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Archive for January 2010

Not So Fast

January 20, 2010
BMW Oracle Racing’s mega-tri, now dubbed USA and bearing the sail number 17, Larry Ellison’s vanity number, tears it up off Valencia. © Gilles Martin-Raget The Société Nautique de Genève released a revised Notice of Race for AC 33 yesterday, with some changes that have rankled BMW Oracle Racing. More »

Word on the Street

Which mega movie star who was once married to another mega movie star and is now partnered up with and even bigger mega movie star stopped by Sausalito yesterday to check out David Rothschild’s eco-adventure cat Plastiki? More »

Be Careful What You Wish For

January 18, 2010
By the looks of this satellite imagery, local reservoirs should be filling up nicely. Unfortunately, so will storm drains and treatment facilities. © NOAA Could it be that too many snowboarders have been praying for snow? More »

First Corinthians Draws a Crowd

Charles Brochard’s Olson 34 Baleineau soaks down the North Bay during Saturday’s racing at the ’10 Corinthian Mids. © 2010 Peter Lyons The most common question after Saturday’s opening race of the ’10 Corinthian YC Midwinters was, "Did you finish?" More »

Waterspout Seen Off La Cruz

This waterspout touched down near La Cruz on Friday morning but caused no damage. © 2010 Jim Casey The west coast of North America is no stranger to crazy natural disasters — floods, wildfires, hurricanes and, of course, earthquakes, to name a few — but it’s not often home to waterspouts. More »

Communications & E-Nav Seminar Tonight

The Singlehanded Sailing Society is presenting one of the most important seminars for this summer’s Singlehanded TransPac: Communications and Electronic Navigation. Each year the race sees at least one entrant suffer communication problems, so if you’re planning to sail to Hawaii this summer, it’s worth your time to hit this talk. More »

Clipper Race Boat Wrecked, Crew Saved

January 15, 2010
This isn’t the first time Cork has seen trouble. In November, they T-boned England’s Hull & Humber at the start of Race 4, leaving both boats behind to effect repairs. © Clipper Ventures PLC Every sailor who signs up to crew on the Clipper Round the World Race expects a high level of excitement. More »

Jessica Watson Rounds Cape Horn

Ella’s Pink Lady surfed her way around Cape Horn in 40 knots of wind on 12- to 15-ft seas. © 2010 Jessica Watson On Wednesday evening, 88 days into her attempt to become the youngest solo circumnavigator, 16-year-old Jessica Watson rounded Cape Horn. More »

Homeschooling Afloat

Taking kids away from their normal routine and introducing them to the active, adventurous lifestyle of cruising can have lifelong benefits. latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC If you’ve gone cruising with your kids and home-schooled them along the way, we want to hear from you. More »