Current News
Most Powerful Hurricane Ever to Strike near Puerto Vallarta
It may be hard to see in this graphic, but Banderas Bay is the ‘C’-shaped bay just to the left of Patricia’s path. This projected path of Patricia and her "200 mph sustained winds" does not take into account the fact there are tall mountains that surround Banderas Bay. More »
Fuel and Oil Are Cheaper in the US
You can buy Delo 400 in the States or in Mexico, but it’s going to cost a lot less in the States. And nowhere have we found it less expensive than at Costco. More »
A Picnic Rather than a Potluck
The lack of facilities on the beach at Turtle Bay resulted in very long lines for the potluck. Who wants to wait in line?
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©Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re provisioning for the 22nd Annual Baja Ha-Ha that starts on Monday, the Grand Poobah wants to alert you to a minor change in the Beach Party at Turtle Bay. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re provisioning for the 22nd Annual Baja Ha-Ha that starts on Monday, the Grand Poobah wants to alert you to a minor change in the Beach Party at Turtle Bay. More »
Pot Calls Kettle Black
The following is as funny as it is pathetic. Confirming that they are in need of an education, last month members of the Claremont, California, Pitzer College Student Senate voted to deny instating a yacht club at the school. More »
Hostages Taken from Boats Appear in Video
Hostages Robert Hall, John Ridsdel and Kjartan Sekkingstad, who were kidnapped from Ocean View Marina in the Philippines on September 21, are seen in a video just released by an unknown terrorist group. More »
Opening of New Canal May Be Delayed
There’s been longtime speculation within the sailing community that completion of the new "third lane" of the Panama Canal may lead to faster small-vessel transits between the Pacific and the Caribbean. More »
Injured Sailor Needs Help
After sailing in the recent J/70 North American Championship in San Diego, top Bay Area sailor and boatbuilder Campbell Rivers was dealt a cruel and unfair blow that will likely change his life forever. More »
Another Coke-Smuggling Sub Caught
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 »
Slamming the Door on the Med Season
Escapade spent some time in a yard near Toulon earlier this summer so that Catana could get the right fit on the new daggerboards.
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©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 »
©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 »
Wayback Wednesday
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 »
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