Byline: Capt. Pat Rains What do first-timers really need to know about cruising in Mexico? What surprises do they have in store, good or bad? What one thing should they
Byline: Capt. Pat Rains PANAMA — Fees charged for all vessels that transit the Panama Canal are scheduled to increase dramatically on Oct. 1, so cruisers planning to “switch oceans”
Byline: The Log Staff CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico — The third annual Cabo Marine Show is scheduled July 5-7 at a new location: IGY Marina Cabo San Lucas, docks K-M.
Byline: Capt. Pat Rains This year’s cruising rally to El Salvador has public service as its goal. A project called “Just Water” is aimed at donating special drinking-water filter kits
Byline: Capt. Pat Rains Armada de Mexico (the Mexican navy) must have been busy last year. In its monthly Avisos (Notice to Mariners), it reported that during 2011, personnel found
Byline: Capt. Pat Rains BAHIA SANTA MARIA, Mexico — With all of Baja California’s open water, how could two cruising boats collide? It happens more often than you might
Byline: Capt. Pat Rains How many personal watercraft does it take to damage an endangered nature zone? That’s what Mexico’s federal agents are trying to find out this month at
Byline: Capt. Pat Rains New life was breathed into Acapulco’s faded boating scene last month. La Marina Acapulco (formerly known as La Marina de Acapulco) has new owners who opened
