Current News
Laura Dekker Moving to New Zealand
Laura Dekker, the Dutch 16-year-old who became the world’s youngest solo circumnavigator (with stops) in January, has spent the last several months enjoying the the lush life in the South Pacific aboard her Jeanneau Gin Fizz Guppy, and is now bound for her birth country of New Zealand. More »
Haven’t Been Aground, Haven’t Been Around
Oops! Yeah, so they strayed outside the channel just a wee bit. No worries. It happens. If there’s no major damage, the best thing to do is chill out and wait for the tide. More »
New Hurricane App
The Red Cross hurricane app allows you to see the hurricane history of your favorite cruising grounds.
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©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The American Red Cross has released a useful free app for your iToy and Android device that allows you to track hurricanes. More »
©2012 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The American Red Cross has released a useful free app for your iToy and Android device that allows you to track hurricanes. More »
Thriller & Clueless
Sometimes boat names are funny, even if they weren’t meant to be.
For example, a few days ago we were tied up at the Cal YC in Marina del Rey, and noticed a pretty good sized powerboat across the fairway. More »
What The . . . ?
A sunken boat? No, it’s upside-down photo of an upside-down diver.
© 2012 Courtesy Kurt Roll
Kurt Roll of San Diego loves a warm ocean. His favorite waters are the clear, warm waters of Fiji. More »
Socrates Solo Circumnavigates Again
Last Wednesday, August 1, Jeanne Socrates returned to Victoria, BC aboard her Najad 380 Nereida, completing a 29,000-mile solo circumnavigation via the five great capes: Cape Horn, Cape of Good Hope, Cape Leeuwin, Cape of Tasmania and the Southwest Cape of New Zealand. More »
Most Creative Boat Ad Award
Over the years we’ve seen a lot of creative approaches to obtaining sailboats. In addition to simply plunking down cash on the barrelhead to buy a boat, we’ve seen offers to trade land, houses, cars, and a range of services including massages and financial counseling. More »
Lawyers 2, Litigants 0
There is a saying around courtrooms that once you’ve gone to see a lawyer, you’ve already lost. Neither William Simpson of the Portland-based Holland 70 Iron Maiden nor Richard Spindler, publisher of Latitude 38, will argue with that. More »
The Buddha of Sailing Does it Again!
At 97 feet in length – with a waterline essentially the same – the maxi-tri IDEC is one of the fastest offshore boats ever built. We can’t even imagine single-handing her across an ocean. More »
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Drop everything! The new edition of Latitude 38 just hit the streets!
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If it feels like you’re carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders, we can’t solve your problems for you, but we can prescribe a temporary distraction. More »
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