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Last Chance for a Ride on the Eagle
Her offshore sailing career began when she took first place in the ’78 Whitbread ‘Round the World Race. For two decades afterward she sailed the world educating would-be voyagers.
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Rumors have been circulating all year that the famous warhorse-turned-sail-training-vessel Alaska Eagle may be sold after completing her current schedule. More »
The Cost of Cruising
Although they are anything but wealthy, Allen and Kate have managed, thanks to periodically working along the way, to cruise since ’93. They are now “retired” and economically cruising the Caribbean. More »
Sometimes a Cigar is Just a Cigar
Sometimes a noose is just a noose.
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In the May 11 and May 13 ‘Lectronics, we ran pieces on the recent troubles between various cruiser factions, businesses, and Fonatur staff in Puerto Escondido. More »
Bridge Height Finder
In May 2’s ‘Lectronic Latitude, reader Ron Taillon wondered if a device existed that would give a sailor approaching a bridge "a quick reading from the deck so you can have confidence in trusting the chart’s readings." More »
Who is Your Unsung Hero?
If you’re a regular Latitude reader you’ve probably noticed that many of the same names make headlines and show up in racing box scores again and again. While these sailing stars certainly deserve the notoriety, in an upcoming article we plan to turn the spotlight on a lesser-known group of sailors who quietly make a dramatic difference in our sport with little or no recognition — a group we’ll call Latitude 38‘s Unsung Heroes. More »
Nereida Closes the Loop
Around 11 a.m. GMT on May 6, Jeanne Socrates officially completed a full circuit around the globe aboard her Najad 380 Nereida. "We sailed over our track down to Cape Town from Lanzarote, made on December 2, 2009," she wrote last week. More »
“A Lot of Unpleasant Situations”
We’ve gotten considerable impassioned telephone and email response to our Wednesday ‘Lectronic titled ‘Is The Hangman’s Noose the New Symbol of Puerto Escondido?’ Puerto Escondido is the very popular cruiser center on the east coast of Baja that is also home to Loreto Fest, the largest cruiser gathering in the Sea of Cortez. More »
Washington Bans Copper Bottom Paint
On May 4, Washington governor Chris Gregoire sounded the death knell for copper-based bottom paint in her state by signing into law a ban on the use of the product on recreational boats under 65 feet — the first state to do so. More »
Is the Hangman’s Noose the New Symbol of Puerto Escondido?
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’re told that the air and water temperatures aren’t the only things that have been heating up at cruiser favorite Puerto Escondido on Baja. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC We’re told that the air and water temperatures aren’t the only things that have been heating up at cruiser favorite Puerto Escondido on Baja. More »
Bill Garden Passes Away
Renowned yacht designer and naval architect William ‘Bill’ Garden passed away on April 29 near Sydney, B.C. He was 92.
A Canadian by birth, Garden lived in Seattle until the late ’60s, when he moved back to B.C. More »
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