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Archive for January 2017

The Wanderer Battles Boat Lust

January 23, 2017
The Hughes 42 Feet, the object of the Wanderer’s boat lust.  Richard
©2017Latitude 38 Media, LLC Already the owner of 3.5 boats — the 63-ft cat Profligate in Mexico and California, the 45-ft Leopard 45 cat ‘ti Profligate in Antigua/St. More »

Fake Weather Threatens Midwinters

This was the favored tack for Division B on Sunday, misleading some later starters. latitude/John
©Latitude 38 Media, LLC Weekend weather forecasts threatened more torrential rains, 40-knot gusts, severe weather and a small craft advisory. More »

Three Sailors Rescued off Hawaii

January 20, 2017
We don’t know yet why the 48-ft sailboat Bobo Link sank Wednesday less than three miles off the Big Island of Hawaii — conditions on the scene appear to have been calm at the time — but the incident brings to light several important reminders for all offshore sailors. More »

Will Someone Save Escapade?

It breaks our hearts every time a vintage wooden yacht is left to rot, or worse yet, is chopped into dumpster-sized pieces for lack of a better alternative. The latter option may be the fate of the 1937 Philip Rhodes thoroughbred Escapade if a new ‘steward’ doesn’t step forward before the end of this month to take on her necessary stem-to-stern refit.  More »

Vendée Globe Record Smashed

If at first you don’t succeed. . . Third time was the charm for Armel Le Cléac’h, who completed his lap around the world yesterday in record time. © 2017 Jean Marie Liot / DPPI After just 74 days at sea, Armel Le Cléac’h has returned to Les Sables d’Olonne, France, aboard his IMOCA 60 Banque Populaire VIII, thus winning the eighth edition of the Vendée Globe, a solo nonstop sprint around the planet. More »
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Golden Globe Race

January 18, 2017
In 1968, the first solo, non-stop race around the world set sail from the United Kingdom and into history. The competition, officially known as the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, would introduce several influential sailors to the world, such as Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, who would go on to win the race, and Bernard Moitessier, who went on to write The Long Way, a book that would inspire generations of sailors. More »

Nail-Biter Finish in Vendée Globe

Happy New Year 2017 from Armel Le Cléac’h, the leader of the Vendée Globe. © Armel Le Cléac’h / Vendée Globe Within the next 24 hours, the two leaders in the solo nonstop round-the-world Vendée Globe will sail into Les Sables d’Olonne, back where they started on November 6. More »

Youth Teams to Vie for a Free J/70

January 16, 2017
J/Boats has come up with a brilliant marketing idea to build interest among future boat owners in its hot new sportboat class, the J/70. The Newport, RI-based company is inviting youth teams representing sailing clubs from all over the country to compete at the first-ever US Youth Championship and win a free J/70 for a year. More »