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Women’s Sailing Seminar Coming Up

September 17, 2008
Every blue moon I get asked how I found my way on to the race scene. It was a Women’s Sailing Seminar in 1999. My boyfriend at the time felt so strongly that I should pursue this interest that he paid for me to go. More »

U.S. Paralympians Take Precious Metal

American Paralympian gold medallists Maureen McKinnon-Tucker and Nick Scandone celebrate their dominant victory in the SKUD 18 in Qingdao. © Dan Tucker Counting no finish worse than a second, Nick Scandone and Maureen McKinnon-Tucker secured a gold medal in the Skud 18 class with two races to spare on Saturday at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Qingdao. More »

Vik’s Greatest Summer Ever Ends

One of the big lessons that Vik learned during his summer of cruising in the Med and Adriatic is that Eastern European girls “love to pose.” © 2008 Andrew Vik Some of you will remember that San Franciscan Andrew Vik, who is actually "36 going on 26", not 26 as we previously reported, is the third Northern Californian to own the Islander 36 Geja in the Med. More »
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Piracy Doesn’t Always Pay

While more than 150 people and 15 ships are being held hostage by Somalian pirates, two French yachties are now free. Jean-Yves and Bernadette Delanne were delivering the 50-ft Carre d’As from Australia to France when they were attacked by pirates on September 2. More »

Lowell Leaves Little Damage; Ike Thrashes Texas

September 15, 2008
We’ve rarely seen a storm take a more radical turn over open water. Luckily it did not build substantially before striking land. © NOAA graphic Tropical Storm Lowell had been traveling northwest along a gentle arc last week, when it suddenly made a radical right turn and marched directly toward the southern end of the Baja Peninsula. More »

Eight Bells – Olin Stephens

The man considered by many to be the best known and most successful yacht designer of the 20th century died over the weekend. Olin Stephens passed away in his hometown of Hanover, New Hampshire, on Saturday. More »

Big Boat Series Recap

John Kilroy Jr.’s Samba Pa Ti smokin’ past Alcatraz on the way to a hard-fought win in IRC A. latitude/Rob
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC The 2008 Rolex Big Boat Series is in the books, and after four days and seven races, a lot of familiar names ended up at the top of the heap. More »

Usual Suspects Top BBS Leaderboard

September 12, 2008
Stephen Pugh’s Taboo pulverizes a ‘mogul’ during yesterday’s second race. The twitchy Melges 32s proved a handful for some of the teams when the breeze topped-out in the low-20s. latitude/Rob
©2008 Latitude 38 Media, LLC The Bay didn’t disappoint for the opening day of the St. More »
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Ha-Ha XV Entry Deadline Extended

Compared to most offshore sailing events, the annual Baja Ha-Ha rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas is loosely administered by design. In keeping with that philosophy, the Rally Committee has extended the published deadline, September 10, until early next week. More »

Falcon in Honolulu, Heading for the Bay

The mighty Maltese Falcon moored next to the Aloha Tower during a stop in Honolulu on her way to San Francisco. © 2008 Laurie Kilantang "I read with interest your story last month about Tom Perkins’ 289-ft Maltese Falcon coming to San Francisco, and hoped to see her on a trip there at the end of the month," writes Mark Hazlett of Honolulu. More »