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Archive for May 2016

Phaedo3’s Latest Record Run

Co-skippers Brian Thompson and Lloyd Thornburg celebrate their record-smashing arrival in England. © Team Phaedo Lloyd Thornburg and his crew on the MOD70 trimaran Phaedo3 have smashed another world sailing record. More »

Springtime Sightings, Good & Bad

May 4, 2016
With the coming of spring there’s been a predictable increase in boat use both inside and outside San Francisco Bay. This week we received reports and photos that illustrate both the pleasures and potential hazards of sailing in Northern California waters.  More »

Racing Solo Across the Atlantic

Vincent Riou’s PRB is ahead of the rest of the monohulls in the Transat Bakerly singlehanded race from England to New York. © Lloyd Images Originally known as the OSTAR (Observer Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race), the 2016 edition of the quadrennial Transat Bakerly has been underway for just over two days now. More »

Unstoppable Rimas Makes Hawaii

We’re not sure what Rimas rigged as a headsail, as his usual jib blew up on the trip from Sausalito to Monterey. © A Nony Mouse Before Russian-born singlehander Rimas Meleshyus sailed out of Monterey on March 21 with a jury-rigged headsail, he told friends he hoped to return to Sausalito’s Richardson Bay in order to make repairs to his vintage Rawson 30 Mimsy — an upwind trip of roughly 75 miles. But More »

Baja Ha-Ha & SoCal Ta-Ta Signups Now

May 2, 2016
Picture yourself smokin’ downwind in the sunny latitudes of Mexico — or Southern Cal. latitude/Andy
©2016Latitude 38 Media, LLC Ready for big fun on the water? Online signups begin now for both the Baja Ha-Ha XXIII rally from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas, and the SoCal Ta-Ta IV, from Santa Barbara to Catalina. More »

Cook’s Endeavour Found on Sea Floor

An artist’s depiction of the HMS Endeavour in Australia in 1768. © 2016 National Library of Australia As marine archaeological finds go, this is a biggie: The remains of Captain Cook’s famous HMS Endeavour has been found by scientists at the bottom of Narragansett Bay, just off Newport, RI. More »

The Great Vallejo Beat

The 1D48 Bodacious+ on the beat to Vallejo Saturday. latitude/Chris
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC The great irony for which the YRA’s 2016 Great Vallejo Race will be remembered is the use of downwind ratings to score an all-upwind race. More »