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Archive for April 2012

Rutherford Closes Loop

April 18, 2012
At 10:48 a.m. EDT this morning, Annapolis’s Matt Rutherford crossed his outbound track, closing the loop on his record-setting nonstop solo circumnavigation of North and South America. The 31-year-old sailor set off from his hometown last June 11 aboard his Albin Vega 27 St. More »

Medical & Nutrition Seminar

April 16, 2012
The Singlehanded TransPac prep seminar series continues on Wednesday at Oakland YC with a Medical & Provisioning seminar. Dr. Mike Weaver will start the presentation by going over the contents of a well-outfitted medical kit, and some first aid tips for singlehanders. More »

Don Anderson Passes Away

The West Coast sailing community was dealt another blow on Saturday when Don Anderson was discovered dead aboard his Valiant 47 Summer Passage in Oxnard. "Don was known as the weatherman on so many radio nets throughout Mexico and the Pacific," writes Jim Barden of the Santa Rosalia, Mexico-based Morgan Out Island 28 Ann Marie. More »

Wounded Vet Sailing Clinic

No one can argue that Ronnie Simpson isn’t a passionate man. At 27, the retired Marine has seen and done more in his life than the next 10 sailors combined. After receiving life-threatening injuries from an RPG attack during his first tour of duty in Iraq, Simpson has spent the last eight years living every day as if it was a gift. More »

SPECIAL REPORT: Farallones Rescue Update

April 15, 2012
Aboard a Coast Guard helicopter, an overhead camera captures the airlift of one of three sailors rescued from the grounding of Low Speed Chase yesterday afternoon. © U.S. Coast Guard The heavy gray cloud cover that shrouded the Bay Area this morning echoed the somber mood of the Bay Area sailing community, as details of yesterday’s Farallon Islands Race tragedy were slowly revealed. More »

SPECIAL EDITION: Tragedy at the Farallones

April 14, 2012
The OYRA Crewed Farallones Race ended in tragedy today when James Bradford’s Sydney 38 Low Speed Chase somehow ended up on the rocks at the Southeast Farallon. USCG Petty Officer Levi Read confirmed the well-known offshore race boat went aground around 3 p.m. More »

Party Tonight at Strictly Sail

April 13, 2012
The skies are clearing in Oakland, so make Strictly Sail Pacific a stop on your weekend itinerary. latitude/John A.
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Do you smell that? That’s excitement in the air. More »

Weekend Sailing Preview

An action-packed weekend is in store for racers on San Francisco Bay, Folsom Lake, and Lake Tahoe. Sign-ups are still open for Sausalito YC’s Women Skippers Regatta on Saturday. The day starts with continental breakfast and a 9 a.m. More »

Never a Dull Moment

Never let it be said that this year’s edition of the Volvo Ocean Race has been dull. It began with boats breaking, and the current leg is ending with boats limping into Itajai, Brazil. More »