Episode #154: Hurricane Season and a Historic Schooner (Latitude 38 Verbatim)

This week’s host, John Arndt, reads three stories from the August 2024 issue of Latitude 38 Sailing Magazine.

Hear “Acapulco Yacht Club Thrives in the Wake of Otis” by Tim Henry, “Brigadoon — A Klaus Family Love Affair” by Martha Blanchfield, and “Countdown and Liftoff (Part 1)” by Shane Engelman.

This episode covers everything from hurricanes to family wooden boats. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

• How’s the Acapulco Yacht Club doing?
• What was the fallout from Hurricane Otis?
• How do you get your Coast Guard license?
• What is the Master Mariners Benevolent Association?
• Where is Brigadoon now?
• How is the Cabrales Boatyard?
• What is KiwiGrip?
• How’s Hiva Oa?

Follow along and read the articles on pages 42, 48, and 87 of the August 2024 issue at https://www.latitude38.com/magazine/.

Check out the episode and show notes.

Show Notes

• Hurricane Season and a Historic Schooner (Latitude 38 Verbatim)
  • [0:22] Welcome to Good Jibes with Latitude 38
  • [0:26] Subscribe to Latitude 38 at Latitude38.com
  • [0:28] John Arndt
  • “Acapulco Yacht Club Thrives in the Wake of Otis” by Tim Henry
  • [0:52] Follow along and read the article on page 42 at https://www.latitude38.com/magazine/
  • [1:08] Club de Yates de Acapulco (Acapulco Yacht Club or AYC)
  • [2:35] Category 5
  • [3:01] Hurricane Otis
  • [3:40] Ricardo Brockman
  • [7:08] Grand Marina is The Bay Area’s Premier Boating Community. Learn more at GrandMarina.com
  • “Brigadoon – A Klaus Family Love Affair” by Martha Blanchfield
  • [7:44] Follow along and read the article on page 48 at https://www.latitude38.com/magazine/
  • [8:15] Red Rock
  • [9:37] Army Corps of Engineers
  • [10:38] Commercial Coast Guard License (CG License)
  • [12:32] Encinal Yacht Club (Encinal YC)
  • [14:18] Master Mariners Benevolent Association (MMBA)
  • [17:12] Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
  • [18:18] Transpac (Transpacific Yacht Race)
  • [20:59] St. Francis Yacht Club (St. Francis YC) 
  • [21:43] Grand Marina is The Bay Area’s Premier Boating Community. Learn more at GrandMarina.com
  • “Countdown and Liftoff (Part 1)” by Shane Engelman
  • [22:21] Follow along and read the article on page 87 at https://www.latitude38.com/magazine/
  • [23:20] Cabrales Boatyard, Puerto Peñasco
  • [24:52] Don Juan Anchorage, Bahía de los Ángeles
  • [25:42] Isla San José, Isla San Francisco
  • [26:52] Deko Marine
  • [28:22] KiwiGrip
  • [28:52] WhatsApp
  • [31:32] Hiva Oa
  • [31:40] Check out the Latitude 38 Bookstore here for books recommended by Good Jibes guests
  • [31:45] Make sure to follow Good Jibes with Latitude 38 on your favorite podcast spot and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts
  • [31:48] Got a great sailing story to submit? Do so at [email protected]
  • [31:52] Subscribe to Latitude 38 at Latitude38.com
  • [32:08] Email [email protected] to advertise on this podcast or in Latitude 38 sailing magazine
  • [32:21] Check out the August 2024 issue of Latitude 38
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