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Archive for October 2015

Going on Standby for Jules Verne

October 16, 2015
Dona Bertarelli will serve as helmswoman and trimmer on the round-the-world record attempt. She is an Italo-Swiss businesswoman and co-chair of the Bertarelli Foundation with her brother Ernesto, of Alinghi fame. More »

AC World Series Televised in US

The Auld Mug goes for a joy ride through through the colorful streets of Bermuda in advance of this weekend’s Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series competition. © Ellen Hoke It’s a huge disappointment to Bay Area sailors that no Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event will take place here — despite the fact that the Golden Gate YC is the sponsoring club of AC defender Oracle Team USA. More »

Dorade and More in Middle Sea Race

October 14, 2015
Valetta, Malta, homeport of the Rolex Middle Sea Race, is called the Fortress City, and its bastions date back to the 16th century. © 2015 Kurt Arrigo / Rolex The 2015 Rolex Middle Sea Race, hosted by the Royal Malta Yacht Club will start this Saturday, with 117 entries. More »
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Pot Calls Kettle Black

The following is as funny as it is pathetic. Confirming that they are in need of an education, last month members of the Claremont, California, Pitzer College Student Senate voted to deny instating a yacht club at the school. More »

Leukemia Cup Preview

October 12, 2015
The McNeill family’s Stone-built gaff schooner Yankee was the top fundraiser in last year’s Leukemia Cup. © Ellen Hoke Photography Not just a simple regatta, the coming weekend’s Leukemia Cup, hosted by San Francisco Yacht Club, offers a panoply of events. More »

And the Correct Answer Is . . .

Our ‘mystery spot’ in Mexico. Back then the population was about 1,000. It’s now up to about 250,000, with another 150,000 in the general area.  latitude/Richard
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Last Friday’s Photo Quiz generated a lot of responses, with about half of them being correct. More »
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Offshore & Inshore Rescues

Due to the enormous fleet of spectators drawn to San Francisco Bay this weekend for Fleet Week activities, first responders undoubtedly had their hands full inside the Central Bay. But the two most perilous incidents we know of occurred much farther afield.  More »