Meet hosts Bob Bitchin and Courtney Haas for the first time, sailing aboard s/v Saga. Featuring Other Peoples Paradise, Sans Souci Maiden Voyage, ATNs Top Climber, and a new Tartan 4400 review.
From the exhibitors tent at Strictly Sail Miami. Featuring Discover Sailing, Distant Shores – Gibraltar, Jabulas Downwind Panama Sail, Leisurefurl, and a musical tour of the Lost Soul.
From the in-the-water sailboat display at Strictly Sail Miami. Featuring the Kalmar Nyckal, Austin’s Adventures – Heading for Cabo, Clamptite, and a new Sabre 426 review.
Special opening episode from the Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific. Features getting there, provisioning the charter boats, and setting out.
Further adventures cruising the Kingdom of Tonga. Features “Distant Shores – Isle of Menorca”.
From the country’s largest municipal marina in Long Beach, CA. Featuring “Project BlueSphere – Circumnavigation Begins”, “Austin’s Adventures – Bora Bora”, “Custom Cruiser: Wood Duck”.
Bob’s annual event in Redondo Beach, CA, with such noted sailors as Tania Aebi, John Kretschmer, Captain Jack, and more. Featuring “Cruiser Profile: Captain Woody”.
From the historic maritime docks of Annapolis, MD. Featuring “Distant Shores – Sailing the Med”, “Custom Cruiser: Diesel Duck”, Ye Ole Cannon Maker.
Cruising the fresh waters of the Great Lakes, from Grand Traverse Bay to Lake Michigan. Featuring “Project Bluesphere – Hurricane Isabelle”.
The annual cruise-in at Two Harbors on Catalina Island, CA. Featuring “Land of Mist 1 – Around Vancouver’s Island”, “Norstar”, The Filter Boss.
The adventures of sailing with Captain Woody on a catamaran in Tonga. Featuring “Project BlueSphere – South on the I.C.W.”, “Austin’s Adventures – MauiUltralight”, Prism Polish.
From the Strictly Sail boat show in St. Petersburg, FL. Featuring “Distant Shores - Sicily”, “Custom Cruiser: Adory”, World of Boating Radio.
The annual North American Rally to the Caribbean, from historic Newport, RI to Bermuda. Featuring “Land of Mist 2 – Around Vancouver’s Island”, “Buccaneer Days”.
SailTime’s inaugural Novice to Captain event in the British Virgin Islands. Featuring “Cruiser Profile: Webb Chiles”, new Hunter 31 review.
The Tongan adventure wraps up with the International Cruiser’s Party on the beach. Featuring “Mounu Island Resort”, new Catalina 350 review.
Fresh water cruising on Grand Traverse Bay ends with the First Annual Great Lakes Cruiser’s Party. Featuring “Distant Shores - Malta”, new Hunter 45CC review.
With Courtney aboard the “Lost Soul”, featuring “Sailorman” - the world’s most unique marine emporium, “Distant Shores – Diving in Malta”, the Froli Sleep System, and the Catalina 309.
Features the giant indoor Strictly Sail Boat Show at Navy Pier in Chicago, the Alexandria Seaport Foundation, McLube SailKote, and “Sailor’s Quest – Stolen Dinghy”.
From the Lats & Atts International Cruiser’s Week in Antigua. Featuring “Distant Shores – Vulcano, Italy”, Mas Epoxies, and the Hunter 36.
Features “home movies” shot by Bob in the Kingdom of Tonga, “Project Mayhem – Marquesas Bound”, Yale Brait, and “Sailor’s Quest – Perfect Crew?”
The “Share the Sail BVI” adventure begins! Featuring a cruise to St. Michael’s on the Chesapeake, and the American Sailing Association.
A memorable Great Lakes cruise through the remote Apostle Islands. Featuring “Distant Shores – Syracusa, Italy”, and Beta Marine.
From the most popular port in the San Juan Islands. Features “Project Mayhem – Crossing the Equator”, Edson’s new Access Wheel, and “Sailor’s Quest – Neah Bay”.
Join the “Share the Sail BVI” gang for more great fun in the Caribbean. Featuring the Great Dismal Swamp canal on the I.C.W., and new stuff from Mariner’s Hardware.
The Apostle Islands cruise ends with a fun Lats & Atts Cruiser’s Party. Features Project Mayhem’s “Shellback Ceremony”, and Winch-Mate, a real self-tailing conversion kit.
We sail to popular Avalon on Catalina Island. Featuring “Distant Shores – Anchoring off Croatia”, “Sailor’s Quest – Cultural Differences”, and McLube’s latest anti-mildew treatment for your sails.
The “Share the Sail” adventure continues at the “Willy-T” and Soper’s Hole at Frenchman’s Cay. Features “Landfall” aboard Project Mayhem, and the new Power Tiller.
The 5th Annual rendition takes place on Lopez Island in the San Juans. Featuring Paul & Sheryl Shard’s visit to Venice, Italy on “Distant Shores”, and Sailor’s Quest – “Feelings”.
Join the gang for the final fun-filled days of “Share the Sail BVI”. Features the “Harbor of Hospitality” on the I.C.W., and a liveaboard family of four in “Cruiser Profile”.
The long awaited premiere of Season 4! You will meet our new host, Zuzana Prochazka, as well as the Abbots cruising the Middle East, and Kim Hess of Yoga Onboard. We also review a new Com-Pac 35 in San Diego, CA.
Depart with Bob and Jody on their last cruise aboard the Lost Soul. Also features the Shards canal transit in Greece, a new non-fouling traveler from Garhauer, and a great new way to protect and varnish your exterior brightwork.
Share the Sail with a fun group of Lats & Atts sailors in one of the most sought-after cruising grounds in the world: St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Also features C-Cushions at the boat show.
Loreto Fest is the last annual rendezvous of the year on the Sea of Cortez. Featuring Project Blueshpere - Miami to Bimini, the Solar Stik, and Pirates of the Caribbean racing footage.
Take an overnight sail on Lake Superior in thick fog. Also features Maxing Out - Pirate Alley, and John Kretschmers Used Boat Notebook review of the Passport 40.
Bob, Jody, and crew land in Cabo San Lucas, and discover a rapidly growing destination while making repairs to the Lost Soul. Also features Pro Furl and a review of the new Catalina 375.
The Share the Sail gang spends time in beautiful Tobago Cays, and then has a race to Bequia. Also featuring Distant Shores – Sailing with Stavros, and Blue Water Sailing School.
Join the fun at the 6th annual NW Cruisers Party in Poulsbo, WA, a.k.a. Little Norway. Also features Maxing Out - Repairs in Yemen, and Mack Sails at the Miami Boat Show.
On Lake Superior, the crew lands on beautiful Isle Royale. Also features the Greek island of Knidos on Distant Shores, and new Bomar portlights and hatches from Pompanette.
Bob enjoys an eye-opening tour of the BoatUS headquarters outside of Washington, DC. Also featuring the Seawind Pittwater Regatta in Australia, and Sailrite - the industry leader in sewing machines for canvas, sail, and upholstery work.
The fun conclusion of the St. Vincent Share the Sail trip. Featuring the Shards landing in Istanbul, Turkey, and the original Sport-a-Seat at the Miami Boat Show.
The crew of the Lost Soul enjoys Isla Isabella prior to arriving in Nuevo Vallarta. Also features the Abbotts sailing the Red Sea in Maxing Out, Sea Frost refrigeration, and a test sail of the all-new Catalina 445.
Sail with Bob and Jody on their last cruise aboard the Lost Soul. Also features Distant Shores and the Island of Lesvos, Cruising Solutions Marriage Saver Headsets, and a review of the innovative new Island Packet Estero.
Now in HD! Features Share the Sail New Zealand, Wallas Heaters, and a review of the new Dana 24. Plus Bobs Attitudes, and some great new features.
More sailing adventure from New Zealand, as the flotilla crosses the Hauraki Gulf in heavy winds. Also features Manson Anchors.
The New Zealand Share the Sail gang visits beautiful Great Barrier Island and the fun Kawau Island Yacht Club. Also features the patented V-Lock.
The New Zealand adventure culminates with a barbeque at the home of Lin and Larry Pardey. Also features Tack Tick wireless sailing instruments.
The Chicago-Mackinac race is the oldest freshwater sailboat race in the world. And at 330 miles, it’s also one of the longest. "American Sailors" follows the 100th running of the famous Chicago-Mackinac race. Also features the new Copper Coat bottom coating system.
Now in HD! The British Virgin Islands are known as “The Sailing Capital of the World”. Join 40 Lats & Atts fans on the BVI Share the Sail as they visit the raucous “Willy T” and relax at the Cooper Island Beach Club. We’ll demo the WinchRite, a cordless electric winch handle and winner of the 2010 NMMA Innovation Award. Also includes the weekly “Sailing Made Easy” tip by the American Sailing Association, “Rules of the Road Q&A” with the Maritime Institute, a Sunsail “Wish You Were Here” photo contest, “Underway”, and Bob’s “Attitudes”.
The "Bob Boat" departs Cooper Island in a tropical storm heading for the Bitter End Yacht Club. Then sail with the “Alaska Boat” as the Sunsail flotilla anchors on Jost van Dyke. We’ll demonstrate a revolutionary hybrid solar/battery flashlight. Also includes the weekly “Sailing Made Easy” tip by the American Sailing Association, “Rules of the Road Q&A” with the Maritime Institute, a Sunsail “Wish You Were Here” photo contest, “Underway”, and Bob’s “Attitudes”.
Our Share the Sail adventure in the BVI concludes with a Texas-style barbecue; a real cheeseburger in paradise; a rum quest; and an International Cruiser’s Party at Pusser’s Marina Cay. At the boat show, Bob found the Snake Mate camera system from Doyle Marine. Also includes the weekly “Sailing Made Easy” tip by the American Sailing Association, “Rules of the Road Q&A” with the Maritime Institute, a Sunsail “Wish You Were Here” photo contest, “Underway”, and Bob’s “Attitudes”.
The Lats and Atts crew visits the Chicago Tall Ships Challenge featuring 20 majestic tall ships from around the world. Then we rejoin the 100th running of the famous Chicago-Mackinac race with another segment of the America Sailors documentary. At the boat show, Bob checks out a solution for leaking stuffing boxes. Also includes Rules of the Road Q&A with the Maritime Institute and Bob’s Attitudes.
This week, Share the Sail shoves off for the beautiful and historic coast of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea. On San Francisco Bay, we do a test sail aboard Island Packet’s innovative Estero. At the Miami International Boat Show, Bob discovers Smart Plug, the first real improvement in shore power technology since 1938. Also includes Underway featuring sailing photos from our viewers around the world, Rules of the Road Q&A with the Maritime Institute, and Bob’s Attitudes.
Latitudes & Attitudes casts off on a Share the Cruise from The Moorings base in the exotic Kingdom of Tonga, the only South Pacific island nation never ruled by Europeans. In part one, the crews explore the main island of Tongatapu then sail to the remote island group of Vava’u. Next, Bob checks out Colligo Marine’s innovative line of synthetic standing rigging at the Annapolis Sailboat Show. We finish up with the weekly “Sailing Made Easy” tip by the American Sailing Association, a “Rules of the Road Q&A” from the Marine Institute, “Underway” photos from our viewers, and “Bob’s Attitudes”.
The Share the Sail cruise continues to explore exotic anchorages in the Kingdom of Tonga. The crews then go ashore for a go-cart safari following dirt trails to the top of a remote island for a spectacular view of the surrounding ocean then continue their sail to more paradise-on-earth locations within this magical Pacific kingdom. At the Strictly Sail Expo in Oakland, California, Bob checks out the Coolblue holding plate refrigeration system from Technautics. Also includes a Sailing Made Easy tip on how to heave to by the American Sailing Association, Rules of the Road Q&A from the Marine Institute, Underway photos from our viewers, and Bob’s Attitudes.
The Share the Sail cruise completes its visit to the exotic Kingdom of Tonga, checking out several resorts on this Pacific island paradise. At the Miami Strictly Sail Boat Show, Bob reviews a satellite weather service. This week's Sailing Made Easy tip from the American Sailing Association explains how keeping a neat boat makes your boat safer. The Rules of the Road Q&A from the Marine Institute quizzes you on navigation lights. The show wraps up with Underway photos from viewers, and Bob’s Attitudes.
Join the "Brethren of the Sound" on a week long cruise through the San Juan Islands in a special, full-length episode of Latitudes & Attitudes TV. The unforgettable week culminated in Anacortes at the 9th Annual Lats & Atts NW Cruiser's Party. Pacific NW Boater's Darren O'Brien (the narrator, sailing with wife Lisa and 3-month old daughter Arriana on s/v Venus) is also the producer/director of Lats & Atts TV.
While in New Zealand trip, we had the honor of being guests at the home of Lin and Larry Pardey. They graciously threw a party for us that was the highlight of the entire trip. The morning after, Bob sat down for this interview.