Current News
Pacific Cup Trimaran Abandoned on Return to California
Transit of Venus was looking good as she approached Honolulu a couple of months ago. Sadly, she is now holed and adrift in mid-ocean.
© 2014 Leslie Richter / www.rockskipper.com
Transit of Venus, Rick Waltonsmith’s Corsair 37 trimaran was abandoned Thursday on her way back to the Bay Area from Hawaii following a severe impact with an unknown object last Wednesday. More »
Do It Now, Not at the Last Minute
A big surge in last-minute Baja Ha-Ha entries has brought the total to just shy of 170, making it the largest Ha-Ha in the last three years. Considering the fact that we here at Latitude told it like it really was during last year’s boat impoundment fiasco in Mexico, we’re both gratified and more than a little surprised at the number of entries. More »
The Missing (Tourist Visa) Link & Cabo News
This could be you — heading south under sail to the sunny latitudes of Mexico. But before you set sail, be sure to go online and get your visa.
latitude/JR
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re going to go to Mexico by boat, you need to get a special nautical tourist visa online. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’re going to go to Mexico by boat, you need to get a special nautical tourist visa online. More »
Post-Odile Baja Ha-Ha
This is what the beach on the Pacific side of Cabo looked like the day AFTER hurricane Odile came through. The two in the photo are the ‘Texas Bowhunter’ and his girl, who handled the situation well and made a great report about it. More »
Paperwork for Heading to Mexico
Get on your paperwork, then get on your boat, then get on your board. Leave the wetsuit at home.
latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The news on the Mexican paperwork front is very promising. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The news on the Mexican paperwork front is very promising. More »
Problems with Mexican Paperwork
Getting a receipt for a tourist visa was so easy that a publisher could do it. Have each crewmember apply separately, and don’t lose the receipt!
latitude/Richard
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC There are two important documents you need when cruising Mexico. More »
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC There are two important documents you need when cruising Mexico. More »
A Bit of Encouraging News
Sometimes at this time of year, everything south of Mag Bay, as well as the entire Sea of Cortez, is the color of dried blood, indicating 85 degrees or more.
latitude/rs
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We don’t exactly know what to make of it, but it can’t be bad. More »
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC We don’t exactly know what to make of it, but it can’t be bad. More »
Hurricane Odile Disaster Overview
Current Overview of the Hurricane Odile Disaster:
1. The body of Guenter Trebbow was found Wednesday by Mexican navy divers aboard his sunken Fisher 30 ketch Princess in La Paz Bay. More »
Fun With Bamboo and Shells
Four cruisers in the South Pacific — either at Tonga or Fiji — employing the ‘Bambooski’.
Ichi Ban
©2014Latitude 38 Media, LLC If the Bambooski is so much fun, why the grimaces? More »
©2014Latitude 38 Media, LLC If the Bambooski is so much fun, why the grimaces? More »
Hurricane Odile Damage Updates
This boat was one of several boats that were beached in San Carlos by Odile. Nearly two dozen boats sank or went ashore at La Paz.
© 2014 Jim Cochran
The biggest — and worst — news is that there apparently is no new info on the status of three sailors that are reportedly missing from boats in the La Paz anchorage: The young Mexican man named Gabriel on a steel boat is reported fine. More »
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