Archive for March 2013
Bucket About to Tip
Five J Class yachts wowed crowds in an exhibition race yesterday.
© St. Barth Bucket / Ingrid Abery
The 18th Annual St. Barth Bucket, three races for yachts from 100 to 289 feet, starts today in building winds. More »
Swimming with Dolphins and More
Kurt Roll of San Diego recently flew to Auckland to join Dietmar Petutschnig and Suzanne DeBose of the Las Vegas-based Lagoon 440 Carinthia for another season of cruising. For the trip, he packed a new Quadcopter equipped with a GoPro camera for ‘helicopter’ video of their sailing. More »
Sea of Cortez Race Week Numero Uno
It was exactly 30 years ago yesterday that ‘Her Magesty’ Laurel DeForest of the Olympia, WA-based Balfour 28 Robbie’s Wake popped the cork on a bottle of Champagne in front of a crowd of barefoot sailors, and thus declared that the first-ever Sea of Cortez Race Week had officially begun. More »
Eight Bells for Rick Wood
It is with heavy hearts that many Bay Area sailors are learning of the drowning death of local sailor and boatbuilder Rick Wood. His body was reportedly found near him home in Richmond on Sunday. More »
The Floating Boat Show
One of the great things about anchoring off St. Barth is the great boats you get to see. Some are old, some are new, some are big, some are small. It takes all kinds. More »
The Spectacle will Soon Begin
Lionheart and Rainbow prepare to go out for some test sailing.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC St. Barth has been pretty quiet for the last 10 days or so, but that all changed this morning as the St. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC St. Barth has been pretty quiet for the last 10 days or so, but that all changed this morning as the St. More »
Jeanne Socrates Passing Cape Leeuwin
As of this morning, Jeanne Socrates’ Najad 380 Nereida was just passing Australia’s Cape Leeuwin. For the last few days Socrates has been dealing with 20-ft seas and gale-force winds, causing her a few headaches in the form of a destroyed wind generator, damaged radar mount and displaced windvane rudder. More »
The End of ‘Cruiser Races’ in Mexico?
As we reported in a special ‘Lectronic report on Saturday, there was a starting line collision — with a severe injury — in the second race of the Banderas Bay Regatta Friday. More »
SPECIAL REPORT: Crewman Injured in BBR Incident
As evidenced by this file shot from a couple of years ago, Blue is no stranger to Banderas Bay Racing.
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©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Banderas Bay sailmaker Mike Danielson suffered two broken legs in an incident during the Class A start of race two yesterday in the Banderas Bay Regatta. More »
©2013 Latitude 38 Media, LLC Banderas Bay sailmaker Mike Danielson suffered two broken legs in an incident during the Class A start of race two yesterday in the Banderas Bay Regatta. More »
Smokin’ on the South Bay
In January, Mark Bettis bought sailing legend Don Trask’s old J/29, hull #233 Smokin’ J, and moved her to Coyote Point Marina in San Mateo. On Saturday, Smokin’ J sailed in the last race of Sequoia YC’s Winter Series. More »
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