According to various hurricane forecasting services, Tropical Storms Jova and Irwin were expected to develop into hurricanes, then make beelines for Banderas Bay / Puerto Vallarta, making landfall on late Monday night and Thursday respectively. More »

After proving its efficiency at running other international sailing contests, the Vallarta YC, located at Nuevo Vallarta’s Paradise Village Resort, has been chosen to host the sailing portion of the prestigious Pan Am Games, October 16-22. More »

It’s just 2.5 weeks until the start of Baja Ha-Ha XVIII, and we are totally feeling the excitement of the upcoming season in Mexico — and the love of so many wonderful cruising friends! More »

We’re betting that plenty of Ha-Ha’ers will volunteer to check in at Bahia Santa Maria this year. latitude/Andy
©2011 Latitude 38 Media, LLC That’s right! According to Baja Ha-Ha friend Bob Hoyt of Mag Bay Outfitters, if at least 25 Ha-Ha boats want to clear in at Bahia Santa Maria rather than Cabo San Lucas, the Port Captain and Immigration officials at San Carlos will be delighted to come up to Bahia Santa Maria on November 1 and take care of business. More »

With the approach of every cruising season, the fearful talk about personal safety in Mexico by people who aren’t going there seems to reach a fevered pitch. We were speaking with an old sailing friend in Catalina and were frankly surprised when he said there was absolutely no way he would never ever sail to Mexico. More »

"I don’t know if you still run these kinds of photos anymore," writes Golden Gate YC member Emmanuel Uren, "but here’s a picture of an authentic Plymothian before some America’s Cup 34 World Series races in Plymouth in early September. More »

Steve and Dorothy Darden, who lived in Tiburon for a number of years, aren’t kids, but that hasn’t stopped them from being very active cruisers in the 10 years since they had their Morelli & Melvin 52 cat built in New Zealand. More »

We’ve just been alerted to a fantastic hurricane tracking site called Stormpulse.com. Featuring beautiful graphics, the site tracks tropical storms and hurricanes in the Pacific and Atlantic, as well as severe weather across the U.S. More »

If you follow the currency markets, you may have noticed that in the last month or so, the U.S. dollar has appreciated something like 10% versus the Mexican peso. That means if you’re lucky enough to be headed to Mexico this winter, your bucks should go a lot farther. More »