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Peter Wagner’s Skeleton Key not only placed first in the J/111 division for the second consecutive year, but the crew was recognized on Thursday with the Marine Partners’ Day award.©
The Three Bridge Fiasco, which draws the largest fleet of any race on San Francisco Bay, is always unpredictable and filled with drama.
Unlike Mexico, many of the anchorages in Hawaii are tricky. Aerial photos in Noodle’s Notes, such as this one at Haena, Kauai, can be helpful in avoiding disaster.
This was the favored tack for Division B on Sunday, misleading some later starters.
From recent research we’ve learned that many longtime California sailors were introduced to the sport aboard small, simple-to-master boats such as Sunfish, El Toros and Lasers, which were launched off public beaches or launch ramps.
The Hughes 42 Feet, the object of the Wanderer’s boat lust.
Richard
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC Already the owner of 3.5 boats — the 63-ft cat Profligate in Mexico and California, the 45-ft Leopard 45 cat ‘ti Profligate in Antigua/St.
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC Already the owner of 3.5 boats — the 63-ft cat Profligate in Mexico and California, the 45-ft Leopard 45 cat ‘ti Profligate in Antigua/St.
If at first you don’t succeed. . . Third time was the charm for Armel Le Cléac’h, who completed his lap around the world yesterday in record time.
It breaks our hearts every time a vintage wooden yacht is left to rot, or worse yet, is chopped into dumpster-sized pieces for lack of a better alternative.
We don’t know yet why the 48-ft sailboat Bobo Link sank Wednesday less than three miles off the Big Island of Hawaii — conditions on the scene appear to have been calm at the time — but the incident brings to light several important reminders for all offshore sailors.
In 1968, the first solo, non-stop race around the world set sail from the United Kingdom and into history.
Managing Editor Turpin at the helm of Profligate while heading south during a Baja Ha-Ha rally.
Happy New Year 2017 from Armel Le Cléac’h, the leader of the Vendée Globe.
The greatly modified cat Ceilydh glides past the harbor entrance buoy and Moorea’s majestic Opunohu Bay.
J/Boats has come up with a brilliant marketing idea to build interest among future boat owners in its hot new sportboat class, the J/70.
Bang! The photo shows the first Oyster World fleet setting out from the Pillars of Hercules, Antigua, for their voyage around the world.
Beached boats are a nightmare for local authorities, and when owners don’t have the means to pay for their removal and associated shoreside damage, taxpayers end up footing the bill.
US Sailing announced yesterday that Olympic bronze medalist Caleb Paine of San Diego and IKA Formula Kite World Champion Daniela Moroz of Lafayette (in the East Bay) have been named 2016 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year.
While some West Coast racing fleets are shrinking, we’re thrilled to announce that a new breed of cutting-edge racing machines will soon be heading our way.
One of the most famous authors ever to emerge from the Bay Area, Jack London had a special reverence for small-boat sailors.
Perhaps the white shell on the ‘chisel’ of the Rocna anchor reduced the anchor’s holding power.
Lia Ditton was the youngest skipper and the only female to complete the 2005 OSTAR (Original Singlehanded Transatlantic Race), in a 34-ft trimaran called Shockwave.
Just as there are many ways to enjoy sailing — daysailing, racing, cruising — there are also a variety of ways by which you can learn to sail.
Bill Lee’s 1977 68-ft sled Merlin has been racing in the Santa Cruz Yacht Club Midwinter Series this season.
Now that the holidays are over, the racing season is starting in earnest in the Eastern Caribbean.
Illegally mooring a boat long-term in Marin County’s Richardson Bay might sound like a good idea.
Peter Johnstone, the founder and former owner of Gunboat Catamarans, reports that Rainmaker, hull #1 of the Gunboat 55 series, is getting a refit.
On a fabulous SoCal December day, the Fantasy Sail was held on blue water under blue skies.
Imagine yourself aboard this monster tri, blasting across the Southern Ocean at 35 knots.
Jack van Ommen wants his family, friends and many fans not to be overly concerned about what looks like a perilous situation for him and his Gig Harbor, Washington-based Naja 30 Fleetwood.
As scenic a venue as any for a raft-up, Corinthian YC facilitates both competition and camaraderie during their popular Midwinter Series.
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