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Puddle Jumpers Reach Marquesas
During much of the year every anchorage in the Marquesas is pretty sleepy. But this month the clearance ports at Hiva Oa and Nuku Hiva are abuzz with activity, as Pacific Puddle Jumpers from many nations complete their passages from Mexico, Panama, Ecuador and the U.S. Rob Lambert and Elisabeth Lehmberg of the Alameda-based Swan…
Plans to Thwart Outboard Theft Ring
Dinghies and their motors are probably the most common target of thieves in the cruising community, and Harry Hazzard of the San Diego-based Beneteau Idylle 51 Distant Drum reports on a rash of such thefts in Barra de Navidad, just south of Puerto Vallarta. For the time being, cruisers anchored in Barra de Navidad should…
Ha-Ha and Puddle Jump Reunion Tonight
Strictly Sail Pacific is the place to be this weekend — especially tonight, for the Baja Ha-Ha, Pacific Puddle Jump and Delta Doo Dah Reunion Party at 6 p.m. at Booth #329! latitude/John A.©2010 Latitude 38 Media, LLC After opening its doors yesterday, Strictly Sail Pacific is now in full swing. The whole of Oakland’s…
‘A’ as in ‘Ahhhhhhh’
Back in March, we wrote about the mysterious A, the 394-ft motoryacht that is as staggeringly different from all previous motoryachts as Tom Perkins 289-ft Maltese Falcon was to all previous sailing yachts. To some, A looks like a cross between a yacht and a Star Wars storm trooper. latitude/Richard© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Today’s…
Every Sailor’s Nightmare
Five containers fell from a ship off Bolinas on April 2. The Doublehanded Farallones Race started the next morning. © 2010 Tim Sell Sailing into a half-submerged container is every sailor’s nightmare. On Saturday, April 3, the 65 boats that sailed out the Gate in BAMA’s Doublehanded Farallones Race came close to living that nightmare…
