Cruisers Rally Brings Potable Water to Islanders

February 27, 2012

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

Mexico’s Navy Fixes Lights, Intercepts Drugs

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

January 3, 2012

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Powerboaters and sailboaters who plan to jump across the Pacific to French

January 3, 2012

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains LA PAZ, Mexico — A coalition of conservation groups is protesting the use of gill nets

January 3, 2012

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains LA CRUZ, Mexico — In advance of the third annual Cruisers Rally to El Salvador, the

January 3, 2012

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains Guatemala has yacht marinas on the Pacific and Caribbean, so new customs rules affect yachts on