Archive for February 2008
Gitana 13 Just a TransPac Away
Gitana 13 – shown here in sea trials last year – hasn’t been doing much of this in the Pacific.
© 2008 Gitana S.A./Yvan Zedda
The latest report from the 110-ft catamaran Gitana 13 found them gliding along in light air just north of the Equator, hoping for a breath of wind while at the same time holding their breath that they keep what wind they have. More »
Festival Nautico – Vallarta Race Week
Blue skies, tropical temperatures, great sailing breezes – no wonder cruisers love the Banderas Bay Regatta, which is just one part of the Vallarta Race Week.
latitude/Richard
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC John Moore has all the latest on Festival Nautico ’08 – Vallarta Race Week: This biannual, week-long event started in 2006 as a celebration of Mexico’s greatest natural treasure: Banderas Bay. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC John Moore has all the latest on Festival Nautico ’08 – Vallarta Race Week: This biannual, week-long event started in 2006 as a celebration of Mexico’s greatest natural treasure: Banderas Bay. More »
Tin Can Heads Back to the Bay
David Vann wisely ended his planned circumnavigation when he found some failed welds on Tin Can.
© 2008 Peter Lyons
Adventurer David Vann’s trip south in his 50-ft trimaran Tin Can was cut short over the weekend when he was towed into Santa Cruz on Saturday after discovering cracked welds on one of his crossbeams. More »
Groupama 3 Capsizes
Groupama 3 upside down off New Zealand; game over for their Jules Verne Record attempt.
Groupama 3
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC A reported failure in her port ama has turned both Groupama 3 and her Jules Verne record attempt upside down some 80 miles off the coast of southeastern New Zealand. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC A reported failure in her port ama has turned both Groupama 3 and her Jules Verne record attempt upside down some 80 miles off the coast of southeastern New Zealand. More »
Dennis Conner’s Coach to Speak
Jack Sutphen, Dennis Conner’s ‘coach’, will be signing his book Messing About in Boats for 80 Years with Jack Sutphen at the Spaulding Wooden Boat Center in Sausalito tomorrow from 2-5 p.m. More »
Testing the Waters
Jim Williams and Deborah Stern of the Encinal YC love to sail, as evidenced by their owning the Cal 39 Spindrift and the Islander 28 Dog Days, both of which are kept at Marina Village in Alameda. More »
Whale of a Bad Idea Found Out
In Monday ‘Lectronic, we ran a sensational photo of a whale and a dolphin frolicking together, said to have been taken near Punta Mita by a cruiser. We asked our readers if anybody knew if this interspecies behavior is common. More »
Tin Can Gets Underway
David Vann says he’ll stop in San Diego before heading non-stop around the world.
© 2008 Peter Lyons
David Vann departed San Francisco Bay yesterday aboard his self-built 50-ft trimaran Tin Can. More »
Big Cat Claws North
The 110-ft maxi cat Gitana 13 continues its assault on the sailing record from New York to San Francisco. Now in their 30th day at sea, skipper Lionel Lemonchois and his nine-man crew were at 18° S this morning, looking at another 350- to 400-mile day, and happy to finally be back in shorts as they ease into the tropics. More »
Tin Can Goes Sailing
David Vann’s self-built trimaran Tin Can had her maiden voyage yesterday.
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©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Adventurer David Vann was out test-sailing his 50-ft trimaran Tin Can yesterday, having been delayed several days from his planned Saturday outing. More »
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Adventurer David Vann was out test-sailing his 50-ft trimaran Tin Can yesterday, having been delayed several days from his planned Saturday outing. More »
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