Whether the right to a berth in highly desirable public marinas or mooring fields ought to go with a boat has been a hot topic of discussion on the West Coast from time to time. More »

Where’s Waldo…or in this case Profligate? © Paul Martson "I was walking through the new air terminal in Santa Barbara and, while on my way to my gate, passed a video screen that had a slide show of nature ‘beauty shots’," writes Paul Marston, crewmember of the Corsair 31 Drei in the last Ha-Ha. More »

Sure, the price of Apple stock has had a good run in the last six months, but what about West Marine (WMAR)? It’s gone from a low of $7.01 in early October to a high of $13.41 yesterday. More »

Tanya’s look is…you tell us. © 2012 Rick Meyerhoff Well, we’re rarely at a loss for words, but we just can’t put our finger on the correct adjective for this woman’s expression. More »

Although shoreside temperatures may be lower in winter, you really don’t have to bundle up any more than during summer, as winds are lighter and wind chill is less. latitude/Andy’
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Even if they never actually get out on the water, most Bay Area residents would probably agree that simply looking out across the Bay from surrounding waterfronts, or looking down on it from any of the bridges that span it, enhances the quality of their lives. More »

C.W. Nevius, who writes about the America’s Cup from time to time for the San Francisco Chronicle, doesn’t know shit about sailing. He proved that yesterday by writing some nonsense  about "tacking to leeward." More »

That intrepid British solo circumnavigator Jeanne Socrates sure gets around. After a knockdown at Cape Horn ended her plans for a nonstop solo circumnavigation last January, Socrates wound up spending 13 months in South Africa effecting repairs to her Najad 380 Nereida and having all sorts of adventures — from having juice with Laura Dekker to tea with the Queen of England. More »

Don’t panic! La Paz’s venerable cruising club Club Cruceros has not shut down, but their website has . . . at least temporarily. "Their site was hacked," reports Michael Robertson of the Washington D.C.-based More »

"My friends, Thies Matzen and Kicki Ericson, have just won the Cruising Club of America Blue Water Medal and the Ocean Cruising Club Award of Merit, becoming only the second sailors to win both honors in the same year," writes Beth Leonard, who, with partner Evans Starzinger, has also been the recipient of a number of high-profile cruising awards for voyages aboard their Shannon 37 Silk and their 47-ft Van De Stadt Hawk. More »

Alex Thomson gave his sponsor their money’s worth by re-enacting his famous stunt in front of video cameras. Within 24 hours of posting it to their website, the video had gone viral. More »