the leader in large sailing yachts. More »
Maserati Heads for Bay, Shanghai
The famous VOR70 Maserati isn’t the driest boat ever built, but she gets the job done. Look for her sailing north off the California coast in the coming days.
Maserati
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC "Did you see the Maserati at the guest dock?" More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC "Did you see the Maserati at the guest dock?" More »
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