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Dutch Teen Sets Sail

August 13, 2010
Just when you thought you were going to get a break from the much-ballyhooed teen circumnavigation debate, it’s about to rev up again. After recently being granted permission from Dutch courts to persue her dream of circumnavigating at the tender age of 14, Laura Dekker set sail from the Den Osse, Netherlands last Wednesday aboard her 38-ft Jeanneau Gin Fizz ketch, Guppy. More »

Under Cover in Indo

August 11, 2010
Much like Charles Townsend in Charlie’s Angels, Cap’n Ted’s face is never fully visible. His is the third ass from the left in this shot of his helping to launch a small boat in Bali. More »

Trouble Ashore At Tenacatita Bay

August 9, 2010
Tenacatita Bay, the four-mile by four-mile bay on mainland Mexico’s Gold Coast between Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo, and just north of Barra Navidad, has long been a favorite with cruisers. Its calm anchorage offers access to surfing, the ‘jungle ride’, the ‘aquarium’, the ruins of the McHale’s Navy movie set, the village of La Manzanilla, and all kinds of friendly vendors ashore. More »

Galilee Harbor Celebrates 30 Years

With shifty winds gusting to 30 knots, just getting to the starting line of the dinghy races was a challenge. Hans List, seen here, and others came home soaking wet. latitude/Rob
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The story of Sausalito’s Galilee Harbor should be inspirational to anyone who thinks ‘you can’t fight City Hall’. More »

Be The Windlass!

August 6, 2010
Margie shows what it takes to bring up an anchor by hand during a season of cruising in Mexico? And say, isn’t that David Crosby’s Alden schooner Mayan in the background on the left? More »

No Sun, No Fun

Yes, even though you haven’t had seen the sun in months, it still exists. This is what it looks like when the sun shines on a boat in Mexico. In fact, so much sun shines on boats in Mexico, you don’t want to skimp on the bimini. More »
Pursuit

In Hot Pursuit

Just about everywhere you look around San Francisco Bay, there are treasures of our rich maritime heritage. Some, though, are less obvious to the untrained eye than others. We last saw the M-Class sloop Pursuit on the Bay in 2005, during the Sail San Francisco parade. More »

Sailboat Beaches on Oregon Coast

August 2, 2010
Around 8 a.m. Friday morning, the Oregon State Police received a report of a beached sailboat in Newport. According to the OSP, a 77-year-old retired physician from Bellevue, WA was singlehanding his 38-ft liveaboard sailboat down the coast and, after going below to sleep, his boat ran up on the beach. More »