Mexico Cruising 101: What to Know Before You Go

October 2, 2013

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains Right now, more than 4,000 West Coast recreational boaters — commonly referred to as “yatistas” —

Mexico Cruising 101: What Should First-Timers Prepare For?

October 1, 2012

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains What do first-timers really need to know about cruising in Mexico? What surprises do they have

August 16, 2012

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains PANAMA — Fees charged for all vessels that transit the Panama Canal are scheduled to increase

August 15, 2012

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains MARINA DEL REY — Circumnavigator and filmaker Bruce Kessler of Del Rey Yacht Club is organizing

February 27, 2012

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains This year’s cruising rally to El Salvador has public service as its goal. A project called

February 24, 2012

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains Armada de Mexico (the Mexican navy) must have been busy last year. In its monthly Avisos

February 22, 2012

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains BAHIA SANTA MARIA, Mexico — With all of Baja California’s open water, how could two cruising

January 18, 2012

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains How many personal watercraft does it take to damage an endangered nature zone? That’s what Mexico’s

January 17, 2012

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains New life was breathed into Acapulco’s faded boating scene last month. La Marina Acapulco (formerly known

January 3, 2012

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains Have you ever been ripped off at the pump? The online publication Baja Insider recently posted