Archive for June 2014
American Now Leads Barcelona Race
To win the race, you must first finish… It’s an unfortunate adage of sailing that Marc Guillermot, skipper of the Open 60 SAFRAN, has been forced to learn time and time again. More »
The Pacific Cup!
The 139-ft Mari-Cha IV exits San Francisco Bay at the start of the 2004 Pacific Cup.
latitude/Richard
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC With less than a month until the start of the 2070-mile Pacific Cup race to Hawaii — in which there will be a "Latitude 38 division" for big boats for the first time — we thought we’d turn back the time machine to recall the biggest boat in the 2004 Pacific Cup. More »
©2014 Latitude 38 Media, LLC With less than a month until the start of the 2070-mile Pacific Cup race to Hawaii — in which there will be a "Latitude 38 division" for big boats for the first time — we thought we’d turn back the time machine to recall the biggest boat in the 2004 Pacific Cup. More »
Classified Deadline Sunday
A friendly reminder to our Classy Classified advertisers that the ad deadline is always the 15th of each month. That rule holds true this month, even though the 15th falls on a Sunday. More »
The City Out of America’s Cup Contention
We’re not sure if it’s polite to dump someone by email, but that’s the method that Oracle’s Russell Coutts used to inform Mayor Ed Lee that San Francisco would not be the site of the next America’s Cup. More »
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SF Eliminated as AC35 Venue
Sir Russell Coutts (l) and San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee shake hands after agreeing to bring the 34th America’s Cup to San Francisco in 2013.
© 2014 Lea Suzuki
San Francisco has been eliminated as a host venue for the 35th America’s Cup. More »
This Is What Circumnavigators Look Like!?
A great group of women circumnavigators-to-be lunching at Bora Bora. Left front: Laurie (and Richard) Owen on Nexus, a US-based 58-ft semi-custom cat; Left back: Jenny (and Jonathan) Crowe on Merlyn of Poole, an Oyster 45 from Great Britain; Back center: Suzana Buraca, World ARC Rally Control; Right back: Cathy (and Charlie) Simon of the Spokane / Nuevo Vallarta-based Taswell 58 Celebrate; Next right: Sandra (and Tom) Frank on Sweet Pear, a Switzerland based Outborn 44l; Right center: Dawn (and Michael) Roberts on ViVo, a US-based F/P 60-foot cat; Right front: Tracey (and Tim) Ramsey on Folie a Deux, a U.S.-based More »
Testing Virtual Nav Aids
The US Coast Guard is tasked with keeping American waterways as safe as possible, and one of the latest manifestations of that responsibility is the development of ‘virtual’ nav symbols designed to show up on electronic charts and AIS monitors. More »
Accidental Coral Crunching
On May 2, Hurst Lehmann, 59, of Germany, having sailed his 47-ft boat across the Pacific from Mexico, sought a berth at Honokohau Small Boat Harbor on the lee side of the Big Island. More »
Beeman’s Homeward Bash
Is this man a threat to society? Nah, but he does occasionally like to dress up like a pirate.
latitude/Andy
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Veterans of the 2011Baja Ha-Ha rally might recall that Steve Arnold is a pretty colorful character. More »
© Latitude 38 Media, LLC Veterans of the 2011Baja Ha-Ha rally might recall that Steve Arnold is a pretty colorful character. More »
AC62 Class Rule Announced
The Class Rule has been released for the latest generation of America’s Cup catamarans, to be called AC62s. According to the designers, these boats should be faster, safer, less expensive and lighter than the AC72s that they replace. More »
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