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First and foremost, special thanks to the fine folks at Lats & Atts for inviting me into their family. It’s a pleasure and an honor to be here.
Latitudes and Attitudes Magazine
First and foremost, special thanks to the fine folks at Lats & Atts for inviting me into their family. It’s a pleasure and an honor to be here.
Interested in exploring new charter destinations? Why not check out Turkey (or Türkiye as it is called now)? This country does not always show on the sailing radar in the USA, and it is a shame.
When we started discussing sailing on our own boat across the Atlantic to the Caribbean, one of our first questions was: what would we do with our pets??
When looking for a cruising boat, scouring the internet on websites like yachtworld, sailboat listings or even Facebook marketplace, you might come across a number of boats located in the Pacific Northwest.
In Joe Jackson’s song, “On Your Radio,” one line has the protagonist paying homage to the enduring inspiration, influence, and impact from his teachers.
Massive Sakurajima almost blocks off the head of Kagoshima Bay (“wan” in Japanese). Beyond the narrows, between its slopes and the city of Kagoshima on the western shore, the water becomes shallow.
As the saying goes, "A stitch in time saves nine," and nowhere is that more true than when it comes to your boat’s standing rigging. Your rigging is the backbone of your sailboat, keeping your mast upright and your sails doing what they’re supposed to do—propelling you forward.
Isla San Francisco, located off the eastern coast of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico, is a part of the Espiritu Santo Archipelago and renowned for its untouched wilderness. As a protected area, the island remains largely undeveloped, offering visitors a chance to immerse themselves in a pure natural environment.
It started as a tour of one of the most beautiful islands in the world, but it ended in friendship with delicious ice cream cones and an important conversation about Australia’s First Nations people.
In the middle of the year 2000, we made a pivotal decision that would set the course for a new chapter in our lives: we decided to sell our coastal sailboat and embark on the search for a blue water cruising sailboat.