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Archive for March 2014

Big Daddy Sees Little Breeze

March 10, 2014
Warm temperatures and light breeze had some observers wondering if any boats would start this year’s Big Daddy Regatta, hosted by Richmond YC. Yet, despite the challenging conditions, race organizers did their best to get boats around the courses. More »

Mucho Mexico Racing

The ever-popular Banderas Bay Regatta is focused on not-too-serious fun, as it attracts cruisers who are essentially racing their homes. Seen here is the Catalina 470 C’est La Vie. © Jay Ailworth California and Mexican yacht clubs are gearing up for a month’s worth of exciting, sun-drenched racing. More »

Ellison’s Grand Plan for AC 35

The previous incarnation of AC45 fleet racing was a huge international success. But this time, Ellison hopes to stage races in 10 different countries, which would be even better. We just hope they include fleet racing, which was by far the most thrilling part for spectators last time around. More »

Webb Chiles

March 7, 2014
Latitude 38 has featured Webb Chiles before — the intrepid singlehanded sailor and author has circumnavigated the globe five times under sail and is now in the final stages of preparing for an epic journey around the world in his flush-decked Moore 24 Gannet. More »

Caribbean Dispatch #3

In Wednesday’s CB #2, we reported on how we discovered that rats/mice had gotten aboard the Wanderer’s Olson 30 La Gamelle and started feasting on candle wax, tampons, boogie boards, mayonnaise, a North Gatorback main, and other goodies. More »

Boatyard Surprises in the Tropics

March 5, 2014
La Gamelle spent the summer at the St. Martin Shipyard. She’s the boat in the back of the photo, not the front. latitude/Richard
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC When you leave a boat unattended in the tropics — as the Wanderer has left the Olson 30 La Gamelle at the St. More »

Panama Jumpers Soon to Head West

There will be no shortage of crew aboard the Hughes 58 cat Li’l Explorers. Mom and Dad (in dark blue) will have these five youngsters along, plus a baby. But wait ’til you hear what they had to go through before they could begin their cruising dreams. More »

Alex Thompson’s Mast Walk

World-class solo racer, Alex Thompson is well known in racing circles for singlehanding the Hugo Boss-sponsored Open 60 around the world. Last year Alex wowed sailors worldwide by performing a keel walk — climbing onto Hugo Boss’ exposed keel bulb while she was sailing and then jumping off in dramatic fashion, all the while wearing a smart black Hugo Boss suit. More »

Extreme Sailing Series Kickoff

March 3, 2014
With the America’s Cup in an off year and the next AC World Series not having started yet, fans of stadium racing on big catamarans fortunately have another option; the Extreme Sailing Series. More »