After buying my first keelboat many years ago, I picked up a little book that gave an overview of all the issues boaters should be concerned with. Chapter one was called Keeping the Water Out. More »

The relief of being rescued was bittersweet for the Kaufman family, as that process meant having to scuttle their floating home. Rebel Heart / Kaufmans
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC In an era when sound-bite journalism and short attention spans are the norm, it was no surprise that the dramatic South Pacific rescue of the Rebel Heart crew — two young parents and their 3- and 1-year-old daughters — quickly faded from the media spotlight shortly after the family returned safely to San Diego on April 11 aboard the USS Vandegrift. More »

The formerly brown baseball field at Turtle Bay is now a lush, plastic green. Even the outfield! Chip Prather
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Perhaps the most hilarious recent innovation at the Baja Ha-Ha has been the now-annual baseball game on the dusty dirt field at Turtle Bay. More »

America’s Cup 34 has won an Emmy in the newly created "Outstanding New Approaches — Sports Events Coverage" category. This new category "recognizes a seismic shift in how the sport of sailing is covered and consumed," says an America’s Cup spokesperson.  More »

Here on the Left Coast today — aka Cinco de Mayo — is one of those holidays that gets marketers, restaurateurs and bar keepers revved up to a fever pitch of excitement. More »

The early-morning start of the last leg of the Ha-Ha from Bahia Santa Maria. Despite the early hour and ‘marine layer,’ it’s already 75 degrees. It won’t be any cooler at midnight under the cover of stars. More »

Last Tuesday and Wednesday weren’t the best days to sunbathe on the beach at Avalon, reports Kate Olsen, Administrative Assistant for the Avalon Harbor Patrol. "We had a late-season Santa Ana, which resulted in big waves on the beach. More »

The brutally active sailboat racing season in the Northeast Caribbean — which we take to be between the British Virgins and Antigua — is not over, but the end is nigh. More »

Weather forecasts are one of the most talked-about topics in any cruiser gathering, often because they’re so often wrong or misunderstood, and so much depends on accurate forecasting when you’re in a small boat in a large ocean.  More »

The 83-ft Fife schooner Adventuress, now 90 years young, shows her stuff in this year’s windy Antigua Classic Regatta. © 2014 Tim Wright If there is a better classic regatta in the world than the four-race Panerai Antigua Classic, sailed off historic English Harbor, we’re not aware of it. More »