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The relief of being rescued was bittersweet for the Kaufman family, as that process meant having to scuttle their floating home.
Last week we posted a video of Red Bull Sailing t-boning Alinghi during the pre-start of racing on the final day of racing in Act 3 of the Extreme Sailing Series in Qingdao, China.
This file shot gives you an idea of Hugo Boss’ offshore speed. She was beating upwind when the partial dismasting occurred, apparently under shortened sail, as no sail damage was reported.
The formerly brown baseball field at Turtle Bay is now a lush, plastic green.
Jack and Marce in better times. “I’m proud that we didn’t panic,” wrote Marce.
The families aboard two multihulls enjoy a little beach time just off Piper Slough near Bethel Island.
A tragic accident will not stop John Spicher from experiencing the wonders of the Sea of Cortez.
America’s Cup 34 has won an Emmy in the newly created "Outstanding New Approaches — Sports Events Coverage" category.
You may recall that a year ago the Auld Mug ‘posed’ for this shot overlooking the Golden Gate.
Here on the Left Coast today — aka Cinco de Mayo — is one of those holidays that gets marketers, restaurateurs and bar keepers revved up to a fever pitch of excitement.
The early-morning start of the last leg of the Ha-Ha from Bahia Santa Maria.
Although 53 years old, the 80-ft custom ketch Tatoosh was looking as sweet as the day she was first launched as she roared past Pt.
Last Tuesday and Wednesday weren’t the best days to sunbathe on the beach at Avalon, reports Kate Olsen, Administrative Assistant for the Avalon Harbor Patrol.
We think you’ll like the cover of the May Latitude 38. Perhaps best titled simply as “Smokin’,” it shows the West Coast-based Hotel California, Too roaring down a wave at the recent Voiles de St.
The brutally active sailboat racing season in the Northeast Caribbean — which we take to be between the British Virgins and Antigua — is not over, but the end is nigh.
If you missed us at Strictly Sail Pacific, you can still get your official Latitude 38 gear on our website.
As mentioned above, the 12th biennial Transat AG2R has come to a thrilling conclusion in Gustavia, St.
This reporter enjoyed her maiden Bullship in a boat generously loaned by John Amen, but unfortunately took too long (almost an hour) to clear the Marin shore and so was told to turn back by the race committee.
Peter Vargas, center in blue hat, stands below Moonshadow with his Sea Tek team.
The 83-ft Fife schooner Adventuress, now 90 years young, shows her stuff in this year’s windy Antigua Classic Regatta.
While perusing the UK Guardian last month we came across a fascinating item about a German fisherman who pulled a brown beer bottle out of the Baltic Sea near Kiel, only to discover that it had a message in it scrawled on a very old post card.
Weather forecasts are one of the most talked-about topics in any cruiser gathering, often because they’re so often wrong or misunderstood, and so much depends on accurate forecasting when you’re in a small boat in a large ocean.
Matt and Nicole broke away from their last-minute preparations this morning to strike a pose aboard their custom Harbor 29 Sakura.
Francis Joyon, the tireless solo record breaker, established a new passage-making benchmark with his arrival at Rio this week.
For everyone who raced the 35th annual Doublehanded Farallones Race this past March 22, be sure not to miss tonight’s trophy presentation at Oakland YC, at 7 p.m.
When you are forced to use your hands to defend against a machete attack, you can come away with some nasty souvenirs.
“Look ma, surfing at 22 knots without a spinnaker!”
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The photo above, of a Santa Cruz 70 surfing a wave in 25 knots of wind, looks like a typical finish of a Transpac — except for a couple of things.
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The photo above, of a Santa Cruz 70 surfing a wave in 25 knots of wind, looks like a typical finish of a Transpac — except for a couple of things.
When we meet soon-to-be South Pacific voyagers here on the West Coast, one of their big concerns is always heavy weather.
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