The Baja Ha-Ha is a 750 mile cruising rally from San Diego to Mexico. The recent Baja Ha-Ha was the 26th consecutive rally and had a fleet of over 150 boats. Since its inception in 1994, more than 3,400 boats and 11,000 sailors have participated in this annual cruising migration to Mexico. The Baja Ha-Ha was founded by Latitude 38 magazine when then publisher, Richard Spindler, organized the traditional migration of southbound cruisers. Richard Spindler continues to run the annual event while Latitude 38, with current publisher John Arndt, remains the event’s primary sponsor. The rally gathers cruisers from Alaska, Canada, the Pacific Northwest and California as they make their way south towards Mexico’s tropical, winter cruising grounds. You can learn more about Latitude 38 and the Baja Ha-Ha here: https://www.latitude38.com/heading-south-latitude-38s-guide-to-sailing-and-cruising-the-coast-of-mexico-and-central-america/
John Arndt is the owner and publisher of Latitude 38 magazine. He has been in the marine industry for 35 years, primarily at Latitude 38 where after 30+ years in sales and as associate publisher he bought the magazine from founder Richard Spindler. In 2001 John founded Summer Sailstice (link: https://www.summersailstice.com/) as a global celebration of sailing, with a mission to grow participation by engaging current, inactive and new sailors. He and Monica Grant were on the Sail Sport Talk show on May 28, 2019.
Latitude 38 continues as a monthly magazine dedicated to inspiring, informing and entertaining sailors by covering the world of sailing through the eyes of the West Coast sailor. Founded in Sausalito in 1977, Latitude 38follows West Coast sailors on San Francisco Bay or Long Beach or Mexico, or wherever they may find themselves sailing. Connect with sailing through Latitude 38 at: https://www.latitude38.com/
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