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Volvo Fleet Pummeled
The Volvo fleet has been getting a lashing from near-constant breeze on the bow above 30 knots. Here Ericsson 4 keeps punching north toward Qingdao: still 600-plus miles away.© Guy Salter Ericsson 4/Volvo Ocean Race Those who felt the Volvo Ocean Race would suffer a lack of drama for skipping the bulk of the Southern…
Wrecked Boat Removed
In the January 9 edition of ‘Lectronic Latitude, we reported on the sad plight of Sherry Mae, a Clipper Marine 30 that washed ashore at Ocean Beach around New Year’s. Some of the Coast Guard-provided information in that story was incorrect — namely the size of the boat and the circumstances of its grounding. It…
Photo of the Day: Out of the Mouths of Babes
If you didn’t take your boat out this weekend due to the crappy weather forecast, these kids, sailing on Will Baylis’ Soverel 33 Good ‘n Plenty, are here to tell you that you missed some serious fun. Whether you braved the rain on Saturday for Encinal YC’s Jack Frost midwinters or just donned your foulies…
‘Soozal’ Tearing It Up at Race Week
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Get Better at Taking Your Turn
If it’s been awhile since you’ve taken your turn at the helm of the race deck for your club’s regatta, maybe 2009 could be a chance to change that. If it’s been so long that you’re afraid you might mess the whole thing up — or you just feel like you need a brush-up on…