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Archive for December 2015

Cup Racing Returns to New York

December 9, 2015
Lady Liberty has her torch; Jimmy Spithill has his cup. © Rob Tringali America’s Cup racing will return to New York for the first time since 1920 with a Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series regatta on May 7-8, 2016, preceded by a practice day on May 6. More »

Oman to Host AC World Series

December 7, 2015
The falling price of oil has apparently not dampened the Omani passion for sailing, nor their ability to host a grand (and pricey) regatta. The Sultanate of Oman will earn a page in sporting history when it becomes the first country in the Middle East to host America’s Cup racing on February 27-28, 2016. More »

Sailors’ Splash / Banderas Bay Blast

Profligate as seen sailing from Punta Mita to Paradise Marina during a recent Pirates for Pupils Spinnaker Run for Charity event. What could be better than raising money for a great cause while having a great time sailing in the tropics? More »

What’s Your Winter Project?

December 4, 2015
If weather prognosticators are correct, there will be a lot of rainy days this winter when you probably won’t want to go out on the water. But such days are often perfect for facing up to the many boat projects on your ‘to do list’ — especially indoor installations.  More »

Across the Atlantic at 500 Miles/Day

Less than six days out of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, the great MOD70 Phaedo3 rushes to the finish line off Grenada in the West Indies.  © 2015 Rachel Jaspersen / Phaedo3 Lloyd Thornburg’s St. More »

Lighted Boats Brighten December

With the first weekend in December comes the first batch of holiday lighted boat parades, the nautical contribution to brightening the year’s darkest month. Sailors have an advantage over powerboaters in lighted boat parades — they can get creative with the rigging. More »

Blogging While Sailing at 30 Knots

December 2, 2015
The MOD70 Phaedo 3 with her afterburners on, as seen during a record-setting run around St. Maarten. © 2015 Tim Wright Brian Thompson, known to a number of Bay Area sailors for his time around here with Steve Fossett’s trimaran Lakota, sent the following report on the excitement of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s 3,000-mile race from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to Grenada in the Eastern Caribbean. More »

Injury Sidelines Cammas

French skipper Franck Cammas won the Little America’s Cup, with Louis Viat, in September. © 2015 Yvan Zedda / Groupama If most any of us weekend warriors fell off a boat while sailing and got hit by the rudder, we’d likely come away with a serious injury only if we took the blow with our head. More »

Racing in a Cesspool?

The ‘aires‘ might be bueno in the capital of Argentina, but the agua apparently isn’t. Racing off the San Isidro area of Buenos Aires late last month, just outside the mouth of the Rio de la Plata, roughly a third of the competitors in the 49er and 49er FX Worlds reportedly fell ill due to serious gastrointestinal issues. More »