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Mystery Ship
Long may she run? This wood beauty has been running in style for more than 100 years.
latitude/Richard
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC When we came into Channel Islands Harbor during the SoCal Ta-Ta in September, we spotted a large wooden vessel that looked familiar, but as though she might be missing something. More »
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC When we came into Channel Islands Harbor during the SoCal Ta-Ta in September, we spotted a large wooden vessel that looked familiar, but as though she might be missing something. More »
Things Are Looking Great for the Ha-Ha
What a difference a month makes. The photo here shows Alex Thompson’s great, but older, Hugo Boss, with the damage caused by hurricane Odile. She was the second to last boat into the marina. More »
Last Minute Paperwork Advice
While right now cruising in Mexico may seem to be all about paperwork, this photo is more indicative of what it’s really like. Pictured are RotKat and Profligate at a little cove about 25 miles from La Paz. More »
Mexican Paperwork Wallows in Chaos
Jim Milski of the Lake City, Colorado-based Schionning 49 Sea Level has sailed around the world. He’s doing another Baja Ha-Ha this year with his wife Kent, and wanted to do all the paperwork by the book. More »
The Biblical Job Was a Sniveling Whiner
We don’t care what anybody says, the Biblical Job didn’t suffer anywhere nearly as much as the Grand Poobah of the Baja Ha-Ha has in his endless attempts to make paperwork requirements understandable to normal human beings wanting to bring their boats to Mexico. More »
Gonzalo Hammers St. Martin and St. Barth
A sailboat on the cement dock at the inner harbor of St. Barth. (Photographer unknown. All photos here are circulating on the Internet without photographer attribution.)
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For five hours on Monday evening St. More »
Fast TIP Processing and Delivery
"Tim Brill of Intrepid here. On Monday, October 6, I filled out the Banjercito form to get a Temporary Import Permit. It was easy. I paid my $43.40 online and received a reference number within minutes. More »
More Clarifications and Confusion About Mexico Paperwork
Mexican officials at Huntington Beach yesterday tried to make sense of the often confusing and sometime contradictory aspects of applying for nautical tourist visas and Temporary Import Permits.
latitude/Richard
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We will not lie to you. More »
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We will not lie to you. More »
Mexican Paperwork Questions
Tomorrow the Baja Ha-Ha rally’s Grand Poobah and others will be attending an invitation-only meeting in Huntington Beach that will address the many problems with paperwork for boats and people going to Mexico this winter. More »
Cabo Welcomes First Post-Odile Cruise Ship
The Holland Zaandam, the first post-Odile cruise ship, called on Cabo San Lucas last Friday, reports Claudia Ruiz Massieu, México’s Secretary of Tourism. The ship arrived from San Francisco with 1,857 passengers and 804 crew. More »
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