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A young Florence as she stunned the sailing world by beating French sailing legends in the 1990 Route de Rhum. ©
Coast Guard search-and-rescue (SAR) personnel have told us they’re always elated when they’re able to bring stranded or injured mariners home safely.
Tonight’s the night! Whether your goal is to race to Hawaii or race around the cans on San Francisco Bay, sail off into the sunset or simply to Angel Island, Latitude 38’s Spring Crew List Party is for you.
All sorts of sailors pass through ‘the ditch’ each spring, even those from landlocked countries such as Hungary.
In the good old days, marine swap meets were the best way for sailors to pick up good used gear on the cheap.
Hot action in windy conditions has characterized the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta.
© Laurens Morel
Boats from Seattle and Long Beach, as well as one owned by a former San Francisco Yacht Club member, and one tangentially from the West Coast, kicked booty in last week’s massive 188-boat 35th annual St.
Revved up and rarin’ to go, roughly 30 boatloads of westbound cruisers gathered for a sendoff celebration last Wednesday at the Vallarta YC.
Yesterday marked the first day of racing in the 23rd annual Banderas Bay Regatta for [mostly] Cruisers.
Ronnie Simpson’s San Francisco-based Cal 2-27 Mongo anchored in one of the Bay of Islands’ hundreds of great anchorages
© Ronnie Simpson
With spring right around the corner and the Pacific Puddle Jump fleet preparing to set sail across the Pacific, it’s never too early to begin thinking about where to spend ‘the season’.
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©2014Latitude 38 Media, LLC There’s no better way to stand out in a crowd than by wearing a Latitude 38 T-shirt, available in an array of fruity colors plus basic black and white.
©2014Latitude 38 Media, LLC There’s no better way to stand out in a crowd than by wearing a Latitude 38 T-shirt, available in an array of fruity colors plus basic black and white.
Three Ta-Ta boats approach the entrance to Channel Islands Harbor at the same time.
The Matthew Turner in frames and deck beams. Next comes the deck.
© 2015 John Skoriak
Ratty, the resident boat expert in Wind in the Willows, said it best: “There is absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing around in boats.”
The victorious Desafío MAPFRE crew celebrate their arrival in Auckland. Recognizable in the photo are (left to right) the Argentinian onboard reporter, Francisco Vignale; Basque skipper Xabi Fernández; Spanish bowman Antonio Cuervas-Mons; and Brazilian watch captain André Fonseca.
Have you ever had to absolutely throw away a piece of sailing gear because it was so useless?
Oracle Team USA’s AC45 foiling on the Bay on February 25.
© Erik Simonson
Oracle Team USA’s new foiling AC45 rolled out of the shed at San Francisco’s Pier 80 on February 16, splashed, and, after a quick systems check, got foiling in a light 8-10 knots of breeze.
Jean Le Cam and Bernard Stamm have rounded Cape Horn in the Barcelona World Race.
The March issue’s content extends from the Bay Area to the Caribbean and beyond.
There’s a new ocean racing sheriff in town, and it’s the young gun Lloyd Thornburg with his MOD70 Phaedo3.
The Coast Guard has asked us to reach out to our readership regarding the search for Richard Byhre, a 76-year-old sailor who did not return from his sailing trip as expected, and his dark blue 28-ft Catalina sloop Princess, homeport San Diego.
Is the sailing empire that was once Emirates Team New Zealand beginning to crumble?
The Joker competes in the Carnaval Race aboard the boat designed and built by George Olson (and friends) of Santa Cruz.
After crossing 3,000 miles of open water, it’s nice to be greeted by a friendly face — and Polynesians are known for their warm, welcoming nature.
If Lloyd Thornburg thought his Gunboat 66 Phaedo, which has been based out of Newport Beach for nearly two years, was fast, yesterday’s ‘record’ run was an eye-opener about how fast Phaedo3, his new MOD70 trimaran, can go.
Paul Recktenwald’s J/88 Lazy Dawg, racing in the Sportboat 30 division, and Gary Redelberger’s Farr 36 Racer X in PHRF 1 beat to weather in Saturday’s westerly.
The new Phaedo3 in the trade winds off Antigua.
Team Phaedo
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC The need for sailing at extreme speed under sail has apparently taken a powerful hold on Lloyd Thornburg, Latitude’s friend from Newport Beach, St.
©2015Latitude 38 Media, LLC The need for sailing at extreme speed under sail has apparently taken a powerful hold on Lloyd Thornburg, Latitude’s friend from Newport Beach, St.
A bird’s eye view of ‘ti Profligate, anchored in the aqua waters of the Caribbean.
If the Polar Star hadn’t been temporarily deployed to McMurdo Station, it’s not clear how the stranded Aussie fishermen might have been rescued.
Navionics Gold electronic charts
© Cabela’s
It’s not unheard of for new software to be less well liked than earlier versions of the same software.
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