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Perfect Sailing for Voiles
Monsters at the start, with Comanche in the distance and Ramber 88 up close. They both won.
© 2015 Christophe Jouany
Competitors couldn’t have asked for more ideal sailing conditions — 15 to 20 knots, 5-foot seas — for the first of four Voiles de St. More »
Father & Son Rescued off Ft. Bragg
When you’re sailing offshore in a small sailboat, the sight of an enormous commercial vessel passing close by might make you nervous. But in this case it was a godsend.
At roughly 8:30 a.m. More »
In Admiration of Old and Simple Ways
The Paul Johnson-designed gaff ketch Sequel of Bermuda at the dock in St. Barth.
latitude/Richard
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’re big fans of simplicity, so when we saw the ‘autopilot’ on Sequel, Stevie Hollis’ Bermuda-based 34-ft Venus ketch, at the water dock in St. More »
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’re big fans of simplicity, so when we saw the ‘autopilot’ on Sequel, Stevie Hollis’ Bermuda-based 34-ft Venus ketch, at the water dock in St. More »
Putting Bad News from Mexico in Perspective
Perhaps you were as horrified as we were when we read that on Tuesday 15 Jalisco state police officers were killed in an ambush by suspected narcos "near the popular beach resort of Puerto Vallarta." More »
Nirvana Scuttled, Crew Rescued
After two years of cruising aboard their Caliber 40, Bob and Mona transited the Panama Canal and soon caught South Pacific fever. It was lucky for Nirvana Now’s crew that they did. More »
Caribbean Center of Sailing World this Week
This shot is from Comanche’s only big race to date, the Rolex Sydney Hobart. She’s expected to be sailing like this in next week’s Voiles, except the air will be warm and the water ultramarine blue. More »
Official Problems at One Place in Mexico
For as long was we’ve been publishing Latitude 38, which is since almost the beginning of time, Puerto Madero, more recently known as Puerto Chiapas, has had a spotty reputation in the cruising community. More »
Do You Believe Louis Jordan?
Louis Jordan, 37, is the novice sailor who claims he spent 66 days at sea aboard his dismasted Alberg 35 before being spotted and rescued. The Coast Guard team that rescued him did something pretty unusual by calling the whole incident into question. More »
Does This Transom Make My Ass Look Fat?
We’ve seen wider beams on boats in recent years, but just under 15 feet on a 45-footer?
latitude/Richard
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC The biggest change in boat design in the last 40 years? More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC The biggest change in boat design in the last 40 years? More »
Boom Boom in the Boat Yard
This is what’s called lowering the boom on the boom. We’re hoping that nobody was hurt.
Peter Johnstone
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC For the last couple of seasons, we’ve stored our Olson 30 La Gamelle at the St. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC For the last couple of seasons, we’ve stored our Olson 30 La Gamelle at the St. More »
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