Posts by Andy Turpin
What Would You Have Done?
Just before posting today we were alerted to the stunning video below. It is a classic example of being in the wrong place at the wrong time — something many longtime sailors can relate to. More »
What’s Your Spring Boatyard Project?
In the spring of 2013, while doing research for a Boatyard Tour article, we met Rob Fenner, dedicated owner of Kittiwake, Bird Boat #9. We haven’t heard an update on his extensive refit, but at the time we were tremendously impressed by his dedication. More »
Around the World on a 24-Footer
We would ask you to play ‘name that anchorage’, but only one in a million sailors has ever been to remote St. Helena Island, perhaps most famous as Napoleon’s last address. More »
Dozens of Jumpers Head West
Because the five archipelagos of French Polynesia comprise a French Overseas Territory, it’s proper to fly a French courtesy flag when you arrive. But you’ll score big points with the islanders if you also fly a French Poly flag such as this one. More »
29 Oysters Head West
Last Friday we bid "Bon voyage!" to the crews of 29 sparkling Oyster yachts, which will transit the Panama Canal this week, then charge off into the Pacific.
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©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC It would be hard to imagine visiting Panama at this time of year and not meeting a wide variety of cruising sailors who are heading west, as this is the ideal season for jumping off to the South Pacific islands. More »
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC It would be hard to imagine visiting Panama at this time of year and not meeting a wide variety of cruising sailors who are heading west, as this is the ideal season for jumping off to the South Pacific islands. More »
PPJ Cruisers Ready to Leap
The Corbin family from San Diego are obviously dead serious about the prospect of crossing such a big patch of open ocean. Jill, Clayton and their 17-year-old daughter Briley will be jumping on their Catalina 42, aptly named Me Too. More »
March Latitude Hits the Docks
We think you’ll find the content of our March issue to be as colorful as its cover (shot during the recent 3B Fiasco).
© 2017 Graphic Latitude / Annie Cover shot Leslie Richter
Even if your only goal today is to recover from too much Fat Tuesday celebrating yesterday, we hope you’ll carve out some time to pick up a copy of the just-published March issue of Latitude 38 — we think you’ll enjoy it. More »
The Last Two Biscuits
Conrad Colman finished the Vendée Globe today under jury rig with two biscuits to spare. After losing his mast on February 10, the Kiwi-American assembled a functioning rig using his damaged boom, the top of his main and his storm jib. More »
16 Years of Cruiser Philanthropy
Young scholars enjoy a pleasure cruise around Zihua Bay aboard the big daysail cat Picante. For some it was probably their first boat trip ever.
© Margaret Reid / Sailfest
If you’re ever lucky enough to sample the laid-back cruising life south of the border, it won’t be long before you realize how privileged your leisurely lifestyle is compared to that of typical Mexican families ashore. More »
Puddle Jump Sendoffs in Mex & Panama
An outrigger sailing canoe glides across the Moorea lagoon. The island of Tahiti lies in the background, 12 miles away.
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©Latitude 38 Media, LLC In ports all along the west coast of the Americas, several hundred adventurous sailors are preparing to set sail for the storied isles of French Polynesia — an annual migration we call the Pacific Puddle Jump. More »
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC In ports all along the west coast of the Americas, several hundred adventurous sailors are preparing to set sail for the storied isles of French Polynesia — an annual migration we call the Pacific Puddle Jump. More »
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