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Get Out Your Bermuda Shorts
"The waters of Bermuda are ideal for racing," says the island nation’s premier, Michael Dunkley.
© 2014 Bermuda Tourism
The America’s Cup Event Authority has forwarded Latitude 38 an "exclusive invitation" — which they’ve no doubt given to countless others — to attend a press conference at the Crosby Hotel in Manhattan on December 2 for the announcement of the venue for the 35th America’s Cup. More »
Forward Cockpits Are All Wet
We can’t count the number of owners and skippers of catamarans with forward cockpits who have told us they never get wet in those cockpits, even when sailing to weather. It might have something to do with the fact that our catamaran Profligate doesn’t have a forward cockpit, but we’ve always been a little skeptical. More »
Ha-Ha Transcended All Obstacles
Profligate, about to sail off the edge of the world during the light air of Leg 1.
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©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s a credit to the inherent adventurous and beautiful nature of the Baja Ha-Ha, and the perseverance of its more than 500 participants, that this year’s cruising rally was such a big success despite an unprecedented number of challenges. More »
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC It’s a credit to the inherent adventurous and beautiful nature of the Baja Ha-Ha, and the perseverance of its more than 500 participants, that this year’s cruising rally was such a big success despite an unprecedented number of challenges. More »
Sailor Arrested for Kidnapping Son
A father taking his son on a sailing trip to the South Pacific is a dream come true for many sailors, but when you don’t get permission from the boy’s other parent, it’s called kidnapping and will turn that dream voyage into a nightmare. More »
What Dark Mind Modified This Light?
Meet the replacement. May it shine long and bright — once we make the modifications necessary to the original installation.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC One of the things that we find annoying is when the replacement part from one company has a different mounting pattern and perhaps a different electrical connection than the original. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC One of the things that we find annoying is when the replacement part from one company has a different mounting pattern and perhaps a different electrical connection than the original. More »
SF Maritime Park Fees
Latitude 38 runs Calendar listings every month for events at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, an historical treasure on Hyde Street Pier at the west end of Fisherman’s Wharf. More »
Ha-Ha XXI Starts on Monday
Crew positions are apparently still fluid on some Ha-Ha boats.
latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC After months of preparation and perhaps the expenditure of a few dollars, the skippers of Baja Ha-Ha XXI, the cruisers’ rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, have completed all preparations for the Monday-morning start, and will be spending Friday, Saturday and Sunday relaxing, making new friends, and seeing the sights of San Diego. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC After months of preparation and perhaps the expenditure of a few dollars, the skippers of Baja Ha-Ha XXI, the cruisers’ rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, have completed all preparations for the Monday-morning start, and will be spending Friday, Saturday and Sunday relaxing, making new friends, and seeing the sights of San Diego. More »
Mystery Ship
Long may she run? This wood beauty has been running in style for more than 100 years.
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©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 »
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