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Erika and Other Tropical Disturbances
When it comes to tropical storms, oftentimes the torrential rain associated with them is more destructive than the strong winds. Such was the case with the very mountainous island of Dominica in the Eastern Caribbean on Wednesday. More »
I’m Not Nagging, But…
The boat in this photo is not Morpheus, but the narrow waterway is the Corinth Canal.
Pediopolous
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC Because it strikes so close to home, we had a big laugh when we read the following Facebook post by Deborah Gregory, who has been cruising the Med the last several summers with her husband Jim aboard their Pt. More »
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC Because it strikes so close to home, we had a big laugh when we read the following Facebook post by Deborah Gregory, who has been cruising the Med the last several summers with her husband Jim aboard their Pt. More »
International Canal Update
Much has changed since we snapped this photo of the Panama Canal’s new lane in March. In April the massive lock doors were installed, and the locks were flooded for testing in June. More »
Getting Ready for the Ta-Ta and Ha-Ha
"What we really need for the SoCal Ta-Ta and the Baja Ha-Ha is our own island," the Grand PooBob/Grand Poobah was thinking to himself the other day. Fortunately, he was walking through the West Marine Super Store in San Diego at the time, and nearly ran into something called the Airhead Reef Island. More »
Danny Threatens from the Atlantic
This National Hurricane Center graphic shows the possibilities of tropical storm-force winds in the next 120 hours.
National Hurricane Center
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Atlantic has gotten the first major hurricane of the season, in what has long been forecast to be a year with fewer than the normal number of hurricanes and major hurricanes. More »
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Atlantic has gotten the first major hurricane of the season, in what has long been forecast to be a year with fewer than the normal number of hurricanes and major hurricanes. More »
Who Says There Are No Kids Out Cruising?
There are seven times more cruising kids in this photo than there are residents of Suwarrow.
© 2015 Heather Tzortzis
Not Heather Tzortzis of the San Francisco-based Lagoon 470 Family Circus. More »
Why Are Cabo Fuel Dock Fees So High?
Ever since Darren took over at IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas, his stated goal has been "to see more masts in the marina." So a program that places an unfair fuel dock flat fee burden on sailboats is hardly to his liking. More »
Old Sail Bags and Really Old Sail Bags
This sailbag is old enough to have grandchildren. Can you tell us anything about it?
latitude/rs
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC We were walking down a dock at the Marina Riviera Nayarit recently and came across a sail bag with a logo on it that we hadn’t seen in many years. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC We were walking down a dock at the Marina Riviera Nayarit recently and came across a sail bag with a logo on it that we hadn’t seen in many years. More »
Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
The title is not only the opening line of a fine Traffic rock ‘n’ roll song from the 1970s, it’s also what happened to us the last two nights.
On the first night, we dreamed that we owned two Ocean 71 ketches — we sold our Ocean 71 Big O 20 years ago — and a smaller Olson 30-ish kind of boat. More »
Rescue: The Right Gear at the Right Time
The sunken Pearson 40 as seen yesterday near the end of the Berkeley Pier. The sailor in distress obviously didn’t have time to stow his sails before being rescued.
© 2015 Nathan Bossett
A life-or-death situation Monday evening illustrated the importance of having basic safety gear on board, even when you’re simply making a short lap around the Central Bay. More »
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