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Update on Immigration Policy for Mexico
Seemingly good news for Ha-Ha boats and other early southbound cruisers!
Last week we cautioned readers that there may be new Immigration rules in effect for cruisers heading south to Mexico this winter. More »
Strangers in a Strange Land
Clipper Cove is a great spot to drop the hook for the weekend.
© Jonah Hintz
Clipper Cove — nestled between Yerba Buena Island and Treasure Island — is a favorite anchorage for Bay Area sailors. More »
Legends of Sailing at Southwestern YC
Last night we showed up at the Southwestern YC’s pre-Little Ensenada Race (San Diego to Ensenada) dinner expecting to enjoy nothing more than a cocktail and some chow. We got both of those, but we also got one of the biggest legends in sailing introducing one of the previous generation’s biggest legends in sailing. More »
Southbound Cruisers Alert
Mexico — in the winter it’s the place to go!
latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC We want to let everyone know that Latitude 38 is aware that Mexico has published new immigration rules, some of which apply to boats carrying passengers for hire, some of which may apply to regular old cruising boats and many of which would appear to be impractical, if not impossible, to implement. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC We want to let everyone know that Latitude 38 is aware that Mexico has published new immigration rules, some of which apply to boats carrying passengers for hire, some of which may apply to regular old cruising boats and many of which would appear to be impractical, if not impossible, to implement. More »
Spectra vs. Stainless Steel
Which is stronger, 3/8-inch Spectra line or 1/2-inch stainless steel? We’re not sure, but we’ve got some interesting data.
A couple of weeks ago we were anchored on Harbor Reef, all by our lonesome, banging away on the keyboard, when we noticed a 60-ft powerboat approaching bow-to-bow. More »
First-Time Cruiser Preparations
If you’re a first-time cruiser who is about to head to Mexico and/or the South Pacific, it’s likely that you’ve purchased an HF radio with SSB and Ham capability. In fact, it probably will have been an Icom M802, widely considered to be the best and easest for mariners to use. More »
Busiest Week of the Year
Hang onto your hat, the AC45s are at it again!
© 2012 Lynn Ringseis
If you’re a sailing fanatic, this week would be an ideal time to take a vacation from your workaday grind — or call in sick, starting tomorrow morning. More »
Westsail Love
Randy Leasure, who sailed this summer in the Singlehanded TransPac aboard his Westsail 32 Tortuga, was one of four SHTP vets at this weekend’s Westsail Rendezvous in San Leandro.
latitude/LaDonna
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’d wager there aren’t too many cruising boat rendezvous that would attract not just one but four Singlehanded TransPac vets — plus two hopefuls — but then again, the venerable Westsail 32 is in a class of its own. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’d wager there aren’t too many cruising boat rendezvous that would attract not just one but four Singlehanded TransPac vets — plus two hopefuls — but then again, the venerable Westsail 32 is in a class of its own. More »
Norman Heads North into the Sea
When it comes to hurricanes off the coast of Mexico, September has been a model of regularity. For if you look at the tracks of Miriam, Kristy and Tropical Storm John, they’ve had remarkably similar tracks, starting well off the coast of mainland Mexico at about the latitude of Puerto Vallarta and then paralleling the coast to pass several hundred miles west of Cabo before petering out. More »
Wild, Wild Lake County
Latitude readers probably best know Lake County as the place where, on a pitch black night in ’06, Sheriff Deputy Russell Perdock slammed his powerboat into a nearly stationary O’Day sailboat at high speed, killing passenger Lynn Thornton, a just-retired employee of the state of California. More »
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