Luke Holsopple

Nov 8, 2024 | latsatts.com | Luke Holsopple

By Sailing Red SeasFrench Polynesia is known for its traditional dancing, humpback whales, and world-class surfing. Major boat refits? Not so much. But that’s exactly where we found ourselves earlier this year. There we were, live-streaming to our YouTube followers on Sailing Red Seas, with our Leopard 47 catamaran SV Indioko tied up at the marina works dock, completely engine-less, praying that Cyclone Nat wouldn’t smash her hulls into the concrete.

Oct 1, 2024 | latsatts.com | Luke Holsopple

By Arnie Hammerman I like a good tiki bar and a warm sand beach as much as anyone, and my early cruising reflected that by focusing on Florida and the Caribbean. I still enjoy the tropics but over the years I’ve discovered that there are other cruising destinations that offer a different flavor of Margaritaville that really must be experienced, islands but not the kind with palm trees. Years ago, I wound up in the Pacific Northwest and discovered the magic of the San Juan Islands.

Aug 30, 2024 | latsatts.com | Tabitha Lipkin |Luke Holsopple

By Tabitha LipkinI just returned from the trip of a lifetime, a trip to THE Great Barrier Reef. It’s the first place people always ask me if I’ve been to when I tell them I’m a Dive Master, but it’s just been sitting on my bucket list… until now. And this trip completely changed my understanding of what’s actually happening on the GBR. I know that you’ve probably heard that the Great Barrier Reef is dead or dying, but that’s not actually the case.