Archive for January 2008
Christmas and New Year’s in Mexico
"Frosty and Patti of Angel Fish organized a Christmas potluck for about 75 of us cruisers at the Barra Country Club Golf Course, and then Bill Lloy and Moira Taft of Fancy Free put together a New Year’s Brunch," reports Charles Lane of the San Francisco-based Tayana 37 Shamari. More »
“Oh My God, I’m Sinking!”
It’s never good when your ‘high water’ alarm sounds. And especially not good when it sounds while you’re singlehanding 500 miles south of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean. But that’s the situation Mike Harker of Southern California found himself in aboard Wanderlust 3, his Hunter Mariner 49, just before the end of the year. More »
Any Ladies Looking for Sailing & Romance?
Normally, we avoid matchmaking like the plague, but every 30 years or so we give it a try. This is one of those times.
In addition to sailing, Marc’s idea of fun include 10 to 15-mile hikes. More »
Thomas Coville Makes a Big Comeback
Thomas Coville, who had a rough start to his own assault on Ellen MacArthur’s solo circumnavigation record and who was thought by some to be out of the running, has made a tremendous comeback in the last few days aboard his 105-ft trimaran Sodebo. More »
Rosebud Wins Rolex Sydney Hobart
With the last of the 79 entries having finished or dropped out of the 605-mile Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Roger Sturgeon’s new Farr STP65 Rosebud was declared the corrected time winner. More »
Sailing in the New Year in the Caribbean
The magic of St. Barth – one day you don’t know anybody, the next day you’re sailing to windward in 30 knots aboard a yacht like Altair, a spectacularly restored 130-ft gaff ketch designed and built by Fife in 1911. More »
AC Action in October?
With the recent court ruling establishing BMW Oracle as the Challenger of Record for the next America’s Cup, Oracle sent off 2007 with a promise of a Deed of Gift challenge for October, 2008. More »
Joyon Keeps Bombing Along
French sailing dynamo, Francis Joyon, just keeps cracking off the miles on his quest for the fastest singlehanded circumnavigation world record. As of this morning, Joyon and his 97-ft trimaran IDEC were 40 days into their assault on Ellen MacArthur’s record and some 3,400 miles ahead of where MacArthur was on her 40th day. More »
Stay in the Bay till Sunday
Even though the weather has been warmer the last couple days, don’t forget we’re still in the grip of winter. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous seas advisory for the next few days and the Coast Guard is urging mariners to stay put. More »
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