Archive for September 2013
Sailor Rescued off Tillamook
Along with the fall’s first major storm hitting the Oregon/Washington coasts this weekend also came the inevitable request for assistance by sailboat. On Saturday, Duane Jones of the Oak Harbor, WA-based 40-ft sailboat (make unknown) The Rock called the Coast Guard for a rescue 14 miles off Tillamook, Oregon. More »
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What Did You Think of the Cup?
Kiwi Zoe (left), her American boyfriend Scott and their friend Marina were totally psyched up about the Cup. How about you?
© Lynn Ringseis
You’ve seen it, had time to process it, so what do you think? More »
Oracle Comeback Win Was Brilliant – and Legit
All the clamor — mostly from New Zealand, but also from the United States — that Oracle Team USA ‘must have’ cheated in its spectacular comeback from 8 to 1 to retain the Cup is rapidly dying down. More »
Australia to be AC35 Challenger
Love him or hate him, Larry Ellison put on a spectacular show on the Bay.
© Gilles Martin-Raget / ACEA
Having won the Cup two times in four attempts, a champagne-splashed Ellison told the press that he had already received a challenge for the next America’s Cup. More »
Did You Hear? Oracle Retained the Cup!
After winning the last race of the Cup, the U.S. and Oracle flags flew proudly in the wind.
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© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Of course you did. Now for the aftermath. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Of course you did. Now for the aftermath. More »
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Rolex Big Boat Series Takes Over
The Rolex flags were blowing the ‘wrong’ way this morning.
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The America’s Cup ended just in time for St. Francis YC’s signature regatta, the Rolex Big Boat Series, to take over San Francisco Bay yesterday. More »
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Spectacular America’s Cup Final Race Today
No one thought it would ever come down to the 19th race!
© Gilles Martin-Raget / ACEA
Thanks to an improbably spectacular America’s Cup, Oracle’s improbably exciting comeback from an 8 to 1 defecit, and the improbably dazzling AC72s, today’s final showdown between Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand is one for the ages of not just yacht racing, but all of sport. More »
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