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Calling the Class of ’94

"My wife Heather and I have recently been sorting through all our sailing memorabilia," writes Ted Taylor of the Canada-based Coast 34 Tether, "and one of the items was a series of articles from Latitude listing the ‘Some Like It Hot Rally’ participants who had registered at the Broken Surfboard Restaurant in Cabo between November…

The Greatest Spectacle in Sailing

Charter a boat out of St. Martin for the next Bucket and you can see action like this, with the 141-ft Frer’s ketch Rebecca, on the left, battling it out with the 115-ft Hoek Firefly, center, and the the 140-ft Dubois Ganesha on the right, as seen in a gybing duel near the end of…

Baja History Book

It will only be a few months before many members of the this year’s Mexico cruising class leave the mainland to head up to the spectacular cruising grounds of the Sea of Cortez. At first glance, the Sea might look like a place where the desert meets the ocean and not much ever happens. But…

California Racing Round-Up

Last weekend’s Butler Cup, the third regatta in the California Dreamin’ match race series, got blown out. With a severe storm watch in effect and high winds, host Long Beach YC was not able to run any races. Boats stayed in their slips on Saturday, and though everyone headed out to the race course on…

Round the World Racing Round-Up

Midway for Clipper Fleet This week, the 10-boat Clipper Round the World Race fleet sailed backward in time one day and from winter into spring. As the sun passed north of the equator, the boats passed the International Dateline and into the Western Hemisphere. On Tuesday, Gold Coast Australia skipper Richard Hewson noted, “Today is…