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A Ride on the Plastic Fantastic
Plastiki, a 60-ft catamaran made entirely of recycled — in the form of used irrigation pipes for the masts and old soda bottles for flotation — and recyclable materials, is nearly ready for an offshore shakedown cruise. More »
Cyclone Rene Bears Down on Tonga
Hang onto your hats. Here comes Rene.
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As we go to press with this edition of ‘Lectronic, we’ve just been informed that a nasty category 2 cyclone, dubbed Rene, is bearing down on the Kingdom of Tonga and is expected to build in intensity. More »
Abby Sunderland Leaves Cabo
Just five days after sailing into Cabo San Lucas to effect repairs to the charging system of her Open 40 Wild Eyes, Marina del Rey’s Abby Sunderland, 16, set off again on Saturday in her bid to become the world’s youngest non-stop solo circumnavigator. More »
Liz and Jimmy B
Check out this photo of a woman, on the left, who looks a lot like Liz Clark, singing backup for Jimmy Buffett at Bora Bora.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC As we write this, Liz Clark is battling to save the life of her Santa Barbara-based Cal 40 Swell, which is on the hard in Raiatea. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC As we write this, Liz Clark is battling to save the life of her Santa Barbara-based Cal 40 Swell, which is on the hard in Raiatea. More »
Boat Fire at Schoonmaker Marina
The 48-ft Ocean Alexander Rubicon — which was tied up perpendicular to the slips on C dock — caught fire last night around 5:30. The fire is still under investigation, but witnesses say they heard a loud explosion before seeing flames. More »
Cruisers, Locals Cleaning Up
As the reports trickle in, it appears that the weather bomb that exploded over Central Mexico on Tuesday night wasn’t limited to Banderas Bay.
"This storm hammered a lot more than P.V.," More »
Crazy Weather Plagues Cruisers & Snowbirds
Despite a horrific night, Savona, left, and Sarah are grateful and all smiles, knowing their cruising dreams could have come to a tragic end.
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©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Snowbirds who flew south of the border this week in pursuit of winter tans must be sorely disappointed, as a bizarre stint of torrential rain and heavy overcast has been plaguing the Central Mexican coast. More »
©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Snowbirds who flew south of the border this week in pursuit of winter tans must be sorely disappointed, as a bizarre stint of torrential rain and heavy overcast has been plaguing the Central Mexican coast. More »
Apoise to Go to Auction
If you did last year’s Ha-Ha and happened to be around the Cabo fuel dock on Sunday morning, you may have noticed a big motoryacht. This would have been Apoise, the 220-ft Lürssen — as good as a pedigree as you can get — taking on who knows how many tons of fuel. More »
Abby Heads Into Port
Just seven days after leaving Marina del Rey in a bid to become the youngest solo circumnavigator, Abby Sunderland announced on Saturday that she’s bound for Cabo San Lucas. In her blog, she noted that the charging system aboard her Open 40 Wild Eyes isn’t keeping up with her power needs, and that she’s running out of fuel for her alternators. More »
Baja Ha-Ha Seminars at Seattle Show
Find out everything about the Baja Ha-Ha this weekend at the Seattle Boat Show at Qwest Field Event Center.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Because nearly half of the Baja Ha-Ha cruisers rally’s 600 participants hail from the Pacific Northwest, it seemed like a no-brainer that we should show up at the Seattle Boat Show this month and tell potential Ha-Ha’ers what they can expect during the 750-mile cruise to the Cape. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Because nearly half of the Baja Ha-Ha cruisers rally’s 600 participants hail from the Pacific Northwest, it seemed like a no-brainer that we should show up at the Seattle Boat Show this month and tell potential Ha-Ha’ers what they can expect during the 750-mile cruise to the Cape. More »
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